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UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
Dustin Jacoby
Dustin Jacoby
18-8-1 · USA
VS
August 5, 2023 · Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Dustin Jacoby def. Kennedy Nzechukwu by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:22
Jacoby10/330/010:04
Nzechukwu4/180/000:00
Total
Jacoby10/330/010:04
Nzechukwu4/180/000:00

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
JacobyWin probabilityNzechukwu
40.3%59.7%
KO / TKO
64%
Submission
11%
Decision
24%
Expected fight time: 7.2 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 Jacoby, blue toward Nzechukwu. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Jacoby40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%62%
Submission3%9%
Decision12%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1445)act 10
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Nzechukwu60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO40%66%
Submission8%13%
Decision12%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1445)act 4
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R149%
R221%
R36%
Distance24%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Jacoby
48.9%+102
Nzechukwu
-10249.7%
Most takedownstie 58.0%
Jacoby
16.4%+156
Nzechukwu
-15625.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jacoby
Expected: 33.2
33
Over 33
39.4%
+150
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.2%
-150
04284
Nzechukwu
Expected: 33.5
33.5
Over 33.5
39.7%
+152
Under 33.5
60.3%
-152
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Jacoby
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.6%
+386
Under 0.5
79.4%
-386
035
Nzechukwu
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
29.2%
+242
Under 0.5
70.8%
-242
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 7.2 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
Jacoby40.3%39.6%+0.7+142
Nzechukwu59.7%60.4%−0.7-170

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
69.2Striking66.3
Jacoby +2.9
25.6Grappling53.4
Nzechukwu +27.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JacobyNzechukwu
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1568
1572
Divisional
1567
1528
Striking offense
1519
1496
Striking defense
1484
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
35 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'5"
76"
Reach
83"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
5.50
Strikes landed / min
4.46
44%
Strike accuracy
51%
4.37
Strikes absorbed / min
4.08
59%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.36
Takedowns / 15 min
0.82
20%
Takedown accuracy
50%
53%
Takedown defense
81%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
67%
-2
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
91
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dustin Jacoby
  • LAzamat MurzakanovU-DEC R3
    Close -1614mo before
  • LKhalil Rountree Jr.S-DEC R3
    Close -1809mo before
  • WDa Woon JungKO/TKO R1
    Close +1051y 1mo before
  • WMichal OleksiejczukU-DEC R3
    Close -1991y 5mo before
  • WJohn AllanU-DEC R3
    Close -3961y 9mo before
Kennedy Nzechukwu
  • WDevin ClarkSUB R2
    Close -1833mo before
  • WIon CutelabaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1919mo before
  • WKarl RobersonKO/TKO R3
    Close -1611y 1mo before
  • LNicolae NegumereanuS-DEC R3
    Close -1351y 5mo before
  • LDa Woon JungKO/TKO R1
    Close +1021y 9mo before
Jacoby — win / loss by method
Record: 18-8-1

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
61% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
6% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win4loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (50%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(50%) 2
3 (25%)Decision(25%) 1
Nzechukwu — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (17%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Jacoby
Nzechukwu
11
UFC fights
9
125.0 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
91.9 min · 10.2 avg
15y 8m
Career length
9y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Jacoby
Nzechukwu
140W–40L · 77.8%
Overall
102W–30L · 77.3%
96W–30L · 76.2%
Wins
67W–24L · 73.6%
44W–10L · 81.5%
Losses
35W–6L · 85.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jacoby
Nzechukwu
142W–65L · 68.6%
Overall
26W–25L · 51.0%
100W–52L · 65.8%
Wins
26W–25L · 51.0%
42W–13L · 76.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Jacoby
Nzechukwu
6.45
Landed / min
6.12
43.2%
Accuracy
44.4%
61.3%
Defense
54.2%
0.36
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
79.4%
Time at distance
50.9%
Grappling & control
Jacoby
Nzechukwu
0.36
Takedowns / 15 min
0.82
20.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
52.9%
Takedown defense
81.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.33
41.8%
Control share
50.2%
Strike target map
Jacoby
  • Head67%(460)div 64%
  • Body15%(101)div 19%
  • Legs18%(127)div 16%
Nzechukwu
  • Head86%(354)div 64%
  • Body13%(54)div 19%
  • Legs0%(2)div 16%

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

Dustin Jacoby
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kennedy Nzechukwu
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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