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UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori
Gabriel Benitez
Gabriel Benitez
21-8 · MEX
VS
Justin Jaynes
Justin Jaynes
16-5 · USA
December 5, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Gabriel Benitez def. Justin Jaynes by KO/TKO (Knee), R1 4:06
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:06
Benitez38/1040/010:00
Jaynes22/520/000:00
Total
Benitez38/1040/010:00
Jaynes22/520/000:00

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
BenitezWin probabilityJaynes
61.0%39.0%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
23%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 9.7 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 Benitez, blue toward Jaynes. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Benitez61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%28%
Submission15%25%
Decision29%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1962)act 38
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Jaynes39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%39%
Submission7%18%
Decision17%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1551)act 22
Takedowns1.8 (0.04.8)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R215%
R37%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Benitez
56.0%-131
Jaynes
+13142.9%
Most takedownstie 21.9%
Benitez
10.6%+639
Jaynes
-63967.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Benitez
Expected: 45.9
46
Over 46
39.1%
+153
Exactly 46
1.1%
push
Under 46
59.9%
-153
058115
Jaynes
Expected: 37.3
37.5
Over 37.5
39.6%
+153
Under 37.5
60.4%
-153
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Benitez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.2%
+282
Under 0.5
73.8%
-282
035
Jaynes
Expected: 1.8
2
Over 2
36.4%
+125
Exactly 2
18.0%
push
Under 2
45.6%
-125
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 9.7 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
Benitez61.0%64.8%−3.8-215
Jaynes39.0%35.2%+3.8+170

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
69.0Striking58.8
Benitez +10.2
54.6Grappling29.0
Benitez +25.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BenitezJaynes
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1525
1511
Divisional
1542
1501
Striking offense
1493
1502
Striking defense
1495
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
32 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'7"
71"
Reach
68"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.14
Strikes landed / min
4.60
39%
Strike accuracy
44%
3.16
Strikes absorbed / min
7.34
71%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.18
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50%
Takedown accuracy
0%
56%
Takedown defense
50%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
50%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
60%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
206
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gabriel Benitez
  • LOmar MoralesU-DEC R3
    Close +1607mo before
  • LSodiq YusuffKO/TKO R1
    Close +2351y 4mo before
  • WHumberto BandenayKO/TKO R1
    Close -1552y 7mo before
  • WJason KnightU-DEC R3
    Close +2703y before
  • LEnrique BarzolaU-DEC R3
    Close -1353y 7mo before
Justin Jaynes
  • LGavin TuckerSUB R3
    Close +1124mo before
  • WFrank CamachoKO/TKO R1
    Close +2806mo before
Benitez — win / loss by method
Record: 21-8-0

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 2 losses
W
48% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
19% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
16win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (50%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (13%)Decision(50%) 2
Jaynes — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
13% of wins
L
80% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
15win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (13%)Decision(100%) 4
1 (7%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Benitez
Jaynes
9
UFC fights
2
84.9 min · 9.4 avg
Octagon time
12.4 min · 6.2 avg
19y 0m
Career length
13y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Benitez
Jaynes
111W–29L · 79.3%
Overall
34W–9L · 79.1%
67W–22L · 75.3%
Wins
23W–8L · 74.2%
44W–7L · 86.3%
Losses
11W–1L · 91.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Benitez
Jaynes
116W–75L · 60.7%
Overall
80W–37L · 68.4%
94W–63L · 59.9%
Wins
63W–30L · 67.7%
22W–12L · 64.7%
Losses
17W–7L · 70.8%
Distance striking
Benitez
Jaynes
5.21
Landed / min
4.05
37.6%
Accuracy
37.6%
73.1%
Defense
59.5%
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
2.42
72.8%
Time at distance
81.6%
Grappling & control
Benitez
Jaynes
0.18
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
56.1%
Takedown defense
50.0%
1.24
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.21
15.7%
Control share
32.8%
Strike target map
Benitez
  • Head51%(181)div 63%
  • Body26%(93)div 20%
  • Legs22%(78)div 17%
Jaynes
  • Head77%(44)div 63%
  • Body23%(13)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Gabriel Benitez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Justin Jaynes
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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