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Raoni Barcelos
Raoni Barcelos
21-5 · BRA
VS
Montel Jackson
Montel Jackson
15-3 · USA
April 25, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Raoni Barcelos def. Montel Jackson by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barcelos3/42/402:49
Jackson14/240/010:23
R2
Barcelos8/171/702:14
Jackson13/190/000:00
R3
Barcelos10/173/702:42
Jackson8/230/000:00
Total
Barcelos21/386/1807:45
Jackson35/660/010:23

Scorecards

Barcelos vs Jackson

RdMichael BellRon McCarthySal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R310-910-99-109.8-9.2
Total29-2829-2828-2928.6-28.4

Media (10 cards) · avg 2928 · 10 Barcelos · 0 Jackson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Barcelos-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
BarcelosWin probabilityJackson
31.9%68.1%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
16%
Decision
60%
Expected fight time: 11.4 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Barcelos32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%20%5%
Submission6%19%8%
Decision20%61%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1241)act 21
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 6
Jackson68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%26%24%
Submission9%14%7%
Decision41%60%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2066)act 35
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R212%
R38%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Barcelos
34.5%+187
Jackson
-18764.3%
Most takedownstie 30.7%
Barcelos
40.2%-138
Jackson
+13829.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barcelos
Expected: 30.6
30.5
Over 30.5
39.9%
+151
Under 30.5
60.1%
-151
03977
Jackson
Expected: 48.5
48.5
Over 48.5
39.7%
+152
Under 48.5
60.3%
-152
061122
Takedowns — over/under
Barcelos
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
34.4%
+128
Exactly 1
21.5%
push
Under 1
44.1%
-128
035
Jackson
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
45.1%
+122
Under 0.5
54.9%
-122
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 11.4 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
Barcelos31.9%35.5%−3.6+167
Jackson68.1%64.5%+3.6-212
By method
Barcelos by KO/TKO7.7%4.9%+2.8+1624
Barcelos by submission5.0%8.5%−3.5+891
Barcelos by decision19.3%23.2%−3.9+263
Jackson by KO/TKO16.4%24.3%−7.9+246
Jackson by submission10.6%6.7%+3.9+1148
Jackson by decision41.1%32.4%+8.7+159
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds80.3%74.1%+6.2-378
Over 2.5 rds68.2%61.9%+6.3-196
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision60.3%57.1%+3.2-156

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
70.6Striking76.4
Jackson +5.8
57.0Grappling62.7
Jackson +5.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BarcelosJackson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1613
Pound-for-pound
1614
1603
Divisional
1610
1502
Striking offense
1515
1498
Striking defense
1533
1519
Grappling offense
1525
1536
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
38 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'10"
67"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.92
Strikes landed / min
2.96
52%
Strike accuracy
54%
4.40
Strikes absorbed / min
1.37
61%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.22
Takedowns / 15 min
2.94
31%
Takedown accuracy
61%
88%
Takedown defense
67%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
75%
+4
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
40%
Finish rate
44%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Raoni Barcelos
  • WRicky SimonU-DEC R3
    Close +1586mo before
  • WCody GarbrandtU-DEC R3
    Close -26310mo before
  • WPayton TalbottU-DEC R3
    Close +7501y 3mo before
  • WCristian QuinonezSUB R3
    Close -1672y 2mo before
  • LKyler PhillipsU-DEC R3
    Close +1802y 9mo before
Montel Jackson
  • LDeiveson FigueiredoS-DEC R3
    Close -3376mo before
  • WDaniel MarcosU-DEC R3
    Close -2471y before
  • WDa'Mon BlackshearKO/TKO R1
    Close -1121y 9mo before
  • WRani YahyaKO/TKO R1
    Close -5933y before
  • WJulio ArceU-DEC R3
    Close -2023y 5mo before
Barcelos — win / loss by method
Record: 21-5-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 3 losses
W
48% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
2 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (60%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (9%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(0%) 0
Jackson — win / loss by method
Record: 15-3-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (56%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Barcelos
Jackson
14
UFC fights
12
182.2 min · 13.0 avg
Octagon time
127.6 min · 10.6 avg
14y 5m
Career length
9y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Barcelos
Jackson
204W–46L · 81.6%
Overall
185W–49L · 79.1%
141W–37L · 79.2%
Wins
132W–41L · 76.3%
63W–9L · 87.5%
Losses
53W–8L · 86.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barcelos
Jackson
116W–41L · 73.9%
Overall
39W–44L · 47.0%
108W–40L · 73.0%
Wins
39W–44L · 47.0%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Barcelos
Jackson
5.43
Landed / min
4.28
46.4%
Accuracy
45.6%
62.8%
Defense
64.0%
0.41
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.29
67.4%
Time at distance
41.0%
Grappling & control
Barcelos
Jackson
2.22
Takedowns / 15 min
2.94
31.4%
Takedown accuracy
61.0%
87.8%
Takedown defense
67.1%
0.58
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.35
76.9%
Control share
63.0%
Strike target map
Barcelos
  • Head74%(665)div 62%
  • Body13%(116)div 21%
  • Legs13%(116)div 17%
Jackson
  • Head72%(271)div 62%
  • Body19%(70)div 21%
  • Legs10%(37)div 17%

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

Raoni Barcelos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Montel Jackson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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