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UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
Jan Blachowicz
Jan Blachowicz
23-8 · POL
VS
Luke Rockhold
Luke Rockhold
16-4 · USA
July 6, 2019 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
204.5lb
Jan Blachowicz def. Luke Rockhold by KO/TKO (Punch), R2 1:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Blachowicz16/230/000:00
Rockhold8/260/502:43
R2 · 1:39
Blachowicz14/190/010:01
Rockhold6/100/000:43
Total
Blachowicz30/420/010:01
Rockhold14/360/503:26

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
BlachowiczWin probabilityRockhold
30.9%69.1%
KO / TKO
58%
Submission
14%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 9.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Blachowicz31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%44%
Submission4%12%
Decision13%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 30
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Rockhold69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO44%64%
Submission10%15%
Decision15%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 14
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R213%
R325%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Blachowicz
56.4%-134
Rockhold
+13442.2%
Most takedownstie 64.5%
Blachowicz
9.1%+292
Rockhold
-29226.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Blachowicz
Expected: 41.6
41.5
Over 41.5
42.6%
+134
Under 41.5
57.4%
-134
052104
Rockhold
Expected: 35.6
35.5
Over 35.5
42.8%
+134
Under 35.5
57.2%
-134
04590
Takedowns — over/under
Blachowicz
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.5%
Exactly 0
88.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Rockhold
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.4%
+252
Under 0.5
71.6%
-252
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 9.2 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
Blachowicz30.9%30.2%+0.7+220
Rockhold69.1%69.8%−0.7-260

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
66.4Striking76.5
Rockhold +10.1
50.0Grappling62.0
Rockhold +12.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BlachowiczRockhold
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1575
Pound-for-pound
1602
1572
Divisional
1540
1502
Striking offense
1523
1519
Striking defense
1487
1490
Grappling offense
1505
1514
Grappling defense
1530
Physical
36 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'3"
78"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.49
Strikes landed / min
4.91
49%
Strike accuracy
56%
3.16
Strikes absorbed / min
2.87
53%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.46
Takedowns / 15 min
1.18
52%
Takedown accuracy
45%
54%
Takedown defense
64%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.4
Form & résumé
55%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
511
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jan Blachowicz
  • LThiago SantosKO/TKO R3
    Close +1104mo before
  • WNikita KrylovSUB R2
    Close +12510mo before
  • WJimi ManuwaU-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 4mo before
  • WJared CannonierU-DEC R3
    Close +1651y 7mo before
  • WDevin ClarkSUB R2
    Close +1301y 8mo before
Luke Rockhold
  • LYoel RomeroKO/TKO R3
    Close -1851y 5mo before
  • WDavid BranchKO/TKO R2
    Close -5001y 10mo before
  • LMichael BispingKO/TKO R1
    Close -7503y 1mo before
  • WChris WeidmanKO/TKO R4
    Close +1303y 7mo before
  • WLyoto MachidaSUB R2
    Close -1454y 3mo before
Blachowicz — win / loss by method
Record: 23-8-0

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
39% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 5 losses
W
39% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
7 (41%)Submission(33%) 1
6 (35%)Decision(33%) 1
Rockhold — 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
6 wins, 4 losses
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
5 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Blachowicz
Rockhold
11
UFC fights
9
133.3 min · 12.1 avg
Octagon time
63.3 min · 7.0 avg
19y 5m
Career length
19y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Blachowicz
Rockhold
160W–42L · 79.2%
Overall
172W–42L · 80.4%
97W–26L · 78.9%
Wins
110W–23L · 82.7%
63W–16L · 79.7%
Losses
62W–19L · 76.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Blachowicz
Rockhold
185W–82L · 69.3%
Overall
98W–33L · 74.8%
173W–65L · 72.7%
Wins
97W–32L · 75.2%
12W–17L · 41.4%
Losses
1W–1L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Blachowicz
Rockhold
5.05
Landed / min
4.48
43.0%
Accuracy
46.6%
66.1%
Defense
60.6%
0.34
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.47
46.8%
Time at distance
58.5%
Grappling & control
Blachowicz
Rockhold
1.46
Takedowns / 15 min
1.18
52.0%
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
53.6%
Takedown defense
63.6%
0.34
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.42
37.1%
Control share
62.2%
Strike target map
Blachowicz
  • Head70%(325)div 65%
  • Body23%(105)div 19%
  • Legs8%(36)div 16%
Rockhold
  • Head62%(194)div 65%
  • Body21%(66)div 19%
  • Legs16%(51)div 16%

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

Jan Blachowicz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Luke Rockhold
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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