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UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
Jackson McVey
Jackson McVey
6-2 · USA
VS
Sedriques Dumas
Sedriques Dumas
10-4 · USA
April 25, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
184.0lb
Jackson McVey def. Sedriques Dumas by SUB (D'Arce Choke), R1 2:14
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:14
McVey21/290/012:03
Dumas3/40/000:02
Total
McVey21/290/012:03
Dumas3/40/000:02

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
McVeyWin probabilityDumas
61.1%38.9%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
25%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.5 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 McVey, blue toward Dumas. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
McVey61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%32%26%
Submission18%29%27%
Decision24%39%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1551)act 21
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.0)act 0
Dumas39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%26%14%
Submission7%18%14%
Decision22%56%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1344)act 3
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.4)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R215%
R36%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
McVey
53.7%-119
Dumas
+11945.0%
Most takedownstie 36.0%
McVey
28.4%+125
Dumas
-12535.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
McVey
Expected: 37.6
37.5
Over 37.5
39.9%
+151
Under 37.5
60.1%
-151
04794
Dumas
Expected: 32.7
32.5
Over 32.5
40.1%
+149
Under 32.5
59.9%
-149
04182
Takedowns — over/under
McVey
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
26.6%
+227
Exactly 1
13.1%
push
Under 1
60.3%
-227
035
Dumas
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.3%
+169
Exactly 1
15.6%
push
Under 1
53.0%
-169
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 9.5 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
McVey61.1%62.4%−1.3-191
Dumas38.9%37.6%+1.3+153
By method
McVey by KO/TKO18.1%25.7%−7.6+233
McVey by submission15.2%26.6%−11.4+223
McVey by decision27.7%9.9%+17.8+768
Dumas by KO/TKO11.6%14.2%−2.6+502
Dumas by submission9.7%14.0%−4.3+514
Dumas by decision17.7%9.6%+8.1+791
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds66.5%42.5%+24.0+120
Over 2.5 rds51.4%24.1%+27.3+286
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision45.4%19.7%+25.7+377

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
65.7Striking62.1
McVey +3.6
0.0Grappling27.5
Dumas +27.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
McVeyDumas
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1494
Pound-for-pound
1505
1509
Divisional
1505
Striking offense
Striking defense
1495
Grappling offense
1483
1486
Grappling defense
1487
Physical
27 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'2"
77"
Reach
79"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.87
Strikes landed / min
1.99
68%
Strike accuracy
44%
3.82
Strikes absorbed / min
2.43
24%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.13
0%
Takedown accuracy
28%
0%
Takedown defense
33%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
38%
-2
Win/loss streak
-3
0%
Last-5 win rate
20%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
168
Days since last fight
175
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jackson McVey
  • LZach ReeseSUB R2
    Close +2106mo before
  • LBrunno FerreiraSUB R1
    Close +4109mo before
Sedriques Dumas
  • LDonte JohnsonSUB R2
    Close +2836mo before
  • LMichal OleksiejczukKO/TKO R1
    Close +1601y before
  • WDenis TiuliulinU-DEC R3
    Close -2441y 9mo before
  • LNursulton RuziboevKO/TKO R1
    Close +2202y 1mo before
  • WAbu AzaitarU-DEC R3
    Close -2462y 6mo before
McVey — win / loss by method
Record: 6-2-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 2
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Dumas — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0, 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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
McVey
Dumas
2
UFC fights
8
10.2 min · 5.1 avg
Octagon time
66.4 min · 8.3 avg
3y 6m
Career length
5y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

McVey
Dumas
22W–4L · 84.6%
Overall
101W–37L · 73.2%
0W–0L
Wins
32W–16L · 66.7%
22W–4L · 84.6%
Losses
69W–21L · 76.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
McVey
Dumas
21W–27L · 43.8%
Overall
29W–22L · 56.9%
21W–27L · 43.8%
Wins
29W–22L · 56.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
McVey
Dumas
4.37
Landed / min
3.55
38.2%
Accuracy
38.4%
22.2%
Defense
60.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
29.1%
Time at distance
43.7%
Grappling & control
McVey
Dumas
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.13
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
27.8%
0.0%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
41.7%
Control share
64.8%
Strike target map
McVey
  • Head52%(31)div 63%
  • Body47%(28)div 20%
  • Legs2%(1)div 17%
Dumas
  • Head47%(62)div 63%
  • Body18%(24)div 20%
  • Legs35%(46)div 17%

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

Jackson McVey
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sedriques Dumas
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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