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UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
Ricky Simon
Ricky Simon
13-1 · USA
VS
Montel Jackson
Montel Jackson
6-0 · USA
August 4, 2018 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Ricky Simon def. Montel Jackson by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Simon10/212/700:59
Jackson10/350/000:05
R2
Simon12/231/601:16
Jackson10/281/100:26
R3
Simon3/94/703:20
Jackson22/311/100:14
Total
Simon25/537/2005:35
Jackson42/942/200:45

Scorecards

Simon vs Jackson

RdDerek ClearyMarcos RosalesMichael BellCommunity
R110-910-910-99.5-9.5
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-99-109.8-9.2
Total30-2730-2729-2829.3-27.7

Media (15 cards) · avg 29.527.6 · 15 Simon · 0 Jackson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Simon-Jackson.

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
SimonWin probabilityJackson
29.1%70.9%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
22%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Simon29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%22%
Submission8%26%
Decision15%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 25
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.9)act 7
Jackson71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%31%
Submission15%21%
Decision34%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2558)act 42
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 2
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R221%
R38%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Simon
28.8%+243
Jackson
-24369.8%
Most takedownstie 25.5%
Simon
56.8%-320
Jackson
+32017.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Simon
Expected: 27.7
27.5
Over 27.5
42.9%
+133
Under 27.5
57.1%
-133
03570
Jackson
Expected: 44.3
44.5
Over 44.5
42.1%
+137
Under 44.5
57.9%
-137
056111
Takedowns — over/under
Simon
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
48.5%
+106
Under 1.5
51.5%
-106
035
Jackson
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
37.3%
+168
Under 0.5
62.7%
-168
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 10.5 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
Simon29.1%46.8%−17.7+105
Jackson70.9%53.2%+17.7-125

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
SimonJackson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1552
Pound-for-pound
1521
1552
Divisional
1521
1482
Striking offense
1500
1498
Striking defense
1500
1559
Grappling offense
1500
1545
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'10"
69"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.27
Strikes landed / min
33%
Strike accuracy
4.07
Strikes absorbed / min
71%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
29%
Takedown accuracy
73%
Takedown defense
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ricky Simon
  • WMerab DvalishviliSUB R3
    Close -1103mo before
Montel Jackson
No prior UFC fights.
Simon — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-0

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
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 1
6 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Jackson — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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

Profiles

Experience
Simon
Jackson
1
UFC fights
0
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
12y 6m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Simon
Jackson
7W–3L · 70.0%
Overall
7W–3L · 70.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Simon
Jackson
91W–66L · 58.0%
Overall
39W–44L · 47.0%
78W–63L · 55.3%
Wins
39W–44L · 47.0%
13W–3L · 81.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Simon
Jackson
3.16
Landed / min
29.5%
Accuracy
71.1%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
59.1%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Simon
Jackson
2.00
Takedowns / 15 min
28.6%
Takedown accuracy
72.7%
Takedown defense
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
50.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Simon
  • Head74%(25)div 63%
  • Body18%(6)div 21%
  • Legs9%(3)div 16%
Jackson
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Ricky Simon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Montel Jackson

No UFC fights on record.

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