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UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
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Derek Brunson
Derek Brunson
23-8 · USA
March 4, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.5lb
Dricus Du Plessis def. Derek Brunson by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 4:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Du Plessis9/140/100:55
Brunson12/231/102:28
R2 · 4:59
Du Plessis62/1011/110:30
Brunson25/610/100:02
Total
Du Plessis71/1151/211:25
Brunson37/841/202:30

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
Du PlessisWin probabilityBrunson
71.3%28.7%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
21%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.4 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 Du Plessis, blue toward Brunson. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Du Plessis71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%38%36%
Submission18%25%14%
Decision26%37%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1652)act 71
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 1
Brunson29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%40%11%
Submission3%10%5%
Decision14%50%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1343)act 37
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 1
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R224%
R37%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Du Plessis
55.3%-128
Brunson
+12843.3%
Most takedownstie 34.6%
Du Plessis
13.8%+375
Brunson
-37551.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Du Plessis
Expected: 38.1
38
Over 38
39.2%
+152
Exactly 38
1.3%
push
Under 38
59.5%
-152
04896
Brunson
Expected: 31.5
31.5
Over 31.5
39.8%
+151
Under 31.5
60.2%
-151
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Du Plessis
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.2%
+314
Under 0.5
75.8%
-314
035
Brunson
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
37.2%
+108
Exactly 1
22.6%
push
Under 1
40.2%
-108
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 9.4 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
Du Plessis71.3%66.9%+4.4-232
Brunson28.7%33.1%−4.4+189
By method
Du Plessis by KO/TKO27.7%36.4%−8.7+127
Du Plessis by submission14.9%14.2%+0.7+482
Du Plessis by decision28.7%16.4%+12.3+404
Brunson by KO/TKO11.1%11.4%−0.3+624
Brunson by submission6.0%5.3%+0.7+1464
Brunson by decision11.6%16.3%−4.7+407
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds71.3%57.4%+13.9-159
Over 2.5 rds46.9%39.9%+7.0+134
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision40.3%34.1%+6.2+175

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
76.9Striking66.1
Du Plessis +10.8
66.1Grappling60.8
Du Plessis +5.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Du PlessisBrunson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1611
Pound-for-pound
1640
1608
Divisional
1636
1519
Striking offense
1522
1514
Striking defense
1506
1497
Grappling offense
1534
1508
Grappling defense
1527
Physical
29 yrs
Age
39 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
77"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
6.62
Strikes landed / min
3.59
54%
Strike accuracy
47%
3.73
Strikes absorbed / min
2.95
52%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.18
Takedowns / 15 min
3.09
47%
Takedown accuracy
31%
50%
Takedown defense
88%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
70%
+4
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
75%
Finish rate
64%
Recent opp. quality
84
Days since last fight
385
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Dricus Du Plessis
  • WDarren TillSUB R3
    Close -1983mo before
  • WBrad TavaresU-DEC R3
    Close -1768mo before
  • WTrevin GilesKO/TKO R2
    Close -1161y 8mo before
  • WMarkus PerezKO/TKO R1
    Close -1672y 5mo before
Derek Brunson
  • LJared CannonierKO/TKO R2
    Close +1361y 1mo before
  • WDarren TillSUB R3
    Close +1331y 6mo before
  • WKevin HollandU-DEC R5
    Close +1681y 11mo before
  • WEdmen ShahbazyanKO/TKO R3
    Close +2752y 7mo before
  • WIan HeinischU-DEC R3
    Close +1403y 7mo before
Du Plessis — win / loss by method
Record: 18-2-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
39% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (36%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (64%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Brunson — win / loss by method
Record: 23-8-0

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
12 wins, 6 losses
W
52% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
14win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (50%)KO/TKO(83%) 5
2 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (36%)Decision(17%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Du Plessis
Brunson
4
UFC fights
20
37.8 min · 9.4 avg
Octagon time
170.1 min · 8.5 avg
13y 0m
Career length
16y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Du Plessis
Brunson
63W–15L · 80.8%
Overall
340W–83L · 80.4%
63W–15L · 80.8%
Wins
233W–60L · 79.5%
0W–0L
Losses
107W–23L · 82.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Du Plessis
Brunson
135W–46L · 74.6%
Overall
84W–46L · 64.6%
111W–41L · 73.0%
Wins
53W–33L · 61.6%
24W–5L · 82.8%
Losses
31W–13L · 70.5%
Distance striking
Du Plessis
Brunson
6.90
Landed / min
4.27
48.9%
Accuracy
40.3%
54.7%
Defense
57.9%
0.79
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.53
65.2%
Time at distance
51.7%
Grappling & control
Du Plessis
Brunson
3.18
Takedowns / 15 min
3.09
47.1%
Takedown accuracy
31.3%
50.0%
Takedown defense
88.2%
1.19
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.53
76.5%
Control share
95.2%
Strike target map
Du Plessis
  • Head65%(162)div 63%
  • Body13%(32)div 20%
  • Legs22%(56)div 17%
Brunson
  • Head70%(430)div 63%
  • Body15%(90)div 20%
  • Legs15%(91)div 17%

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

Dricus Du Plessis
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Derek Brunson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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