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UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Jake Matthews
Jake Matthews
20-7 · AUS
VS
Francisco Prado
Francisco Prado
12-2 · ARG
February 8, 2025 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Jake Matthews def. Francisco Prado by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Matthews20/580/000:00
Prado22/571/200:33
R2
Matthews22/570/000:00
Prado18/410/301:16
R3
Matthews26/690/000:40
Prado19/480/100:27
Total
Matthews68/1840/000:40
Prado59/1461/602:16

Scorecards

Matthews vs Prado

RdCharlie KeechClemens WernerSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Media (14 cards) · avg 3027 · 14 Matthews · 0 Prado

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Matthews-Prado.

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
MatthewsWin probabilityPrado
69.9%30.1%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
16%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.9 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 Matthews, blue toward Prado. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Matthews70%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%24%12%
Submission11%16%12%
Decision42%60%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (1961)act 68
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 0
Prado30%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%42%17%
Submission5%16%6%
Decision12%42%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1550)act 59
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 1
Combined totals~82 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R217%
R38%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Matthews
55.8%-130
Prado
+13043.0%
Most takedownstie 37.8%
Matthews
46.4%-295
Prado
+29515.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Matthews
Expected: 45.1
45
Over 45
39.4%
+151
Exactly 45
1.1%
push
Under 45
59.6%
-151
057113
Prado
Expected: 36.9
37
Over 37
39.0%
+153
Exactly 37
1.3%
push
Under 37
59.7%
-153
04793
Takedowns — over/under
Matthews
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
33.0%
+138
Exactly 1
21.6%
push
Under 1
45.4%
-138
035
Prado
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.6%
+291
Under 0.5
74.4%
-291
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 10.9 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
Matthews69.9%67.6%+2.3-239
Prado30.1%32.4%−2.3+196
By method
Matthews by KO/TKO20.8%12.1%+8.7+592
Matthews by submission11.2%12.2%−1.0+585
Matthews by decision37.9%41.0%−3.1+103
Prado by KO/TKO9.0%16.8%−7.8+396
Prado by submission4.8%5.6%−0.8+1386
Prado by decision16.3%12.3%+4.0+576
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds78.9%69.7%+9.2-289
Over 2.5 rds62.3%60.2%+2.1-179
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision54.2%56.4%−2.2-151

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
69.5Striking56.5
Matthews +13.0
51.7Grappling12.4
Matthews +39.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MatthewsPrado
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1598
Pound-for-pound
1522
1589
Divisional
1536
1496
Striking offense
1506
1537
Striking defense
1498
1500
Grappling offense
1493
1528
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
30 yrs
Age
22 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.38
Strikes landed / min
4.58
45%
Strike accuracy
41%
2.54
Strikes absorbed / min
5.66
61%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.56
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
41%
Takedown accuracy
0%
64%
Takedown defense
25%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
65%
UFC win rate
33%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
33%
54%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
252
Days since last fight
350
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jake Matthews
  • WPhil RoweU-DEC R3
    Close -1718mo before
  • LMichael MoralesU-DEC R3
    Close +2591y 3mo before
  • WDarrius FlowersSUB R2
    Close -2851y 6mo before
  • LMatthew SemelsbergerU-DEC R3
    Close -3022y 2mo before
  • WAndre FialhoKO/TKO R2
    Close -1202y 8mo before
Francisco Prado
  • LDaniel ZellhuberU-DEC R3
    Close +24611mo before
  • WOttman AzaitarKO/TKO R1
    Close -1161y 7mo before
  • LJamie MullarkeyU-DEC R3
    Close +2252y before
Matthews — win / loss by method
Record: 20-7-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 3 losses
W
40% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
35% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
13win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (15%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
5 (38%)Submission(43%) 3
6 (46%)Decision(43%) 3
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (43%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0
Prado — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Matthews
Prado
20
UFC fights
3
231.4 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
34.1 min · 11.4 avg
13y 10m
Career length
7y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Matthews
Prado
269W–68L · 79.8%
Overall
43W–7L · 86.0%
187W–57L · 76.6%
Wins
13W–1L · 92.9%
82W–11L · 88.2%
Losses
30W–6L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Matthews
Prado
18W–10L · 64.3%
Overall
58W–49L · 54.2%
18W–10L · 64.3%
Wins
58W–49L · 54.2%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Matthews
Prado
4.19
Landed / min
4.87
38.5%
Accuracy
38.1%
67.1%
Defense
54.1%
0.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.44
55.9%
Time at distance
80.2%
Grappling & control
Matthews
Prado
1.56
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
41.4%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
64.3%
Takedown defense
25.0%
0.58
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.44
62.1%
Control share
22.3%
Strike target map
Matthews
  • Head72%(566)div 63%
  • Body16%(124)div 21%
  • Legs12%(91)div 16%
Prado
  • Head51%(79)div 63%
  • Body21%(32)div 21%
  • Legs29%(45)div 16%

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

Jake Matthews
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Francisco Prado
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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