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UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal
33-13 · USA
VS
Ben Askren
Ben Askren
19-0 · USA
July 6, 2019 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Jorge Masvidal def. Ben Askren by KO/TKO (Flying Knee), R1 0:05
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:05
Masvidal3/30/010:02
Askren0/00/000:00
Total
Masvidal3/30/010:02
Askren0/00/000:00

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
MasvidalWin probabilityAskren
43.6%56.4%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
22%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Masvidal44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%37%
Submission5%12%
Decision23%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2457)act 3
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.7)act 0
Askren56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%29%
Submission17%30%
Decision23%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 0
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.7)act 0
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R213%
R311%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Masvidal
61.6%-167
Askren
+16737.0%
Most takedownstie 25.8%
Masvidal
6.6%+1025
Askren
-102567.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Masvidal
Expected: 43.7
43.5
Over 43.5
42.9%
+133
Under 43.5
57.1%
-133
055110
Askren
Expected: 33.3
33.5
Over 33.5
42.2%
+137
Under 33.5
57.8%
-137
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Masvidal
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
16.6%
Exactly 0
83.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Askren
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
48.7%
+105
Under 1.5
51.3%
-105
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 9.9 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
Masvidal43.6%34.2%+9.4+180
Askren56.4%65.8%−9.4-220

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
71.7Striking4.0
Masvidal +67.8
56.5Grappling70.2
Askren +13.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MasvidalAskren
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1604
Pound-for-pound
1595
1565
Divisional
1595
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
34 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.11
Strikes landed / min
0.00
48%
Strike accuracy
0%
2.93
Strikes absorbed / min
7.80
60%
Strike defense
10%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
4.50
52%
Takedown accuracy
50%
75%
Takedown defense
0%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.5
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
112
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jorge Masvidal
  • WDarren TillKO/TKO R2
    Close +1854mo before
  • LStephen ThompsonU-DEC R3
    Close +1651y 8mo before
  • LDemian MaiaS-DEC R3
    Close -1052y 2mo before
  • WDonald CerroneKO/TKO R2
    Close +1552y 5mo before
  • WJake EllenbergerKO/TKO R1
    Close -2102y 7mo before
Ben Askren
  • WRobbie LawlerSUB R1
    Close -2804mo before
Masvidal — win / loss by method
Record: 33-13-0

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
14 wins, 1 loss
W
42% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
15% of losses
Decision
17 wins, 10 losses
W
52% of wins
L
77% of losses
UFC
10win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (10%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (50%)Decision(100%) 6
Non-UFC
23win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (43%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
1 (4%)Submission(29%) 2
12 (52%)Decision(57%) 4
Askren — win / loss by method
Record: 19-0-0, 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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
32% of wins
L
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
32% of wins
L
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
37% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
18win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (28%)Submission() 0
7 (39%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Masvidal
Askren
16
UFC fights
1
207.5 min · 13.0 avg
Octagon time
3.3 min · 3.3 avg
23y 2m
Career length
17y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Masvidal
Askren
299W–86L · 77.7%
Overall
28W–12L · 70.0%
197W–64L · 75.5%
Wins
28W–12L · 70.0%
102W–22L · 82.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Masvidal
Askren
393W–164L · 70.6%
Overall
270W–61L · 81.6%
299W–129L · 69.9%
Wins
270W–61L · 81.6%
94W–35L · 72.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Masvidal
Askren
4.79
Landed / min
0.00
43.0%
Accuracy
0.0%
62.3%
Defense
50.0%
0.43
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
60.0%
Time at distance
6.0%
Grappling & control
Masvidal
Askren
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
4.50
51.6%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
75.3%
Takedown defense
0.0%
0.51
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.50
51.0%
Control share
78.3%
Strike target map
Masvidal
  • Head62%(526)div 63%
  • Body24%(204)div 20%
  • Legs14%(122)div 16%
Askren
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Jorge Masvidal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ben Askren
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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