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UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
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Geoff Neal
Geoff Neal
15-4 · USA
March 4, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
175.0lbMissed +4.0
Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Geoff Neal by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 4:17
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rakhmonov43/640/100:37
Neal29/540/000:48
R2
Rakhmonov35/700/100:51
Neal20/570/000:24
R3 · 4:17
Rakhmonov35/450/202:15
Neal20/340/000:00
Total
Rakhmonov113/1790/403:43
Neal69/1450/001:12

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
RakhmonovWin probabilityNeal
71.4%28.6%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
16%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.6 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 Rakhmonov, blue toward Neal. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rakhmonov71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%35%28%
Submission14%20%29%
Decision32%45%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 113
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.6)act 0
Neal29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%34%9%
Submission2%6%3%
Decision17%60%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 69
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R219%
R310%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Rakhmonov
51.3%-108
Neal
+10847.5%
Most takedownstie 23.0%
Rakhmonov
66.2%-616
Neal
+61610.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rakhmonov
Expected: 42.0
42
Over 42
39.1%
+153
Exactly 42
1.2%
push
Under 42
59.7%
-153
053105
Neal
Expected: 39.3
39.5
Over 39.5
39.5%
+153
Under 39.5
60.5%
-153
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Rakhmonov
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
52.2%
-109
Under 1.5
47.8%
+109
035
Neal
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.4%
+309
Under 0.5
75.6%
-309
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 10.6 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
Rakhmonov71.4%80.3%−8.9-516
Neal28.6%19.7%+8.9+386
By method
Rakhmonov by KO/TKO24.6%27.9%−3.3+190
Rakhmonov by submission11.3%29.1%−17.8+179
Rakhmonov by decision35.5%21.9%+13.6+269
Neal by KO/TKO9.9%9.2%+0.7+784
Neal by submission4.5%3.0%+1.5+2567
Neal by decision14.2%8.8%+5.4+818
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds78.4%57.4%+21.0-158
Over 2.5 rds59.7%38.2%+21.5+144
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.8%32.2%+17.6+192

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
72.5Striking67.4
Rakhmonov +5.1
80.9Grappling49.5
Rakhmonov +31.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RakhmonovNeal
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1616
Pound-for-pound
1605
1612
Divisional
1603
1506
Striking offense
1530
1506
Striking defense
1499
1544
Grappling offense
1494
1536
Grappling defense
1550
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'11"
77"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.54
Strikes landed / min
5.24
53%
Strike accuracy
51%
1.39
Strikes absorbed / min
5.36
56%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.31
Takedowns / 15 min
0.60
50%
Takedown accuracy
44%
100%
Takedown defense
88%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
78%
+4
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
252
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Shavkat Rakhmonov
  • WNeil MagnySUB R2
    Close -5018mo before
  • WCarlston HarrisKO/TKO R1
    Close -2801y 1mo before
  • WMichel PrazeresSUB R2
    Close -3211y 8mo before
  • WAlex OliveiraSUB R1
    opp missedClose -1122y 4mo before
Geoff Neal
  • WVicente LuqueKO/TKO R3
    Close +1807mo before
  • WSantiago PonzinibbioS-DEC R3
    Close +1041y 3mo before
  • LNeil MagnyU-DEC R3
    Close -2001y 10mo before
  • LStephen ThompsonU-DEC R5
    Close -1172y 2mo before
  • WMike PerryKO/TKO R1
    Close -3003y 3mo before
Rakhmonov — win / loss by method
Record: 16-0-0

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, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (75%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (42%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Neal — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rakhmonov
Neal
4
UFC fights
9
26.0 min · 6.5 avg
Octagon time
100.3 min · 11.1 avg
11y 9m
Career length
13y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rakhmonov
Neal
91W–23L · 79.8%
Overall
157W–43L · 78.5%
91W–23L · 79.8%
Wins
118W–31L · 79.2%
0W–0L
Losses
39W–12L · 76.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rakhmonov
Neal
111W–38L · 74.5%
Overall
43W–15L · 74.1%
111W–38L · 74.5%
Wins
35W–13L · 72.9%
0W–0L
Losses
8W–2L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Rakhmonov
Neal
4.83
Landed / min
5.54
49.3%
Accuracy
48.5%
61.2%
Defense
61.7%
0.58
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.05
27.1%
Time at distance
77.6%
Grappling & control
Rakhmonov
Neal
2.31
Takedowns / 15 min
0.60
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
44.4%
100.0%
Takedown defense
88.0%
1.73
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.15
78.4%
Control share
80.1%
Strike target map
Rakhmonov
  • Head73%(48)div 63%
  • Body23%(15)div 20%
  • Legs5%(3)div 16%
Neal
  • Head89%(468)div 63%
  • Body7%(36)div 20%
  • Legs4%(22)div 16%

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

Shavkat Rakhmonov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Geoff Neal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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