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Jake Matthews
Jake Matthews
16-4 · AUS
VS
Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez
30-12 · USA
September 26, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Jake Matthews def. Diego Sanchez by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Matthews22/461/200:29
Sanchez11/350/100:00
R2
Matthews23/530/000:00
Sanchez12/400/000:00
R3
Matthews27/490/014:23
Sanchez2/60/000:00
Total
Matthews72/1481/214:52
Sanchez25/810/100:00

Scorecards

Matthews vs Sanchez

RdAnders OhlssonClemens WernerDave TirelliCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-8.9
R310-810-810-810-8.1
Total30-2630-2630-2630-26

Media (19 cards) · avg 3026.1 · 19 Matthews · 0 Sanchez

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Matthews-Sanchez.

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
MatthewsWin probabilitySanchez
75.8%24.2%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
6%
Decision
68%
Expected fight time: 12.0 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 Matthews, blue toward Sanchez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Matthews76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%25%
Submission5%7%
Decision52%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2169)act 72
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 1
Sanchez24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%30%
Submission1%2%
Decision16%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1137)act 25
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R212%
R34%
Distance68%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Matthews
68.7%-228
Sanchez
+22830.1%
Most takedownstie 52.2%
Matthews
31.2%-188
Sanchez
+18816.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Matthews
Expected: 51.1
51
Over 51
39.4%
+152
Exactly 51
1.0%
push
Under 51
59.7%
-152
064128
Sanchez
Expected: 27.5
27.5
Over 27.5
39.7%
+152
Under 27.5
60.3%
-152
03569
Takedowns — over/under
Matthews
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.0%
+178
Under 0.5
64.0%
-178
035
Sanchez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.1%
+353
Under 0.5
77.9%
-353
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 12.0 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
Matthews75.8%83.3%−7.5-715
Sanchez24.2%16.7%+7.5+470

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
70.7Striking60.2
Matthews +10.5
58.0Grappling38.9
Matthews +19.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MatthewsSanchez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1594
Pound-for-pound
1597
1582
Divisional
1602
1486
Striking offense
1468
1538
Striking defense
1491
1514
Grappling offense
1460
1511
Grappling defense
1535
Physical
26 yrs
Age
38 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.98
Strikes landed / min
2.70
46%
Strike accuracy
38%
2.16
Strikes absorbed / min
3.05
62%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.20
Takedowns / 15 min
1.41
41%
Takedown accuracy
22%
69%
Takedown defense
47%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
69%
UFC win rate
61%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
56%
Finish rate
32%
Recent opp. quality
217
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jake Matthews
  • WEmil MeekU-DEC R3
    Close -2007mo before
  • WRostem AkmanU-DEC R3
    Close -4701y before
  • LAnthony Rocco MartinSUB R3
    Close -1501y 10mo before
  • WShinsho AnzaiSUB R1
    Close -6002y 3mo before
  • WLi JingliangU-DEC R3
    Close +1252y 8mo before
Diego Sanchez
  • WMichel PereiraDQ R3
    Close +1357mo before
  • LMichael ChiesaU-DEC R3
    Close +3151y 3mo before
  • WMickey GallKO/TKO R2
    Close +2001y 7mo before
  • WCraig WhiteU-DEC R3
    Close +1752y 1mo before
  • LMatt BrownKO/TKO R1
    Close +2902y 10mo before
Matthews — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
25% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(50%) 2
4 (44%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (43%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Sanchez — win / loss by method
Record: 30-12-0

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
10 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 8 losses
W
43% of wins
L
67% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
3% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
19win12loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (32%)KO/TKO(33%) 4
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
12 (63%)Decision(67%) 8
1 (5%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Matthews
Sanchez
13
UFC fights
31
142.9 min · 11.0 avg
Octagon time
382.1 min · 12.3 avg
13y 10m
Career length
24y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Matthews
Sanchez
163W–39L · 80.7%
Overall
534W–162L · 76.7%
119W–32L · 78.8%
Wins
337W–108L · 75.7%
44W–7L · 86.3%
Losses
197W–54L · 78.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Matthews
Sanchez
18W–10L · 64.3%
Overall
54W–57L · 48.6%
18W–10L · 64.3%
Wins
54W–57L · 48.6%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Matthews
Sanchez
3.55
Landed / min
2.91
36.7%
Accuracy
29.0%
71.9%
Defense
61.6%
0.31
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.24
48.4%
Time at distance
53.1%
Grappling & control
Matthews
Sanchez
2.20
Takedowns / 15 min
1.41
41.2%
Takedown accuracy
21.8%
68.8%
Takedown defense
47.1%
0.73
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.71
70.2%
Control share
63.3%
Strike target map
Matthews
  • Head73%(313)div 63%
  • Body14%(59)div 20%
  • Legs13%(54)div 16%
Sanchez
  • Head70%(718)div 63%
  • Body24%(246)div 20%
  • Legs7%(69)div 16%

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

Jake Matthews
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Diego Sanchez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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