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Jason Gonzalez
Jason Gonzalez
10-3 · USA
VS
JC Cottrell
JC Cottrell
17-4 · USA
January 28, 2017 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Jason Gonzalez def. JC Cottrell by SUB (D'Arce Choke), R1 3:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:54
Gonzalez4/180/000:07
Cottrell1/61/102:38
Total
Gonzalez4/180/000:07
Cottrell1/61/102:38

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
GonzalezWin probabilityCottrell
51.5%48.5%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
28%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 9.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gonzalez52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%36%
Submission13%26%
Decision20%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2761)act 4
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.1)act 0
Cottrell48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%22%
Submission14%30%
Decision23%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 1
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 1
Combined totals~88 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R218%
R37%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Gonzalez
56.4%-133
Cottrell
+13342.4%
Most takedownstie 20.5%
Gonzalez
58.9%-287
Cottrell
+28720.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gonzalez
Expected: 47.2
47
Over 47
42.1%
+134
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
56.5%
-134
060119
Cottrell
Expected: 40.6
40.5
Over 40.5
42.7%
+134
Under 40.5
57.3%
-134
051102
Takedowns — over/under
Gonzalez
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
48.8%
+105
Under 1.5
51.2%
-105
035
Cottrell
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
49.7%
+101
Under 0.5
50.3%
-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 9.4 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
Gonzalez51.5%46.8%+4.7+105
Cottrell48.5%53.2%−4.7-125

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
55.6Striking40.7
Gonzalez +14.8
25.0Grappling13.9
Gonzalez +11.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GonzalezCottrell
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1505
Pound-for-pound
1525
1505
Divisional
1526
1502
Striking offense
1496
1493
Striking defense
1498
1498
Grappling offense
1498
1505
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
26 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'9"
74"
Reach
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.71
Strikes landed / min
0.93
33%
Strike accuracy
26%
11.43
Strikes absorbed / min
3.20
51%
Strike defense
38%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
100%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
0%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jason Gonzalez
  • LDrew DoberKO/TKO R1
    Close +1305mo before
JC Cottrell
  • LMichel PrazeresU-DEC R3
    Close +1806mo before
Gonzalez — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
6 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Cottrell — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-0

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, 2 losses
W
12% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 1 loss
W
65% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
17win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (12%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
11 (65%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (24%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Gonzalez
Cottrell
1
UFC fights
1
1.8 min · 1.8 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
15y 1m
Career length
16y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gonzalez
Cottrell
16W–7L · 69.6%
Overall
19W–2L · 90.5%
0W–0L
Wins
0W–0L
16W–7L · 69.6%
Losses
19W–2L · 90.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gonzalez
Cottrell
21W–14L · 60.0%
Overall
145W–113L · 56.2%
17W–11L · 60.7%
Wins
130W–110L · 54.2%
4W–3L · 57.1%
Losses
15W–3L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Gonzalez
Cottrell
6.76
Landed / min
2.15
31.0%
Accuracy
26.9%
48.3%
Defense
40.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
76.1%
Time at distance
43.4%
Grappling & control
Gonzalez
Cottrell
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Control share
17.6%
Strike target map
Gonzalez
  • Head60%(6)div 63%
  • Body10%(1)div 20%
  • Legs30%(3)div 17%
Cottrell
  • Head64%(9)div 63%
  • Body7%(1)div 20%
  • Legs29%(4)div 17%

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

Jason Gonzalez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

JC Cottrell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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