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UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
Montel Jackson
Montel Jackson
11-2 · USA
VS
Julio Arce
Julio Arce
18-5 · USA
November 12, 2022 · New York City, New York, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.8lb
Weigh-in
135.8lb
Montel Jackson def. Julio Arce by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Jackson5/170/102:09
Arce4/221/200:06
R2
Jackson19/460/201:12
Arce15/580/000:00
R3
Jackson24/430/012:34
Arce7/460/000:00
Total
Jackson48/1060/315:55
Arce26/1261/200:06

Scorecards

Jackson vs Arce

RdBryan MinerDouglas CrosbySal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-99-1010-99.4-9.7
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-8.9
Total30-2729-2830-2729.3-27.7

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.227.8 · 14 Jackson · 0 Arce

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Jackson-Arce.

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
JacksonWin probabilityArce
62.0%38.0%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
17%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.3 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 Jackson, blue toward Arce. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Jackson62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%27%24%
Submission9%14%8%
Decision37%59%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 48
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.1)act 0
Arce38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%22%8%
Submission8%21%7%
Decision22%57%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1241)act 26
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.3)act 1
Combined totals~75 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R217%
R36%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Jackson
61.4%-164
Arce
+16437.4%
Most takedownstie 27.6%
Jackson
53.1%-274
Arce
+27419.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 44.5
44.5
Over 44.5
39.7%
+152
Under 44.5
60.3%
-152
056112
Arce
Expected: 30.5
30.5
Over 30.5
39.8%
+151
Under 30.5
60.2%
-151
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
44.6%
+124
Under 1.5
55.4%
-124
035
Arce
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.4%
+182
Under 0.5
64.6%
-182
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 11.3 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
Jackson62.0%64.1%−2.1-203
Arce38.0%35.9%+2.1+167
By method
Jackson by KO/TKO15.4%23.6%−8.2+253
Jackson by submission10.3%8.2%+2.1+922
Jackson by decision36.3%31.7%+4.6+163
Arce by KO/TKO9.4%8.1%+1.3+931
Arce by submission6.3%7.2%−0.9+1065
Arce by decision22.3%21.2%+1.1+293
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds81.4%71.2%+10.2-326
Over 2.5 rds64.3%60.1%+4.2-179
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision58.6%56.0%+2.6-149

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
77.8Striking69.3
Jackson +8.5
69.6Grappling45.3
Jackson +24.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JacksonArce
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1568
Pound-for-pound
1556
1569
Divisional
1547
1515
Striking offense
1506
1521
Striking defense
1509
1528
Grappling offense
1487
1503
Grappling defense
1534
Physical
30 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'7"
75"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.27
Strikes landed / min
4.48
59%
Strike accuracy
36%
1.28
Strikes absorbed / min
3.12
54%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.45
76%
Takedown accuracy
27%
68%
Takedown defense
94%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
63%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
40%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
420
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Montel Jackson
  • WJP BuysU-DEC R3
    Close -6521y 2mo before
  • WJesse StraderKO/TKO R1
    opp missedClose -6571y 8mo before
  • LBrett JohnsU-DEC R3
    Close -2152y 4mo before
  • WFelipe ColaresU-DEC R3
    Close -7002y 10mo before
  • WAndre SoukhamthathU-DEC R3
    Close -6003y 7mo before
Julio Arce
  • WDaniel SantosU-DEC R3
    Close -1937mo before
  • LSong YadongKO/TKO R2
    Close +1201y before
  • WAndre EwellKO/TKO R2
    Close -2071y 4mo before
  • LHakeem DawoduS-DEC R3
    Close -1103y before
  • WJulian ErosaKO/TKO R3
    Close -8003y 6mo before
Jackson — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Arce — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

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
20% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
28% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 3 losses
W
44% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
13win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (31%)Submission(50%) 1
6 (46%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Jackson
Arce
7
UFC fights
8
78.6 min · 11.2 avg
Octagon time
100.1 min · 12.5 avg
9y 1m
Career length
14y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Jackson
Arce
84W–23L · 78.5%
Overall
100W–26L · 79.4%
55W–20L · 73.3%
Wins
63W–17L · 78.8%
29W–3L · 90.6%
Losses
37W–9L · 80.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jackson
Arce
39W–44L · 47.0%
Overall
96W–46L · 67.6%
39W–44L · 47.0%
Wins
68W–32L · 68.0%
0W–0L
Losses
28W–14L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Jackson
Arce
5.52
Landed / min
5.29
49.4%
Accuracy
35.1%
58.9%
Defense
71.9%
1.53
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.15
30.0%
Time at distance
78.5%
Grappling & control
Jackson
Arce
4.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.45
75.9%
Takedown accuracy
27.3%
67.9%
Takedown defense
94.1%
0.38
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.45
65.4%
Control share
46.2%
Strike target map
Jackson
  • Head71%(182)div 62%
  • Body22%(56)div 21%
  • Legs7%(19)div 17%
Arce
  • Head73%(329)div 62%
  • Body22%(99)div 21%
  • Legs4%(20)div 17%

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

Montel Jackson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Julio Arce
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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