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UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
Rob Font
Rob Font
21-8 · USA
VS
Jean Matsumoto
Jean Matsumoto
16-0 · BRA
February 22, 2025 · Seattle, Washington, USA
Catch Weight · 140 lb · 3 rounds
138.0lb
Weigh-in
139.0lb
Rob Font def. Jean Matsumoto by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Font21/340/000:26
Matsumoto7/192/303:40
R2
Font34/560/000:00
Matsumoto29/615/502:05
R3
Font40/810/000:52
Matsumoto41/1010/200:30
Total
Font95/1710/001:18
Matsumoto77/1817/1006:15

Scorecards

Font vs Matsumoto

RdDerek ClearyMichael BellSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-99-109.3-9.7
R29-109-109-109.1-9.9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2829-2828-2928.4-28.6

Media (12 cards) · avg 2928 · 12 Font · 0 Matsumoto

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Font-Matsumoto.

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
FontWin probabilityMatsumoto
39.0%61.0%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
17%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 9.7 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 Font, blue toward Matsumoto. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Font39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%51%11%
Submission4%11%3%
Decision15%38%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (1963)act 95
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Matsumoto61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%34%8%
Submission13%21%13%
Decision27%45%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1963)act 77
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.8)act 7
Combined totals~93 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R217%
R311%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Font
49.6%-100
Matsumoto
+10049.4%
Most takedownstie 33.8%
Font
8.9%+643
Matsumoto
-64357.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Font
Expected: 46.6
46.5
Over 46.5
39.9%
+151
Under 46.5
60.1%
-151
059117
Matsumoto
Expected: 46.1
46
Over 46
39.4%
+151
Exactly 46
1.1%
push
Under 46
59.6%
-151
058116
Takedowns — over/under
Font
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.4%
Exactly 0
82.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Matsumoto
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
41.5%
-111
Exactly 1
21.2%
push
Under 1
37.3%
+111
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 9.7 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
Font39.0%38.6%+0.4+147
Matsumoto61.0%61.4%−0.4-179
By method
Font by KO/TKO16.0%10.9%+5.1+672
Font by submission6.6%3.3%+3.3+2453
Font by decision16.4%25.1%−8.7+235
Matsumoto by KO/TKO25.1%8.3%+16.8+909
Matsumoto by submission10.3%12.9%−2.6+554
Matsumoto by decision25.7%39.5%−13.8+113
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds70.0%82.6%−12.6-752
Over 2.5 rds53.0%71.1%−18.1-319
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision42.0%68.0%−26.0-265

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
72.0Striking60.0
Font +12.1
36.0Grappling44.3
Matsumoto +8.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FontMatsumoto
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1599
Pound-for-pound
1577
1511
Divisional
1548
1546
Striking offense
1504
1512
Striking defense
1498
1456
Grappling offense
1507
1505
Grappling defense
1490
Physical
37 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'6"
71"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.44
Strikes landed / min
4.32
46%
Strike accuracy
46%
3.58
Strikes absorbed / min
4.12
57%
Strike defense
43%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.84
Takedowns / 15 min
1.80
34%
Takedown accuracy
27%
44%
Takedown defense
56%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
61%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
64%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
126
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rob Font
  • WKyler PhillipsU-DEC R3
    Close +4414mo before
  • LDeiveson FigueiredoU-DEC R3
    Close -1291y 3mo before
  • LCory SandhagenU-DEC R5
    Close +3001y 7mo before
  • WAdrian YanezKO/TKO R1
    Close +1491y 11mo before
  • LMarlon VeraU-DEC R5
    missedClose -1172y 10mo before
Jean Matsumoto
  • WBrad KatonaU-DEC R3
    Close -2214mo before
  • WDan ArguetaSUB R2
    Close -16611mo before
Font — win / loss by method
Record: 21-8-0

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
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 7 losses
W
38% of wins
L
88% of losses
UFC
11win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (9%)Submission(14%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(86%) 6
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (40%)Decision(100%) 1
Matsumoto — win / loss by method
Record: 16-0-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (21%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (36%)Submission() 0
6 (43%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Font
Matsumoto
18
UFC fights
2
233.1 min · 12.9 avg
Octagon time
25.0 min · 12.5 avg
14y 8m
Career length
8y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Font
Matsumoto
325W–71L · 82.1%
Overall
23W–4L · 85.2%
172W–36L · 82.7%
Wins
23W–4L · 85.2%
153W–35L · 81.4%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Font
Matsumoto
52W–28L · 65.0%
Overall
74W–23L · 76.3%
52W–28L · 65.0%
Wins
74W–23L · 76.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Font
Matsumoto
7.41
Landed / min
9.21
43.4%
Accuracy
44.1%
60.6%
Defense
46.5%
0.45
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
64.9%
Time at distance
42.6%
Grappling & control
Font
Matsumoto
0.84
Takedowns / 15 min
1.80
34.2%
Takedown accuracy
27.3%
44.1%
Takedown defense
55.6%
0.32
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.60
24.8%
Control share
27.5%
Strike target map
Font
  • Head75%(949)div 63%
  • Body18%(226)div 20%
  • Legs7%(92)div 17%
Matsumoto
  • Head67%(72)div 63%
  • Body6%(7)div 20%
  • Legs27%(29)div 17%

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

Rob Font
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jean Matsumoto
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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