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Jake Matthews
Jake Matthews
14-4 · AUS
VS
Rostem Akman
Rostem Akman
6-1 · SWE
October 5, 2019 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Jake Matthews def. Rostem Akman by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Matthews15/390/000:00
Akman5/330/000:00
R2
Matthews18/480/000:00
Akman5/420/000:00
R3
Matthews26/460/200:49
Akman5/350/000:03
Total
Matthews59/1330/200:49
Akman15/1100/000:03

Scorecards

Matthews vs Akman

RdBen CartlidgeCharlie KeechChristopher ShenCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9.2
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27.2

Media (12 cards) · avg 3027 · 12 Matthews · 0 Akman

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

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 probabilityAkman
80.8%19.2%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
17%
Decision
53%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Matthews, blue toward Akman. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Matthews81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%27%
Submission15%19%
Decision44%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 59
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.6)act 0
Akman19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%41%
Submission1%8%
Decision10%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 15
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R213%
R39%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Matthews
65.7%-199
Akman
+19932.9%
Most takedownstie 39.5%
Matthews
43.7%-260
Akman
+26016.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Matthews
Expected: 44.9
45
Over 45
41.7%
+136
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.9%
-136
057113
Akman
Expected: 31.1
31
Over 31
41.7%
+134
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.1%
-134
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Matthews
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.3%
+158
Exactly 1
21.7%
push
Under 1
48.0%
-158
035
Akman
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
27.5%
+264
Under 0.5
72.5%
-264
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 10.7 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
Matthews80.8%79.7%+1.1-470
Akman19.2%20.3%−1.1+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
69.4Striking57.6
Matthews +11.9
59.8Grappling51.3
Matthews +8.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MatthewsAkman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1568
Pound-for-pound
1505
1555
Divisional
1505
1486
Striking offense
1497
1528
Striking defense
1499
1521
Grappling offense
1501
1499
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
25 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
2.96
Strikes landed / min
2.60
47%
Strike accuracy
39%
2.16
Strikes absorbed / min
4.00
59%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.26
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
40%
Takedown accuracy
40%
67%
Takedown defense
83%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
0%
71%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
308
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jake Matthews
  • LAnthony Rocco MartinSUB R3
    Close -15010mo before
  • WShinsho AnzaiSUB R1
    Close -6001y 3mo before
  • WLi JingliangU-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 8mo before
  • WBojan VelickovicS-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 11mo before
  • LAndrew HolbrookS-DEC R3
    Close -5502y 10mo before
Rostem Akman
  • LSergey KhandozhkoU-DEC R3
    Close +1354mo before
Matthews — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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
29% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
4 (57%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (29%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (43%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Akman — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
83% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Matthews
Akman
11
UFC fights
1
112.9 min · 10.3 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
13y 10m
Career length
9y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Matthews
Akman
148W–34L · 81.3%
Overall
26W–5L · 83.9%
104W–27L · 79.4%
Wins
0W–0L
44W–7L · 86.3%
Losses
26W–5L · 83.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Matthews
Akman
18W–10L · 64.3%
Overall
43W–41L · 51.2%
18W–10L · 64.3%
Wins
43W–41L · 51.2%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Matthews
Akman
3.31
Landed / min
3.12
34.6%
Accuracy
34.1%
67.3%
Defense
61.0%
0.27
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
44.7%
Time at distance
66.3%
Grappling & control
Matthews
Akman
2.26
Takedowns / 15 min
2.00
40.5%
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
66.7%
Takedown defense
83.3%
0.93
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
65.5%
Control share
76.5%
Strike target map
Matthews
  • Head78%(262)div 63%
  • Body11%(38)div 20%
  • Legs10%(34)div 16%
Akman
  • Head77%(30)div 63%
  • Body15%(6)div 20%
  • Legs8%(3)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.

Rostem Akman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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