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UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
Montel Jackson
Montel Jackson
9-2 · USA
VS
Jesse Strader
Jesse Strader
5-1 · USA
March 20, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
137.5lbMissed +1.5
Montel Jackson def. Jesse Strader by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 1:58
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:58
Jackson15/260/020:16
Strader14/250/000:01
Total
Jackson15/260/020:16
Strader14/250/000:01

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 probabilityStrader
72.2%27.8%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
18%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 11.0 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 Strader. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Jackson72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%20%43%
Submission14%19%16%
Decision44%61%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 15
Takedowns1.2 (0.04.0)act 0
Strader28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%24%7%
Submission4%15%4%
Decision17%61%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 14
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.6)act 0
Combined totals~65 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R29%
R35%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Jackson
58.2%-144
Strader
+14440.3%
Most takedownstie 26.7%
Jackson
37.1%-103
Strader
+10336.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 37.0
37
Over 37
39.1%
+152
Exactly 37
1.3%
push
Under 37
59.6%
-152
04793
Strader
Expected: 28.0
28
Over 28
38.9%
+153
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.4%
-153
03671
Takedowns — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
37.9%
+121
Exactly 1
16.2%
push
Under 1
45.9%
-121
035
Strader
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
36.4%
+122
Exactly 1
19.2%
push
Under 1
44.4%
-122
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 11.0 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
Jackson72.2%83.5%−11.3-679
Strader27.8%16.5%+11.3+480
By method
Jackson by KO/TKO15.3%43.3%−28.0-118
Jackson by submission12.8%16.0%−3.2+400
Jackson by decision44.1%23.5%+20.6+240
Strader by KO/TKO5.9%6.7%−0.8+1100
Strader by submission4.9%3.8%+1.1+2001
Strader by decision17.0%6.7%+10.3+1100
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds74.7%48.0%+26.7-105
Over 2.5 rds65.4%35.4%+30.0+163
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision61.1%31.2%+29.9+200

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JacksonStrader
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1511
1540
Divisional
1511
1504
Striking offense
1500
1518
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'7"
75"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.52
Strikes landed / min
60%
Strike accuracy
1.28
Strikes absorbed / min
54%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
4.38
Takedowns / 15 min
75%
Takedown accuracy
65%
Takedown defense
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
245
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Montel Jackson
  • LBrett JohnsU-DEC R3
    Close -2158mo before
  • WFelipe ColaresU-DEC R3
    Close -7001y 2mo before
  • WAndre SoukhamthathU-DEC R3
    Close -6001y 11mo before
  • WBrian KelleherSUB R1
    missedClose -1752y 3mo before
  • LRicky SimonU-DEC R3
    Close -1252y 8mo before
Jesse Strader
No prior UFC fights.
Jackson — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Strader — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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, 1 loss
W
80% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Jackson
Strader
5
UFC fights
0
61.7 min · 12.3 avg
Octagon time
9y 1m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Jackson
Strader
70W–19L · 78.7%
Overall
41W–16L · 71.9%
Wins
29W–3L · 90.6%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jackson
Strader
39W–44L · 47.0%
Overall
24W–13L · 64.9%
39W–44L · 47.0%
Wins
10W–8L · 55.6%
0W–0L
Losses
14W–5L · 73.7%
Distance striking
Jackson
Strader
5.97
Landed / min
48.7%
Accuracy
58.9%
Defense
0.49
Knockdowns / 15 min
31.0%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Jackson
Strader
4.38
Takedowns / 15 min
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
65.3%
Takedown defense
0.24
Sub attempts / 15 min
58.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Jackson
  • Head71%(153)div 62%
  • Body22%(47)div 21%
  • Legs8%(17)div 17%
Strader
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Jesse Strader

No UFC fights on record.

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