Marvin Vettori vs Omari Akhmedov

Dec 30, 2017 · ESPN+

DateDec 30, 2017

DivisionMiddleweight

StatusScheduled

VenueT-Mobile Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, December 30, 2017 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 1:30 PM
US West (PT): Sat 10:30 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 6:30 PM
Central Europe: Sat 7:30 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 5:30 AM
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Marvin VettoriThe Italian Dream |19-11-1Marvin Vettori vs Omari AkhmedovOmari AkhmedovWolverine |24-8-1

Marvin VettoriThe Italian Dream19-11-1

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time05:00

19-11-1Record24-8-1

33Age38

6'0"Height6'0"

74"ReachTBD

185 lbsWeight205 lbs

MiddleweightWeight ClassMiddleweight

Omari AkhmedovWolverine24-8-1

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Omari Akhmedov owns a 39-point Elo edge (good). Omari Akhmedov shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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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.

Marvin VettoriOmari Akhmedov

Recent form

Marvin VettoriL L L L L · -56 Elo last 5

LLLLL

Omari AkhmedovL W W W W · +19 Elo last 5

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Elo edge

Marvin Vettori1676-13 last move

Omari Akhmedov1715-16 last move

Why they are ranked here

Marvin Vettori#79 of 275 active Middleweight fighters · 1676 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Kevin Holland (rated 1747 at the time): +18.
Costliest loss: Lost to Ismail Naurdiev (rated 1670 at the time): -13.
Last 5 fights: 0 wins, 5 losses, -56 Elo in total.
Next places: 5 points behind #78 Tom Breese, 1 ahead of #80 Jon Kunneman.

Omari AkhmedovNot on the active ladder · 1715 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Tom Breese (rated 1745 at the time): +16.
Costliest loss: Lost to Jordan Young (rated 1574 at the time): -20.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +19 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1629, not 1715: 86 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

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

Marvin VettoriNow 1676 · #79 Middleweight

Wins by decision+13→ 1689

Loses by decision-11→ 1665

Omari AkhmedovNow 1715

Wins by decision+11→ 1726

Loses by decision-13→ 1702

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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

Marvin VettorivsOmari Akhmedov

Takedown accuracy

11%vs46%

Takedown average

1.41vs2.58

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

4.55vs2.84

Sig. strikes landed per min

4.74vs2.97

Finishing profile

Marvin Vettorisubmission leads 47% of wins

Omari Akhmedovdecision leads 38% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Marvin VettoriOmari Akhmedov

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

4.74Sig. strikes landed per min2.97

UFC middleweight average : 3.94

46Sig. strike accuracy34

UFC middleweight average : 48%

4.55Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.84

UFC middleweight average : 3.82

56Sig. strike defense56

UFC middleweight average : 52%

1.41Takedown average2.58

UFC middleweight average : 1.62

11Takedown accuracy46

UFC middleweight average : 30%

69Takedown defense66

UFC middleweight average : 59%

0.39Submission average0.25

UFC middleweight average : 0.68

2Wins by knockout8

9Wins by submission7

8Wins by decision9

0Losses by knockout4

0Losses by submission2

11Losses by decision2

Marvin Vettori vs Omari Akhmedov is a scheduled Middleweight fight on UFC 219 : CYBORG VS HOLM. Marvin Vettori enters with a 19-11-1 record and Omari Akhmedov enters with a 24-8-1 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.