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UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Alonzo Menifield
Alonzo Menifield
14-3-1 · USA
VS
Dustin Jacoby
Dustin Jacoby
19-8-1 · USA
December 16, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.5lb
Weigh-in
204.5lb
Alonzo Menifield def. Dustin Jacoby by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Menifield14/300/100:27
Jacoby28/440/001:17
R2
Menifield27/480/000:01
Jacoby31/550/000:00
R3
Menifield27/391/111:35
Jacoby34/510/000:51
Total
Menifield68/1171/212:03
Jacoby93/1500/002:08

Scorecards

Menifield vs Jacoby

RdChris LeeSal D'AmatoTony WeeksCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2829-2829-2828.8-28.2

Media (18 cards) · avg 2928 · 18 Menifield · 0 Jacoby

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Menifield-Jacoby.

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
MenifieldWin probabilityJacoby
46.4%53.6%
KO / TKO
43%
Submission
12%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.5 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 Menifield, blue toward Jacoby. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Menifield46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%45%
Submission9%19%
Decision16%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1961)act 68
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.9)act 1
Jacoby54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%41%
Submission4%7%
Decision28%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 93
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~91 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R216%
R36%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Menifield
48.8%+103
Jacoby
-10350.2%
Most takedownstie 36.2%
Menifield
59.5%-1364
Jacoby
+13644.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Menifield
Expected: 45.0
45
Over 45
39.2%
+153
Exactly 45
1.1%
push
Under 45
59.7%
-153
057113
Jacoby
Expected: 45.6
45.5
Over 45.5
39.9%
+151
Under 45.5
60.1%
-151
058115
Takedowns — over/under
Menifield
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
41.7%
+140
Under 1.5
58.3%
-140
035
Jacoby
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.6%
Exactly 0
91.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 9.5 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
Menifield46.4%30.0%+16.4+220
Jacoby53.6%70.0%−16.4-270

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
70.8Striking69.3
Menifield +1.5
45.5Grappling25.6
Menifield +19.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MenifieldJacoby
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1583
Pound-for-pound
1569
1584
Divisional
1587
1523
Striking offense
1535
1503
Striking defense
1499
1520
Grappling offense
1462
1544
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
36 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.79
Strikes landed / min
5.52
59%
Strike accuracy
44%
3.20
Strikes absorbed / min
4.36
52%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.66
Takedowns / 15 min
0.36
36%
Takedown accuracy
20%
78%
Takedown defense
53%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
70%
UFC win rate
64%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
86%
Finish rate
57%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alonzo Menifield
  • WJimmy CruteSUB R2
    Close +1205mo before
  • DJimmy CruteM-DEC R3
    Close +15510mo before
  • WMisha CirkunovKO/TKO R1
    Close -2061y 2mo before
  • WAskar MozharovKO/TKO R1
    Close -2611y 6mo before
  • LWilliam KnightU-DEC R3
    Close -1642y before
Dustin Jacoby
  • WKennedy NzechukwuKO/TKO R1
    Close +1424mo before
  • LAzamat MurzakanovU-DEC R3
    Close -1618mo before
  • LKhalil Rountree Jr.S-DEC R3
    Close -1801y 2mo before
  • WDa Woon JungKO/TKO R1
    Close +1051y 5mo before
  • WMichal OleksiejczukU-DEC R3
    Close -1991y 9mo before
Menifield — win / loss by method
Record: 14-3-1

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
7% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
7win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (14%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Jacoby — win / loss by method
Record: 19-8-1

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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
5% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
32% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (43%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(50%) 2
3 (25%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Menifield
Jacoby
11
UFC fights
12
90.6 min · 8.2 avg
Octagon time
126.4 min · 10.5 avg
10y 8m
Career length
15y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Menifield
Jacoby
140W–63L · 69.0%
Overall
152W–43L · 77.9%
95W–43L · 68.8%
Wins
108W–33L · 76.6%
45W–20L · 69.2%
Losses
44W–10L · 81.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Menifield
Jacoby
32W–12L · 72.7%
Overall
142W–65L · 68.6%
32W–12L · 72.7%
Wins
100W–52L · 65.8%
0W–0L
Losses
42W–13L · 76.4%
Distance striking
Menifield
Jacoby
5.81
Landed / min
6.46
53.3%
Accuracy
43.1%
63.4%
Defense
61.5%
0.66
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.47
45.6%
Time at distance
79.5%
Grappling & control
Menifield
Jacoby
0.66
Takedowns / 15 min
0.36
36.4%
Takedown accuracy
20.0%
77.5%
Takedown defense
52.9%
0.33
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
67.7%
Control share
42.0%
Strike target map
Menifield
  • Head84%(288)div 64%
  • Body8%(28)div 19%
  • Legs8%(27)div 17%
Jacoby
  • Head67%(465)div 64%
  • Body14%(101)div 19%
  • Legs19%(132)div 17%

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

Alonzo Menifield
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dustin Jacoby
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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