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Damon Jackson
Damon Jackson
21-4-1 · USA
VS
Pat Sabatini
Pat Sabatini
17-3 · USA
September 17, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Damon Jackson def. Pat Sabatini by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:09
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:09
Jackson11/201/100:32
Sabatini1/30/100:00
Total
Jackson11/201/100:32
Sabatini1/30/100:00

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
JacksonWin probabilitySabatini
42.5%57.5%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
29%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 9.1 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 Sabatini. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Jackson43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%33%5%
Submission15%34%9%
Decision14%33%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (932)act 11
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 1
Sabatini57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%30%9%
Submission15%26%16%
Decision25%44%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1136)act 1
Takedowns1.9 (0.04.9)act 0
Combined totals~51 sig strikes~2.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R219%
R37%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Jackson
44.9%+119
Sabatini
-11953.3%
Most takedownstie 19.4%
Jackson
20.4%+294
Sabatini
-29460.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 23.7
23.5
Over 23.5
40.2%
+149
Under 23.5
59.8%
-149
03060
Sabatini
Expected: 26.9
27
Over 27
38.7%
+154
Exactly 27
1.8%
push
Under 27
59.5%
-154
03468
Takedowns — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
45.9%
+118
Under 0.5
54.1%
-118
035
Sabatini
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
37.7%
+117
Exactly 2
18.3%
push
Under 2
44.0%
-117
036

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 9.1 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
Jackson42.5%36.1%+6.4+165
Sabatini57.5%63.9%−6.4-201
By method
Jackson by KO/TKO13.2%5.4%+7.8+1463
Jackson by submission12.5%8.8%+3.7+867
Jackson by decision16.8%22.8%−6.0+271
Sabatini by KO/TKO17.9%9.3%+8.6+814
Sabatini by submission16.9%16.0%+0.9+428
Sabatini by decision22.7%37.7%−15.0+125
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds65.5%76.4%−10.9-435
Over 2.5 rds46.6%67.1%−20.5-253
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision39.4%63.9%−24.5-215

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
59.7Striking69.8
Sabatini +10.1
65.8Grappling77.3
Sabatini +11.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JacksonSabatini
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1567
Pound-for-pound
1584
1579
Divisional
1583
1492
Striking offense
1484
1494
Striking defense
1502
1525
Grappling offense
1540
1493
Grappling defense
1519
Physical
34 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.55
Strikes landed / min
1.69
41%
Strike accuracy
56%
2.86
Strikes absorbed / min
1.30
51%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.47
Takedowns / 15 min
3.84
38%
Takedown accuracy
44%
40%
Takedown defense
50%
2.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+4
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Damon Jackson
  • WDan ArguetaU-DEC R3
    Close -6983mo before
  • WKamuela KirkSUB R2
    Close -1196mo before
  • WCharles RosaU-DEC R3
    Close -20111mo before
  • LIlia TopuriaKO/TKO R1
    Close +2101y 9mo before
  • WMirsad BekticSUB R3
    Close +2772y before
Pat Sabatini
  • WTJ LaramieU-DEC R3
    Close -5385mo before
  • WTucker LutzU-DEC R3
    Close -10110mo before
  • WJamall EmmersSUB R1
    Close +1261y 1mo before
  • WTristan ConnellyU-DEC R3
    Close -2331y 5mo before
Jackson — win / loss by method
Record: 21-4-1, 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
3 wins, 3 losses
W
14% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
15 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win2loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (18%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
13 (76%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (6%)Decision(0%) 0
Sabatini — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
12% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
59% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
3 (75%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
9 (69%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Jackson
Sabatini
8
UFC fights
4
79.1 min · 9.9 avg
Octagon time
46.9 min · 11.7 avg
13y 10m
Career length
12y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Jackson
Sabatini
65W–14L · 82.3%
Overall
56W–16L · 77.8%
47W–12L · 79.7%
Wins
56W–16L · 77.8%
18W–2L · 90.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jackson
Sabatini
165W–66L · 71.4%
Overall
82W–43L · 65.6%
141W–65L · 68.4%
Wins
70W–36L · 66.0%
24W–1L · 96.0%
Losses
12W–7L · 63.2%
Distance striking
Jackson
Sabatini
6.14
Landed / min
4.01
32.6%
Accuracy
46.3%
59.5%
Defense
57.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.32
25.1%
Time at distance
19.7%
Grappling & control
Jackson
Sabatini
2.47
Takedowns / 15 min
3.84
38.2%
Takedown accuracy
44.4%
40.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
2.09
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.92
70.4%
Control share
79.3%
Strike target map
Jackson
  • Head67%(136)div 64%
  • Body26%(52)div 20%
  • Legs7%(14)div 16%
Sabatini
  • Head72%(57)div 64%
  • Body20%(16)div 20%
  • Legs8%(6)div 16%

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

Damon Jackson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Pat Sabatini
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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