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UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Josh Hokit
Josh Hokit
7-0 · USA
VS
Denzel Freeman
Denzel Freeman
7-1 · USA
January 24, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
234.5lb
Weigh-in
257.5lb
Josh Hokit def. Denzel Freeman by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 4:59
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:59
Hokit37/571/203:47
Freeman0/70/100:00
Total
Hokit37/571/203:47
Freeman0/70/100:00

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
HokitWin probabilityFreeman
55.9%44.1%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
14%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 8.8 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 Hokit, blue toward Freeman. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Hokit56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%50%22%
Submission9%17%22%
Decision19%33%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 37
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.3)act 1
Freeman44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%43%16%
Submission4%10%4%
Decision21%47%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 0
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.1)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R215%
R37%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Hokit
54.0%-121
Freeman
+12144.7%
Most takedownstie 28.6%
Hokit
37.2%-109
Freeman
+10934.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hokit
Expected: 39.4
39.5
Over 39.5
39.7%
+152
Under 39.5
60.3%
-152
05099
Freeman
Expected: 34.1
34
Over 34
39.2%
+152
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.4%
-152
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Hokit
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
34.4%
+131
Exactly 1
20.6%
push
Under 1
45.0%
-131
035
Freeman
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.4%
+147
Exactly 1
19.9%
push
Under 1
47.7%
-147
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 8.8 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
Hokit55.9%68.9%−13.0-260
Freeman44.1%31.1%+13.0+207
By method
Hokit by KO/TKO26.1%22.4%+3.7+278
Hokit by submission7.7%21.7%−14.0+289
Hokit by decision22.0%22.7%−0.7+272
Freeman by KO/TKO20.6%15.5%+5.1+444
Freeman by submission6.1%4.2%+1.9+1916
Freeman by decision17.4%13.6%+3.8+523
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds61.0%61.3%−0.3-193
Over 2.5 rds46.2%44.3%+1.9+112
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision39.4%36.7%+2.7+155

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
80.6Striking77.5
Hokit +3.1
0.0Grappling0.0
Hokit +0.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HokitFreeman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1542
Pound-for-pound
1536
1542
Divisional
1536
1493
Striking offense
1483
1500
Striking defense
1504
1552
Grappling offense
1552
1549
Grappling defense
1549
Physical
28 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
9.64
Strikes landed / min
3.27
53%
Strike accuracy
62%
3.21
Strikes absorbed / min
2.07
57%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
77
Days since last fight
63
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Josh Hokit
  • WMax GimenisKO/TKO R1
    Close -4303mo before
Denzel Freeman
  • WMarek BujloU-DEC R3
    Close -2242mo before
Hokit — win / loss by method
Record: 7-0-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Freeman — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Hokit
Freeman
1
UFC fights
1
0.9 min · 0.9 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
2y 10m
Career length
8y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hokit
Freeman
6W–1L · 85.7%
Overall
6W–0L · 100.0%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Wins
6W–0L · 100.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hokit
Freeman
22W–11L · 66.7%
Overall
14W–4L · 77.8%
22W–11L · 66.7%
Wins
12W–4L · 75.0%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Hokit
Freeman
9.58
Landed / min
3.20
46.7%
Accuracy
61.6%
50.0%
Defense
60.8%
32.14
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
78.3%
Time at distance
93.8%
Grappling & control
Hokit
Freeman
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Control share
0.0%
Strike target map
Hokit
  • Head100%(9)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
Freeman
  • Head39%(19)div 65%
  • Body12%(6)div 19%
  • Legs49%(24)div 16%

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

Josh Hokit
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Denzel Freeman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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