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Jonathan Pearce
Jonathan Pearce
13-4 · USA
VS
Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
27-10 · USA
December 3, 2022 · Orlando, Florida, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Jonathan Pearce def. Darren Elkins by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pearce30/641/100:42
Elkins11/571/200:28
R2
Pearce44/680/302:29
Elkins15/471/200:18
R3
Pearce36/901/300:22
Elkins31/890/100:02
Total
Pearce110/2222/703:33
Elkins57/1932/500:48

Scorecards

Pearce vs Elkins

RdDaniel TorresDerek ClearyEric ColónCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9
R210-910-810-910-8.4
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2630-2729.9-26.4

Media (17 cards) · avg 3026.4 · 17 Pearce · 0 Elkins

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Pearce-Elkins.

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
PearceWin probabilityElkins
70.5%29.5%
KO / TKO
39%
Submission
33%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 7.9 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 Pearce, blue toward Elkins. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pearce71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%45%32%
Submission24%34%18%
Decision15%21%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 110
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.5)act 2
Elkins29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%27%5%
Submission8%28%7%
Decision13%45%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (931)act 57
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.6)act 2
Combined totals~53 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R140%
R227%
R35%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Pearce
58.2%-145
Elkins
+14540.1%
Most takedownstie 29.5%
Pearce
44.5%-171
Elkins
+17126.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pearce
Expected: 30.5
30.5
Over 30.5
39.7%
+152
Under 30.5
60.3%
-152
03977
Elkins
Expected: 23.0
23
Over 23
38.6%
+153
Exactly 23
2.1%
push
Under 23
59.3%
-153
02958
Takedowns — over/under
Pearce
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.0%
+106
Exactly 1
21.5%
push
Under 1
40.4%
-106
035
Elkins
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
43.3%
+131
Under 0.5
56.7%
-131
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 7.9 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
Pearce70.5%80.2%−9.7-519
Elkins29.5%19.8%+9.7+383
By method
Pearce by KO/TKO27.7%31.6%−3.9+161
Pearce by submission22.9%17.8%+5.1+363
Pearce by decision19.8%28.6%−8.8+189
Elkins by KO/TKO11.6%5.5%+6.1+1406
Elkins by submission9.6%7.0%+2.6+1080
Elkins by decision8.3%9.4%−1.1+776
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds60.0%59.3%+0.7-175
Over 2.5 rds33.2%44.1%−10.9+113
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision28.1%39.0%−10.9+139

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
71.1Striking61.6
Pearce +9.6
81.1Grappling59.1
Pearce +22.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PearceElkins
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1567
Pound-for-pound
1605
1578
Divisional
1601
1510
Striking offense
1485
1491
Striking defense
1499
1525
Grappling offense
1525
1491
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
30 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
71"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.10
Strikes landed / min
3.52
58%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.77
Strikes absorbed / min
3.16
46%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
7.21
Takedowns / 15 min
2.76
64%
Takedown accuracy
34%
50%
Takedown defense
56%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
65%
+4
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
75%
Finish rate
35%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jonathan Pearce
  • WMakwan AmirkhaniKO/TKO R2
    Close -1584mo before
  • WChristian RodriguezU-DEC R3
    Close -3899mo before
  • WOmar MoralesSUB R2
    Close +1291y 2mo before
  • WKai Kamaka IIIKO/TKO R2
    Close +2452y before
  • LJoe LauzonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2003y 2mo before
Darren Elkins
  • WTristan ConnellyU-DEC R3
    Close -1767mo before
  • LCub SwansonKO/TKO R1
    Close +14511mo before
  • WDarrick MinnerKO/TKO R2
    Close +1311y 4mo before
  • WEduardo GaragorriSUB R3
    Close -2402y 1mo before
  • LNate LandwehrU-DEC R3
    Close -1202y 7mo before
Pearce — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0

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
69% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(67%) 2
1 (11%)Decision(33%) 1
Elkins — win / loss by method
Record: 27-10-0

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, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
10% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 5 losses
W
48% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
17win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(33%) 3
2 (12%)Submission(11%) 1
11 (65%)Decision(56%) 5
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Pearce
Elkins
5
UFC fights
26
43.7 min · 8.7 avg
Octagon time
303.9 min · 11.7 avg
11y 9m
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Pearce
Elkins
70W–25L · 73.7%
Overall
424W–128L · 76.8%
43W–10L · 81.1%
Wins
274W–91L · 75.1%
27W–15L · 64.3%
Losses
150W–37L · 80.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pearce
Elkins
56W–44L · 56.0%
Overall
56W–47L · 54.4%
50W–42L · 54.3%
Wins
31W–28L · 52.5%
6W–2L · 75.0%
Losses
25W–19L · 56.8%
Distance striking
Pearce
Elkins
5.85
Landed / min
4.49
39.3%
Accuracy
28.7%
50.8%
Defense
57.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.10
28.2%
Time at distance
42.9%
Grappling & control
Pearce
Elkins
7.21
Takedowns / 15 min
2.76
63.6%
Takedown accuracy
33.9%
50.0%
Takedown defense
56.3%
1.37
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.14
86.1%
Control share
71.5%
Strike target map
Pearce
  • Head73%(131)div 64%
  • Body18%(33)div 20%
  • Legs8%(15)div 16%
Elkins
  • Head76%(808)div 64%
  • Body20%(213)div 20%
  • Legs5%(49)div 16%

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

Jonathan Pearce
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Darren Elkins
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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