Gian Villante vs Michal Oleksiejczuk

Feb 23, 2019 · ESPN+

DateFeb 23, 2019

DivisionLight Heavyweight

StatusScheduled

VenueO2 Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, February 23, 2019 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 1:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 10:00 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 6:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 7:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 5:00 AM
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Gian Villante17-14-0Gian Villante vs Michal OleksiejczukMichał OleksiejczukHussar |22-10-0

Gian Villante17-14-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time1:34

17-14-0Record22-10-0

41Age31

6'2"Height6'0"

76"Reach74"

261 lbsWeight185 lbs

Light HeavyweightWeight ClassLight Heavyweight

Michał OleksiejczukHussar22-10-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Michał Oleksiejczuk owns a 116-point Elo edge (good). Michał Oleksiejczuk shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 2 shared opponents give extra context.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Gian VillanteMichał Oleksiejczuk

Recent form

Gian VillanteL L L L W · -39 Elo last 5

LLLLW

Michał OleksiejczukL W W W L · +14 Elo last 5

LWWWL

Elo edge

Gian Villante1581-12 last move

Michał Oleksiejczuk1697-15 last move

Why they are ranked here

Gian VillanteNot on the active ladder · 1581 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Saparbeg Safarov (rated 1541 at the time): +15.
Costliest loss: Lost to Maurício Rua (rated 1720 at the time): -15.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -39 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1491, not 1581: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Michał Oleksiejczuk#59 of 275 active Middleweight fighters · 1697 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Chidi Njokuani (rated 1703 at the time): +20.
Costliest loss: Lost to Michel Pereira (rated 1711 at the time): -20.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +14 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #58 Chersi Dudaev, 0 ahead of #60 Michel Pereira.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Gian VillanteNow 1581

Wins by decision+16→ 1597

Loses by decision-8→ 1573

Michał OleksiejczukNow 1697 · #59 Middleweight

Wins by decision+8→ 1705

Loses by decision-16→ 1681

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Gian VillantevsMichał Oleksiejczuk

Takedown average

0.45vs1.02

Takedown accuracy

23%vs42%

Takedown defense

83%vs53%

Sig. strikes landed per min

4.38vs5.85

Finishing profile

Gian VillanteKO/TKO leads 59% of wins

Michał OleksiejczukKO/TKO leads 73% of wins

Common opponents

Sam AlveyGian Villante: loss · Decision (Split) · Jun 1, 2018Michał Oleksiejczuk: win · TKO (punches) · Aug 6, 2022

Ovince St. Preux Gian Villante: loss · Technical Decision (Majority) · Apr 27, 2013 Michał Oleksiejczuk: loss · Submission (Von Flue choke) · Sep 28, 2019

Tale of the tape

Gian VillanteMichał Oleksiejczuk

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.38Sig. strikes landed per min5.85

UFC heavyweight average : 3.77

44Sig. strike accuracy53

UFC heavyweight average : 49%

5.47Sig. strikes absorbed per min4.50

UFC heavyweight average : 3.92

55Sig. strike defense60

UFC heavyweight average : 51%

0.45Takedown average1.02

UFC heavyweight average : 1.40

23Takedown accuracy42

UFC heavyweight average : 30%

83Takedown defense53

UFC heavyweight average : 53%

0Submission average0

UFC heavyweight average : 0.44

10Wins by knockout16

2Wins by submission1

5Wins by decision5

6Losses by knockout1

1Losses by submission7

7Losses by decision2

Gian Villante vs Michal Oleksiejczuk is a scheduled Light Heavyweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : BLACHOWICZ VS SANTOS. Gian Villante enters with a 17-14-0 record and Michał Oleksiejczuk enters with a 22-10-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.