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UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
Montel Jackson
Montel Jackson
6-1 · USA
VS
Brian Kelleher
Brian Kelleher
19-9 · USA
December 29, 2018 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
137.0lbMissed +1.0
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Montel Jackson def. Brian Kelleher by SUB (D'Arce Choke), R1 1:40
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:40
Jackson10/160/000:16
Kelleher6/100/100:05
Total
Jackson10/160/000:16
Kelleher6/100/100:05

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 probabilityKelleher
91.4%8.6%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
12%
Decision
60%
Expected fight time: 11.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Jackson91%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%29%
Submission9%10%
Decision56%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3479)act 10
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.7)act 0
Kelleher9%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%21%
Submission3%32%
Decision4%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 6
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R210%
R38%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Jackson
85.5%-627
Kelleher
+62713.6%
Most takedownstie 34.0%
Jackson
48.6%-280
Kelleher
+28017.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 60.6
60.5
Over 60.5
42.6%
+135
Under 60.5
57.4%
-135
076152
Kelleher
Expected: 23.5
23.5
Over 23.5
42.6%
+135
Under 23.5
57.4%
-135
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
40.5%
+147
Under 1.5
59.5%
-147
035
Kelleher
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
29.4%
+240
Under 0.5
70.6%
-240
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 11.3 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
Jackson91.4%61.9%+29.5-175
Kelleher8.6%38.1%−29.5+155

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
67.8Striking59.5
Jackson +8.2
53.1Grappling51.0
Jackson +2.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JacksonKelleher
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1506
Pound-for-pound
1541
1506
Divisional
1539
1496
Striking offense
1509
1505
Striking defense
1487
1503
Grappling offense
1511
1496
Grappling defense
1498
Physical
26 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'6"
75"
Reach
66"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
2.80
Strikes landed / min
5.06
45%
Strike accuracy
45%
1.67
Strikes absorbed / min
5.98
53%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.29
100%
Takedown accuracy
29%
65%
Takedown defense
85%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
60%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Montel Jackson
  • LRicky SimonU-DEC R3
    Close -1255mo before
Brian Kelleher
  • LJohn LinekerKO/TKO R3
    Close +2258mo before
  • WRenan BaraoU-DEC R3
    Close +14510mo before
  • WDamian StasiakKO/TKO R3
    Close -1051y 2mo before
  • LMarlon VeraSUB R1
    Close -2351y 5mo before
  • WIuri AlcantaraSUB R1
    Close +3151y 7mo before
Jackson — 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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
17% 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
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0
Kelleher — win / loss by method
Record: 19-9-0

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, 1 loss
W
37% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 5 losses
W
42% of wins
L
56% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
21% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
16win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (44%)Submission(57%) 4
3 (19%)Decision(43%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Jackson
Kelleher
1
UFC fights
5
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
46.5 min · 9.3 avg
9y 1m
Career length
15y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Jackson
Kelleher
13W–1L · 92.9%
Overall
119W–27L · 81.5%
0W–0L
Wins
78W–16L · 83.0%
13W–1L · 92.9%
Losses
41W–11L · 78.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jackson
Kelleher
39W–44L · 47.0%
Overall
153W–76L · 66.8%
39W–44L · 47.0%
Wins
101W–63L · 61.6%
0W–0L
Losses
52W–13L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Jackson
Kelleher
3.29
Landed / min
6.64
34.8%
Accuracy
40.9%
59.1%
Defense
57.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.32
46.7%
Time at distance
61.3%
Grappling & control
Jackson
Kelleher
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.29
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
28.6%
65.0%
Takedown defense
84.6%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.65
11.8%
Control share
66.7%
Strike target map
Jackson
  • Head64%(27)div 63%
  • Body31%(13)div 21%
  • Legs5%(2)div 16%
Kelleher
  • Head74%(173)div 63%
  • Body13%(31)div 21%
  • Legs13%(31)div 16%

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

Montel Jackson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brian Kelleher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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