Alexander Volkov
"Drago"
39-11-0
VS
2026-10-24
UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev
Heavyweight
Rizvan Kuniev
12-3-1
NO AGE · LIGHTGBM PREDICTION
Alexander Volkov 'Drago'
50.4% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
50%
Decision
40%
KO / TKO
10%
Submission
Decision49.9%
KO / TKO40.5%
Submission9.6%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 151.1%
Round 231.3%
Round 3+17.6%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 50% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why LightGBM leans this way
Alexander Volkov
Rizvan Kuniev
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup +34
16%
Elo rating edge
Matchup 96
11%
Net striking dominance
Matchup +0.25
11%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup -0.09
9%
Fights per year
Rizvan Kuniev 2.75
4%
Avg takedowns attempted
Rizvan Kuniev 1.18
4%
Avg takedowns attempted
Alexander Volkov 1.34
3%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup 5%
3%
Striker anti-wrestling edge
Matchup 0.06
3%
Sub attempts/fight
Rizvan Kuniev 0.21
3%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Alexander Volkov +0.44
3%
Fights per year
Alexander Volkov 2.01
2%
Head absorption rate
Alexander Volkov 58%
2%
Distance strike defense
Rizvan Kuniev 58%
2%
← pushes toward Alexander Volkov pushes toward Rizvan Kuniev →
Bars show each factor's SHAP contribution to this specific prediction — how much it pushed the win probability toward one fighter, given everything else the model knows. Percentages are each factor's share of the total push across the top 30 factors.

Alexander Volkov

Win Streak
2
Finish Rate
20%
Avg Duration
13.9m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
W DEC
L DEC
W DEC
W SUB
Height: 201 cm
Weight: 261 lbs
Reach: 203 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Rizvan Kuniev

Win Streak
2
Finish Rate
33%
Avg Duration
13.7m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W KO
W DEC
L DEC
Height: 193 cm
Weight: 240 lbs
Reach: 193 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Head-to-Head Stats
Alexander Volkov
ADVANTAGE
Rizvan Kuniev
Striking Accuracy
55.5%
+8.1%
47.3%
Strikes Landed/Min
4.06
+0.74
3.32
Strikes Absorbed/Min
2.75
+0.32
2.43
Striking Defense
54.3%
+2.4%
51.9%
Takedown Accuracy
40.7%
+3.2%
37.5%
Takedown Defense
59.6%
+20.9%
80.5%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.17
+0.14
0.30
Avg Control Time (sec)
71.99
+3.99
75.98
Strikes Per Round
18.89
+2.98
15.91
Head Strike %
54.2%
+13.7%
67.8%
Body Strike %
22.7%
+0.5%
22.2%
Leg Strike %
23.1%
+13.1%
10.0%
Last 5 Win Rate
80.0%
+13.3%
66.7%
Last 5 Finish Rate
20.0%
+13.3%
33.3%