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UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis
Jimmy Flick
Jimmy Flick
16-7 · USA
VS
Malcolm Gordon
Malcolm Gordon
14-7 · CAN
January 20, 2024 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Flyweight · 127 lb · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
127.5lb
Jimmy Flick def. Malcolm Gordon by SUB (Arm Triangle), R2 1:17
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Flick0/20/300:28
Gordon19/391/104:13
R2 · 1:17
Flick3/51/100:39
Gordon18/310/000:00
Total
Flick3/71/401:07
Gordon37/701/104:13

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
FlickWin probabilityGordon
40.0%60.0%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
27%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Flick, blue toward Gordon. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Flick40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%25%
Submission16%40%
Decision14%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1343)act 3
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 1
Gordon60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%44%
Submission11%18%
Decision23%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1755)act 37
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 1
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R137%
R217%
R39%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Flick
40.7%+142
Gordon
-14258.0%
Most takedownstie 38.0%
Flick
29.4%+111
Gordon
-11132.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Flick
Expected: 31.5
31.5
Over 31.5
39.7%
+152
Under 31.5
60.3%
-152
04079
Gordon
Expected: 40.9
41
Over 41
39.0%
+153
Exactly 41
1.2%
push
Under 41
59.8%
-153
052103
Takedowns — over/under
Flick
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.9%
+151
Under 0.5
60.1%
-151
035
Gordon
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
43.9%
+128
Under 0.5
56.1%
-128
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 8.9 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Flick40.0%36.1%+3.9+165
Gordon60.0%63.9%−3.9-200

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
37.9Striking57.2
Gordon +19.3
24.6Grappling34.6
Gordon +10.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FlickGordon
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1506
Pound-for-pound
1497
1506
Divisional
1509
1492
Striking offense
1492
1482
Striking defense
1481
1495
Grappling offense
1501
1492
Grappling defense
1478
Physical
33 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'7"
68"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
1.94
Strikes landed / min
1.93
42%
Strike accuracy
42%
8.63
Strikes absorbed / min
2.26
33%
Strike defense
43%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.08
Takedowns / 15 min
1.61
13%
Takedown accuracy
31%
0%
Takedown defense
9%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
33%
-2
Win/loss streak
-2
33%
Last-5 win rate
40%
100%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
308
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jimmy Flick
  • LAlessandro CostaKO/TKO R2
    Close +2367mo before
  • LCharles JohnsonKO/TKO R1
    Close +2791y before
  • WCody DurdenSUB R1
    Close -1573y 1mo before
Malcolm Gordon
  • LJake HadleyKO/TKO R1
    missedClose +34010mo before
  • LMuhammad MokaevSUB R3
    Close +7851y 3mo before
  • WDenys BondarKO/TKO R1
    Close +2221y 11mo before
  • WFrancisco FigueiredoU-DEC R3
    Close +2442y 6mo before
  • L SumudaerjiKO/TKO R1
    Close +2503y 2mo before
Flick — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
0 wins, 6 losses
W
0% of wins
L
86% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 0 losses
W
88% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(80%) 4
13 (87%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (13%)Decision(20%) 1
Gordon — win / loss by method
Record: 14-7-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 5 losses
W
36% of wins
L
71% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
6 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Flick
Gordon
3
UFC fights
6
13.9 min · 4.6 avg
Octagon time
37.3 min · 6.2 avg
16y 2m
Career length
13y 9m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Flick
Gordon
35W–8L · 81.4%
Overall
69W–11L · 86.3%
11W–2L · 84.6%
Wins
26W–5L · 83.9%
24W–6L · 80.0%
Losses
43W–6L · 87.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Flick
Gordon
145W–71L · 67.1%
Overall
72W–26L · 73.5%
104W–54L · 65.8%
Wins
50W–15L · 76.9%
41W–17L · 70.7%
Losses
22W–11L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Flick
Gordon
2.89
Landed / min
3.78
42.2%
Accuracy
28.1%
34.5%
Defense
50.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
67.2%
Time at distance
25.6%
Grappling & control
Flick
Gordon
1.08
Takedowns / 15 min
1.61
12.5%
Takedown accuracy
30.8%
0.0%
Takedown defense
9.1%
1.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.81
14.2%
Control share
34.9%
Strike target map
Flick
  • Head48%(13)div 62%
  • Body30%(8)div 22%
  • Legs22%(6)div 15%
Gordon
  • Head83%(60)div 62%
  • Body7%(5)div 22%
  • Legs10%(7)div 15%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Jimmy Flick
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Malcolm Gordon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.