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UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
Damon Jackson
Damon Jackson
17-3-1 · USA
VS
Mirsad Bektic
Mirsad Bektic
13-3 · USA
September 19, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
144.5lb
Damon Jackson def. Mirsad Bektic by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R3 1:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Jackson1/30/000:00
Bektic11/164/504:25
R2
Jackson7/110/000:23
Bektic2/52/304:28
R3 · 1:21
Jackson4/120/000:33
Bektic0/01/100:31
Total
Jackson12/260/000:56
Bektic13/217/909:24

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 probabilityBektic
22.2%77.8%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
23%
Decision
53%
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 Bektic. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Jackson22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%15%
Submission10%47%
Decision9%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 12
Takedowns1.5 (0.04.4)act 0
Bektic78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%26%
Submission13%17%
Decision44%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1551)act 13
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.8)act 7
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~2.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R219%
R310%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Jackson
41.6%+137
Bektic
-13757.0%
Most takedownstie 19.7%
Jackson
44.8%-126
Bektic
+12635.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 30.0
30
Over 30
38.9%
+153
Exactly 30
1.6%
push
Under 30
59.5%
-153
03875
Bektic
Expected: 37.8
38
Over 38
38.9%
+154
Exactly 38
1.3%
push
Under 38
59.8%
-154
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
49.6%
+102
Under 1.5
50.4%
-102
035
Bektic
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
42.9%
-126
Exactly 1
23.0%
push
Under 1
34.1%
+126
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
Jackson22.2%25.1%−2.9+277
Bektic77.8%74.9%+2.9-375

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
50.9Striking66.5
Bektic +15.6
34.6Grappling69.5
Bektic +34.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JacksonBektic
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1568
1533
Divisional
1568
1476
Striking offense
1497
1505
Striking defense
1506
1536
Grappling offense
1517
1523
Grappling defense
1525
Physical
32 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.71
Strikes landed / min
2.59
36%
Strike accuracy
41%
3.90
Strikes absorbed / min
1.89
44%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.77
Takedowns / 15 min
3.32
20%
Takedown accuracy
48%
60%
Takedown defense
92%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
67%
0
Win/loss streak
-2
0%
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
1694
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Damon Jackson
  • DLevan MakashviliM-DEC R3
    Close +2804y 8mo before
  • LYancy MedeirosSUB R2
    Close +1056y 1mo before
Mirsad Bektic
  • LDan IgeS-DEC R3
    Close -1257mo before
  • LJosh EmmettKO/TKO R1
    Close -1701y 2mo before
  • WRicardo LamasS-DEC R3
    Close -2452y 3mo before
  • WGodofredo PepeyKO/TKO R1
    Close -5502y 8mo before
  • LDarren ElkinsKO/TKO R3
    Close -7503y 7mo before
Jackson — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-1, 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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 1 loss
W
76% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (18%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
13 (76%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (6%)Decision(0%) 0
Bektic — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
54% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Jackson
Bektic
3
UFC fights
9
25.4 min · 8.5 avg
Octagon time
90.4 min · 10.0 avg
13y 10m
Career length
15y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Jackson
Bektic
9W–2L · 81.8%
Overall
128W–32L · 80.0%
0W–0L
Wins
81W–23L · 77.9%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
47W–9L · 83.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jackson
Bektic
165W–66L · 71.4%
Overall
63W–45L · 58.3%
141W–65L · 68.4%
Wins
63W–45L · 58.3%
24W–1L · 96.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Jackson
Bektic
4.71
Landed / min
3.37
26.7%
Accuracy
26.5%
57.8%
Defense
71.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
32.6%
Time at distance
32.8%
Grappling & control
Jackson
Bektic
1.77
Takedowns / 15 min
3.32
20.0%
Takedown accuracy
47.6%
60.0%
Takedown defense
92.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
79.8%
Control share
90.8%
Strike target map
Jackson
  • Head55%(38)div 64%
  • Body35%(24)div 19%
  • Legs10%(7)div 16%
Bektic
  • Head84%(196)div 64%
  • Body12%(28)div 19%
  • Legs4%(10)div 16%

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

Damon Jackson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Mirsad Bektic
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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