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UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson
Mitch Gagnon
Mitch Gagnon
9-2 · CAN
VS
Dustin Kimura
Dustin Kimura
10-0 · USA
September 21, 2013 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Mitch Gagnon def. Dustin Kimura by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 4:05
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:05
Gagnon27/571/200:41
Kimura15/440/000:11
Total
Gagnon27/571/200:41
Kimura15/440/000:11

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
GagnonWin probabilityKimura
62.1%37.9%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
36%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 8.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Gagnon62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%26%
Submission23%38%
Decision22%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1536)act 27
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 1
Kimura38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%29%
Submission12%32%
Decision15%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 15
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~48 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R143%
R215%
R35%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.2%
Gagnon
60.8%-164
Kimura
+16437.1%
Most takedownstie 34.8%
Gagnon
37.7%-137
Kimura
+13727.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gagnon
Expected: 27.4
27.5
Over 27.5
42.2%
+137
Under 27.5
57.8%
-137
03569
Kimura
Expected: 21.0
21
Over 21
40.9%
+137
Exactly 21
3.1%
push
Under 21
56.0%
-137
02753
Takedowns — over/under
Gagnon
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
51.9%
-108
Under 0.5
48.1%
+108
035
Kimura
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
41.7%
+140
Under 0.5
58.3%
-140
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 8.4 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
Gagnon62.1%39.4%+22.7+150
Kimura37.9%60.6%−22.7-160

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
73.3Striking50.9
Gagnon +22.4
48.1Grappling43.5
Gagnon +4.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GagnonKimura
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1521
Pound-for-pound
1548
1520
Divisional
1548
1504
Striking offense
1495
1513
Striking defense
1502
1510
Grappling offense
1507
1500
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
28 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'7"
65"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.50
Strikes landed / min
1.35
42%
Strike accuracy
29%
0.94
Strikes absorbed / min
1.94
77%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.17
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
20%
Takedown accuracy
67%
Takedown defense
67%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
6.3
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
364
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mitch Gagnon
  • WWalel WatsonSUB R1
    Close +1641y before
  • LBryan CarawaySUB R3
    Close +2001y 2mo before
Dustin Kimura
  • WChico CamusSUB R3
    Close +1258mo before
Gagnon — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
89% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (88%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Kimura — win / loss by method
Record: 10-0-0

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
20% of wins
L
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
70% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Gagnon
Kimura
2
UFC fights
1
12.8 min · 6.4 avg
Octagon time
11.8 min · 11.8 avg
17y 10m
Career length
16y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Gagnon
Kimura
25W–9L · 73.5%
Overall
12W–3L · 80.0%
9W–4L · 69.2%
Wins
12W–3L · 80.0%
16W–5L · 76.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gagnon
Kimura
33W–12L · 73.3%
Overall
34W–22L · 60.7%
29W–12L · 70.7%
Wins
34W–22L · 60.7%
4W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Gagnon
Kimura
4.83
Landed / min
2.11
36.1%
Accuracy
20.5%
87.5%
Defense
51.6%
1.17
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
21.0%
Time at distance
36.1%
Grappling & control
Gagnon
Kimura
1.17
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
20.0%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
Takedown defense
66.7%
1.17
Sub attempts / 15 min
6.34
42.1%
Control share
12.9%
Strike target map
Gagnon
  • Head88%(28)div 61%
  • Body9%(3)div 22%
  • Legs3%(1)div 17%
Kimura
  • Head81%(13)div 61%
  • Body19%(3)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%

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

Mitch Gagnon
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dustin Kimura
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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