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UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Jake Matthews
Jake Matthews
18-6 · AUS
VS
Darrius Flowers
Darrius Flowers
12-5-1 · USA
July 29, 2023 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Jake Matthews def. Darrius Flowers by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Matthews37/630/100:00
Flowers30/561/101:03
R2 · 2:37
Matthews23/380/001:15
Flowers6/80/200:00
Total
Matthews60/1010/101:15
Flowers36/641/301:03

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
MatthewsWin probabilityFlowers
74.8%25.2%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
16%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.3 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 Matthews, blue toward Flowers. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Matthews75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%28%
Submission14%19%
Decision40%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1447)act 60
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 0
Flowers25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%45%
Submission2%8%
Decision12%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1139)act 36
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.3)act 1
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R218%
R35%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Matthews
55.3%-128
Flowers
+12843.2%
Most takedownstie 34.2%
Matthews
40.3%-158
Flowers
+15825.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Matthews
Expected: 34.5
34.5
Over 34.5
39.7%
+152
Under 34.5
60.3%
-152
04487
Flowers
Expected: 28.5
28.5
Over 28.5
39.8%
+151
Under 28.5
60.2%
-151
03672
Takedowns — over/under
Matthews
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.2%
+146
Exactly 1
20.7%
push
Under 1
47.1%
-146
035
Flowers
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
39.7%
+152
Under 0.5
60.3%
-152
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 10.3 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
Matthews74.8%71.6%+3.2-285
Flowers25.2%28.4%−3.2+240

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MatthewsFlowers
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1588
Pound-for-pound
1515
1578
Divisional
1515
1491
Striking offense
1500
1540
Striking defense
1500
1505
Grappling offense
1500
1511
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
28 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.09
Strikes landed / min
45%
Strike accuracy
2.24
Strikes absorbed / min
62%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.78
Takedowns / 15 min
42%
Takedown accuracy
61%
Takedown defense
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
65%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
55%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jake Matthews
  • LMatthew SemelsbergerU-DEC R3
    Close -3027mo before
  • WAndre FialhoKO/TKO R2
    Close -1201y 2mo before
  • LSean BradySUB R3
    Close +1792y 5mo before
  • WDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close -7152y 10mo before
  • WEmil MeekU-DEC R3
    Close -2003y 5mo before
Darrius Flowers
No prior UFC fights.
Matthews — win / loss by method
Record: 18-6-0

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, 1 loss
W
28% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 3 losses
W
39% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
11win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
4 (36%)Submission(50%) 3
5 (45%)Decision(33%) 2
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (43%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Flowers — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-1

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
1 win, 4 losses
W
8% of wins
L
80% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(80%) 4
3 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Matthews
Flowers
17
UFC fights
0
193.8 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
13y 10m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Matthews
Flowers
232W–59L · 79.7%
Overall
165W–48L · 77.5%
Wins
67W–11L · 85.9%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Matthews
Flowers
18W–10L · 64.3%
Overall
149W–109L · 57.8%
18W–10L · 64.3%
Wins
83W–80L · 50.9%
0W–0L
Losses
66W–29L · 69.5%
Distance striking
Matthews
Flowers
3.79
Landed / min
37.3%
Accuracy
70.1%
Defense
0.39
Knockdowns / 15 min
51.8%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Matthews
Flowers
1.78
Takedowns / 15 min
41.8%
Takedown accuracy
60.9%
Takedown defense
0.62
Sub attempts / 15 min
62.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Matthews
  • Head76%(457)div 63%
  • Body13%(75)div 20%
  • Legs11%(66)div 16%
Flowers
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Jake Matthews
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Darrius Flowers

No UFC fights on record.

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