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UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
Jon Jones
Jon Jones
26-1 · USA
VS
Ciryl Gane
Ciryl Gane
11-1 · FRA
March 4, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
248.0lb
Weigh-in
247.5lb
Jon Jones def. Ciryl Gane by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 2:04
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:04
Jones5/102/200:57
Gane6/80/000:00
Total
Jones5/102/200:57
Gane6/80/000:00

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
JonesWin probabilityGane
45.4%54.6%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
1%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 20.6 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 Jones, blue toward Gane. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Jones45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%34%19%
Submission1%1%16%
Decision29%65%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes81 (34109)act 5
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.8)act 2
Gane55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%39%14%
Submission1%1%5%
Decision33%60%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (2376)act 6
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~137 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R17%
R25%
R313%
R48%
R55%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Jones
61.3%-161
Gane
+16138.0%
Most takedownstie 24.9%
Jones
72.4%-2704
Gane
+27042.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jones
Expected: 80.6
80.5
Over 80.5
39.8%
+151
Under 80.5
60.2%
-151
0101202
Gane
Expected: 56.0
56
Over 56
39.4%
+152
Exactly 56
0.9%
push
Under 56
59.8%
-152
071141
Takedowns — over/under
Jones
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
52.8%
-112
Under 1.5
47.2%
+112
036
Gane
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.3%
Exactly 0
92.7%
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 20.6 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
Jones45.4%60.6%−15.2-171
Gane54.6%39.4%+15.2+144
By method
Jones by KO/TKO16.7%19.3%−2.6+324
Jones by submission0.6%16.4%−15.8+400
Jones by decision28.2%26.5%+1.7+209
Gane by KO/TKO20.0%13.7%+6.3+497
Gane by submission0.7%5.0%−4.3+1542
Gane by decision33.8%19.2%+14.6+327
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds92.8%76.8%+16.0-458
Over 2.5 rds87.8%67.4%+20.4-263
Over 3.5 rds74.8%60.1%+14.7-180
Over 4.5 rds67.3%54.5%+12.8-139
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision62.0%48.8%+13.2-109

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
81.2Striking84.3
Gane +3.1
59.9Grappling34.7
Jones +25.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JonesGane
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1778
Pound-for-pound
1630
1520
Divisional
1630
1515
Striking offense
1527
1573
Striking defense
1536
1533
Grappling offense
1470
1621
Grappling defense
1557
Physical
35 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'4"
84"
Reach
81"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.30
Strikes landed / min
5.11
58%
Strike accuracy
60%
2.22
Strikes absorbed / min
2.25
64%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.85
Takedowns / 15 min
0.62
44%
Takedown accuracy
21%
95%
Takedown defense
56%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
91%
UFC win rate
89%
+4
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
50%
Finish rate
63%
Recent opp. quality
1120
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jon Jones
  • WDominick ReyesU-DEC R5
    Close -4603y 1mo before
  • WThiago SantosS-DEC R5
    Close -6703y 8mo before
  • WAnthony SmithU-DEC R5
    Close -8004y before
  • WAlexander GustafssonKO/TKO R3
    Close -2904y 2mo before
  • WOvince Saint PreuxU-DEC R5
    Close -7206y 10mo before
Ciryl Gane
  • WTai TuivasaKO/TKO R3
    Close -5296mo before
  • LFrancis NgannouU-DEC R5
    Close -1441y 1mo before
  • WDerrick LewisKO/TKO R3
    Close -3311y 7mo before
  • WAlexander VolkovU-DEC R5
    Close -1601y 8mo before
  • WJairzinho RozenstruikU-DEC R5
    Close -2362y before
Jones — win / loss by method
Record: 26-1-0, 1 NC

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, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
20win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
5 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
10 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Gane — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Jones
Gane
22
UFC fights
9
340.3 min · 15.5 avg
Octagon time
145.1 min · 16.1 avg
18y 3m
Career length
8y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Jones
Gane
370W–85L · 81.3%
Overall
154W–38L · 80.2%
363W–83L · 81.4%
Wins
138W–35L · 79.8%
7W–2L · 77.8%
Losses
16W–3L · 84.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jones
Gane
6W–6L · 50.0%
Overall
16W–2L · 88.9%
6W–6L · 50.0%
Wins
16W–2L · 88.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Jones
Gane
4.32
Landed / min
5.55
51.8%
Accuracy
57.7%
67.3%
Defense
63.5%
0.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.31
64.9%
Time at distance
81.4%
Grappling & control
Jones
Gane
1.85
Takedowns / 15 min
0.62
44.2%
Takedown accuracy
21.4%
95.0%
Takedown defense
55.6%
0.44
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.52
92.4%
Control share
58.4%
Strike target map
Jones
  • Head47%(687)div 65%
  • Body25%(359)div 20%
  • Legs29%(417)div 16%
Gane
  • Head44%(328)div 65%
  • Body27%(197)div 20%
  • Legs29%(216)div 16%

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

Jon Jones
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ciryl Gane
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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