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UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
Jared Cannonier
Jared Cannonier
13-5 · USA
VS
Kelvin Gastelum
Kelvin Gastelum
17-7 · USA
August 21, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Jared Cannonier def. Kelvin Gastelum by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Cannonier19/450/000:00
Gastelum22/570/100:02
R2
Cannonier17/430/000:00
Gastelum24/590/100:00
R3
Cannonier17/400/010:02
Gastelum15/540/200:19
R4
Cannonier15/450/000:00
Gastelum16/410/100:45
R5
Cannonier13/340/000:00
Gastelum12/350/301:25
Total
Cannonier81/2070/010:02
Gastelum89/2460/802:31

Scorecards

Cannonier vs Gastelum

RdJunichiro KamijoMichael BellSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.7-9.3
R29-109-109-109-10
R310-910-910-99.9-9
R410-910-910-99.9-9.1
R59-109-109-109.2-9.8
Total48-4748-4748-4747.7-47.2

Media (19 cards) · avg 48.146.9 · 19 Cannonier · 0 Gastelum

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Cannonier-Gastelum.

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
CannonierWin probabilityGastelum
35.6%64.4%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
10%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 15.6 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 Cannonier, blue toward Gastelum. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Cannonier36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%63%28%
Submission2%6%5%
Decision11%31%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (2580)act 81
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Gastelum64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%40%14%
Submission8%12%7%
Decision31%48%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes70 (2995)act 89
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.6)act 0
Combined totals~129 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R217%
R310%
R46%
R54%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Cannonier
44.0%+126
Gastelum
-12655.3%
Most takedownstie 46.4%
Cannonier
10.5%+410
Gastelum
-41043.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Cannonier
Expected: 59.0
59
Over 59
39.3%
+152
Exactly 59
0.8%
push
Under 59
59.8%
-152
074148
Gastelum
Expected: 69.6
69.5
Over 69.5
39.9%
+151
Under 69.5
60.1%
-151
088175
Takedowns — over/under
Cannonier
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.1%
Exactly 0
83.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Gastelum
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
32.2%
+165
Exactly 1
14.7%
push
Under 1
53.1%
-165
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 15.6 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
Cannonier35.6%57.2%−21.6-149
Gastelum64.4%42.8%+21.6+123
By method
Cannonier by KO/TKO17.2%28.4%−11.2+189
Cannonier by submission3.6%4.8%−1.2+1605
Cannonier by decision14.9%23.2%−8.3+254
Gastelum by KO/TKO31.0%13.9%+17.1+489
Gastelum by submission6.5%6.6%−0.1+1143
Gastelum by decision26.8%23.1%+3.7+255
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds78.5%72.5%+6.0-347
Over 2.5 rds60.9%61.1%−0.2-188
Over 3.5 rds51.3%45.9%+5.4-132
Over 4.5 rds45.6%49.7%−4.1-113
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision41.7%47.6%−5.9-104

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
72.9Striking64.8
Cannonier +8.1
30.9Grappling41.7
Gastelum +10.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CannonierGastelum
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1589
1567
Divisional
1554
1527
Striking offense
1508
1500
Striking defense
1523
1480
Grappling offense
1494
1510
Grappling defense
1525
Physical
37 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'9"
77"
Reach
71"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.70
Strikes landed / min
3.52
52%
Strike accuracy
42%
3.09
Strikes absorbed / min
3.24
64%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.16
Takedowns / 15 min
1.16
33%
Takedown accuracy
37%
54%
Takedown defense
63%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
55%
UFC win rate
58%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
20%
83%
Finish rate
45%
Recent opp. quality
301
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jared Cannonier
  • LRobert WhittakerU-DEC R3
    Close -11010mo before
  • WJack HermanssonKO/TKO R2
    Close +2351y 11mo before
  • WAnderson SilvaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1352y 3mo before
  • WDavid BranchKO/TKO R2
    Close +2652y 10mo before
  • LDominick ReyesKO/TKO R1
    Close +1803y 3mo before
Kelvin Gastelum
  • LRobert WhittakerU-DEC R5
    Close +2114mo before
  • WIan HeinischU-DEC R3
    Close -2026mo before
  • LJack HermanssonSUB R1
    Close -1121y 1mo before
  • LDarren TillS-DEC R3
    Close -2001y 10mo before
  • LIsrael AdesanyaU-DEC R5
    Close +1502y 4mo before
Cannonier — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
69% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
15% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Gastelum — win / loss by method
Record: 17-7-0, 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
35% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 5 losses
W
35% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
11win7loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (27%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(29%) 2
6 (55%)Decision(71%) 5
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Cannonier
Gastelum
11
UFC fights
19
96.6 min · 8.8 avg
Octagon time
246.4 min · 13.0 avg
15y 1m
Career length
17y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Cannonier
Gastelum
192W–43L · 81.7%
Overall
326W–82L · 79.9%
102W–20L · 83.6%
Wins
208W–60L · 77.6%
90W–23L · 79.6%
Losses
118W–22L · 84.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Cannonier
Gastelum
61W–36L · 62.9%
Overall
6W–7L · 46.2%
61W–36L · 62.9%
Wins
6W–7L · 46.2%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Cannonier
Gastelum
4.05
Landed / min
4.51
45.5%
Accuracy
39.1%
66.6%
Defense
60.5%
0.62
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.55
63.9%
Time at distance
63.4%
Grappling & control
Cannonier
Gastelum
0.16
Takedowns / 15 min
1.16
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
37.3%
54.1%
Takedown defense
62.8%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.12
20.2%
Control share
49.7%
Strike target map
Cannonier
  • Head69%(245)div 64%
  • Body12%(43)div 19%
  • Legs19%(69)div 17%
Gastelum
  • Head67%(582)div 64%
  • Body18%(154)div 19%
  • Legs15%(132)div 17%

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

Jared Cannonier
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kelvin Gastelum
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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