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Jordan Espinosa
Jordan Espinosa
13-5 · USA
VS
Eric Shelton
Eric Shelton
12-5 · USA
March 23, 2019 · Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
Jordan Espinosa def. Eric Shelton by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Espinosa15/310/200:14
Shelton6/160/000:00
R2
Espinosa17/401/100:04
Shelton8/300/000:00
R3
Espinosa15/340/000:00
Shelton11/350/000:00
Total
Espinosa47/1051/300:18
Shelton25/810/000:00

Scorecards

Espinosa vs Shelton

RdAnthony ManessBrian PuccilloDerek ClearyCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.2
R210-910-910-99.4-9.6
R310-910-99-109.1-9.9
Total30-2730-2729-2828.3-28.7

Media (14 cards) · avg 29.127.9 · 14 Espinosa · 0 Shelton

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Espinosa-Shelton.

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
EspinosaWin probabilityShelton
39.1%60.9%
KO / TKO
16%
Submission
11%
Decision
72%
Expected fight time: 12.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Espinosa39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%17%
Submission5%14%
Decision27%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 47
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 1
Shelton61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%15%
Submission6%10%
Decision46%75%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 25
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.4)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R28%
R36%
Distance72%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Espinosa
46.6%+112
Shelton
-11252.0%
Most takedownstie 33.5%
Espinosa
14.7%+353
Shelton
-35351.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Espinosa
Expected: 37.9
38
Over 38
41.5%
+137
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.7%
-137
04895
Shelton
Expected: 40.2
40
Over 40
42.1%
+134
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.3%
-134
051101
Takedowns — over/under
Espinosa
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.5%
+278
Under 0.5
73.5%
-278
035
Shelton
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
39.9%
-101
Exactly 1
20.5%
push
Under 1
39.5%
+101
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 12.5 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
Espinosa39.1%45.7%−6.6+110
Shelton60.9%54.3%+6.6-130

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EspinosaShelton
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1513
Pound-for-pound
1511
1513
Divisional
1510
1500
Striking offense
1486
1500
Striking defense
1522
1500
Grappling offense
1503
1500
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
29 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
69"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.75
Strike accuracy
45%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.63
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
3.40
Takedown accuracy
52%
Takedown defense
43%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
40%
Win/loss streak
+1
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jordan Espinosa
No prior UFC fights.
Eric Shelton
  • WJoseph MoralesS-DEC R3
    Close -1454mo before
  • LAlex PerezU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -1401y 1mo before
  • WJenel LausaU-DEC R3
    Close -3301y 4mo before
  • LJarred BrooksS-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 8mo before
  • LAlexandre PantojaS-DEC R3
    Close -1202y 2mo before
Espinosa — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0, 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
54% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
31% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (54%)Submission(40%) 2
4 (31%)Decision(60%) 3
Shelton — win / loss by method
Record: 12-5-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 5 losses
W
42% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Espinosa
Shelton
0
UFC fights
5
Octagon time
75.0 min · 15.0 avg
Career length
13y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Espinosa
Shelton
Overall
63W–10L · 86.3%
Wins
16W–4L · 80.0%
Losses
47W–6L · 88.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Espinosa
Shelton
94W–53L · 63.9%
Overall
56W–42L · 57.1%
72W–40L · 64.3%
Wins
49W–41L · 54.4%
22W–13L · 62.9%
Losses
7W–1L · 87.5%
Distance striking
Espinosa
Shelton
Landed / min
2.84
Accuracy
31.6%
Defense
70.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
50.7%
Grappling & control
Espinosa
Shelton
Takedowns / 15 min
3.40
Takedown accuracy
51.5%
Takedown defense
43.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.20
Control share
53.8%
Strike target map
Espinosa
  • Head0%(0)div 62%
  • Body0%(0)div 23%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.
Shelton
  • Head80%(165)div 62%
  • Body15%(30)div 23%
  • Legs5%(11)div 15%

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

Jordan Espinosa

No UFC fights on record.

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

Eric Shelton
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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