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UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson
Jon Jones
Jon Jones
18-1 · USA
VS
September 21, 2013 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
204.5lb
Weigh-in
204.5lb
Jon Jones def. Alexander Gustafsson by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Jones28/390/300:05
Gustafsson19/481/100:13
R2
Jones26/420/300:05
Gustafsson15/510/100:02
R3
Jones29/420/000:00
Gustafsson26/640/100:05
R4
Jones27/490/300:22
Gustafsson26/600/100:00
R5
Jones24/451/200:25
Gustafsson24/650/400:00
Total
Jones134/2171/1100:57
Gustafsson110/2881/800:20

Scorecards

Jones vs Gustafsson

RdChris LeeDouglas CrosbyRichard BertrandCommunity
R19-109-109-109.1-9.9
R210-99-1010-99.4-9.6
R310-910-99-109.3-9.7
R410-910-910-99.9-9.1
R510-910-910-910-9
Total49-4648-4748-4747.7-47.3

Media (14 cards) · avg 48.446.8 · 14 Jones · 0 Gustafsson

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Jones-Gustafsson.

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
JonesWin probabilityGustafsson
82.9%17.1%
KO / TKO
71%
Submission
1%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 18.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Jones83%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO59%71%
Submission1%1%
Decision23%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes103 (59135)act 134
Takedowns2.0 (0.04.9)act 1
Gustafsson17%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%72%
Submission0%1%
Decision5%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 110
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 1
Combined totals~151 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R16%
R28%
R329%
R417%
R512%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.5%
Jones
81.3%-449
Gustafsson
+44918.1%
Most takedownstie 24.7%
Jones
73.2%-3495
Gustafsson
+34952.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jones
Expected: 103.4
103.5
Over 103.5
42.4%
+136
Under 103.5
57.6%
-136
0130259
Gustafsson
Expected: 47.7
47.5
Over 47.5
42.8%
+134
Under 47.5
57.2%
-134
060120
Takedowns — over/under
Jones
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
40.0%
+106
Exactly 2
17.5%
push
Under 2
42.4%
-106
047
Gustafsson
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
6.2%
Exactly 0
93.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 18.0 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
Jones82.9%87.2%−4.3-840
Gustafsson17.1%12.8%+4.3+660

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
81.1Striking67.4
Jones +13.7
74.6Grappling75.0
Gustafsson +0.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JonesGustafsson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1690
Pound-for-pound
1624
1681
Divisional
1623
1507
Striking offense
1513
1562
Striking defense
1517
1565
Grappling offense
1515
1586
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
26 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'5"
84"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.94
Strikes landed / min
3.98
53%
Strike accuracy
36%
1.44
Strikes absorbed / min
2.29
67%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.78
Takedowns / 15 min
2.56
62%
Takedown accuracy
50%
100%
Takedown defense
84%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
92%
UFC win rate
88%
+9
Win/loss streak
+6
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
75%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
287
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jon Jones
  • WChael SonnenKO/TKO R1
    Close -8755mo before
  • WVitor BelfortSUB R4
    Close -8401y before
  • WRashad EvansU-DEC R5
    Close -5101y 5mo before
  • WLyoto MachidaSUB R2
    Close -4751y 9mo before
  • WQuinton JacksonSUB R4
    Close -5152y before
Alexander Gustafsson
  • WMauricio RuaU-DEC R3
    Close -2809mo before
  • WThiago SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -2601y 5mo before
  • WVladimir MatyushenkoKO/TKO R1
    Close -3301y 9mo before
  • WMatt HamillKO/TKO R2
    Close -1502y 2mo before
  • WJames Te HunaSUB R1
    Close -3502y 7mo before
Jones — win / loss by method
Record: 18-1-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (42%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Gustafsson — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Jones
Gustafsson
13
UFC fights
8
140.2 min · 10.8 avg
Octagon time
58.5 min · 7.3 avg
18y 3m
Career length
18y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Jones
Gustafsson
216W–52L · 80.6%
Overall
115W–27L · 81.0%
209W–50L · 80.7%
Wins
110W–27L · 80.3%
7W–2L · 77.8%
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jones
Gustafsson
6W–6L · 50.0%
Overall
48W–24L · 66.7%
6W–6L · 50.0%
Wins
48W–24L · 66.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Jones
Gustafsson
3.58
Landed / min
4.36
41.6%
Accuracy
29.0%
72.0%
Defense
61.2%
0.43
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.28
52.6%
Time at distance
59.9%
Grappling & control
Jones
Gustafsson
2.78
Takedowns / 15 min
2.56
61.9%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
84.2%
0.86
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.28
90.8%
Control share
58.3%
Strike target map
Jones
  • Head58%(322)div 64%
  • Body22%(120)div 18%
  • Legs20%(110)div 17%
Gustafsson
  • Head76%(177)div 64%
  • Body10%(23)div 18%
  • Legs14%(33)div 17%

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

Jon Jones
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Alexander Gustafsson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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