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UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena
Jason Knight
Jason Knight
18-2 · USA
VS
Alex Caceres
Alex Caceres
12-9 · USA
January 28, 2017 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
Jason Knight def. Alex Caceres by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 4:21
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Knight17/641/300:37
Caceres22/460/000:01
R2 · 4:21
Knight14/311/102:48
Caceres5/120/000:00
Total
Knight31/952/403:25
Caceres27/580/000:01

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
KnightWin probabilityCaceres
57.5%42.5%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
7%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Knight57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%44%
Submission5%9%
Decision27%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (2046)act 31
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 2
Caceres43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%40%
Submission2%5%
Decision24%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2557)act 27
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R219%
R35%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Knight
39.1%+152
Caceres
-15259.5%
Most takedownstie 53.3%
Knight
25.3%-118
Caceres
+11821.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Knight
Expected: 35.3
35.5
Over 35.5
42.2%
+137
Under 35.5
57.8%
-137
04589
Caceres
Expected: 44.2
44
Over 44
42.0%
+134
Exactly 44
1.5%
push
Under 44
56.5%
-134
056111
Takedowns — over/under
Knight
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.8%
+224
Under 0.5
69.2%
-224
035
Caceres
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
27.2%
+267
Under 0.5
72.8%
-267
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 10.3 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
Knight57.5%55.3%+2.2-135
Caceres42.5%44.7%−2.2+115

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
62.9Striking74.4
Caceres +11.5
56.7Grappling56.2
Knight +0.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KnightCaceres
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1563
Pound-for-pound
1520
1563
Divisional
1496
1503
Striking offense
1499
1503
Striking defense
1535
1498
Grappling offense
1500
1495
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
24 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.62
Strikes landed / min
3.76
36%
Strike accuracy
49%
2.58
Strikes absorbed / min
2.45
51%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.67
Takedowns / 15 min
0.71
33%
Takedown accuracy
82%
44%
Takedown defense
57%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
47%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
67%
Last-5 win rate
40%
0%
Finish rate
29%
Recent opp. quality
63
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jason Knight
  • WDan HookerU-DEC R3
    Close +1252mo before
  • WJim AlersS-DEC R3
    Close +1006mo before
  • LTatsuya KawajiriU-DEC R3
    Close +2351y 2mo before
Alex Caceres
  • LYair RodriguezS-DEC R5
    Close +2756mo before
  • WCole MillerU-DEC R3
    Close +1458mo before
  • WMasio FullenU-DEC R3
    Close -2901y before
  • LFrancisco RiveraKO/TKO R1
    Close +1251y 8mo before
  • LMasanori KaneharaU-DEC R3
    Close -2952y 4mo before
Knight — win / loss by method
Record: 18-2-0

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
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
16win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (13%)Decision(100%) 1
Caceres — win / loss by method
Record: 12-9-0, 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, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 5 losses
W
42% of wins
L
56% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
42% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
7win7loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(43%) 3
5 (71%)Decision(43%) 3
Non-UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Knight
Caceres
3
UFC fights
15
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
189.1 min · 12.6 avg
16y 10m
Career length
17y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Knight
Caceres
60W–16L · 78.9%
Overall
190W–59L · 76.3%
26W–8L · 76.5%
Wins
94W–34L · 73.4%
34W–8L · 81.0%
Losses
96W–25L · 79.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Knight
Caceres
73W–39L · 65.2%
Overall
18W–5L · 78.3%
73W–39L · 65.2%
Wins
7W–0L · 100.0%
0W–0L
Losses
11W–5L · 68.8%
Distance striking
Knight
Caceres
6.23
Landed / min
5.51
32.0%
Accuracy
46.3%
55.1%
Defense
67.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.16
47.1%
Time at distance
56.5%
Grappling & control
Knight
Caceres
1.67
Takedowns / 15 min
0.71
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
81.8%
44.4%
Takedown defense
56.8%
1.67
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.95
24.1%
Control share
38.4%
Strike target map
Knight
  • Head72%(118)div 64%
  • Body12%(19)div 19%
  • Legs16%(26)div 17%
Caceres
  • Head64%(453)div 64%
  • Body23%(161)div 19%
  • Legs14%(97)div 17%

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

Jason Knight
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alex Caceres
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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