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UFC 140: Jones vs Machida
Jon Jones
Jon Jones
14-1 · USA
VS
Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida
17-2 · BRA
December 10, 2011 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
205.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Jon Jones def. Lyoto Machida by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 4:26
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Jones8/270/000:00
Machida8/250/000:00
R2 · 4:26
Jones16/261/211:26
Machida5/130/100:00
Total
Jones24/531/211:26
Machida13/380/100:00

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 probabilityMachida
90.3%9.7%
KO / TKO
60%
Submission
1%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 19.9 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 Machida. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Jones90%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO55%61%
Submission1%1%
Decision34%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes78 (44101)act 24
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.6)act 1
Machida10%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%43%
Submission0%0%
Decision6%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 13
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~119 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R12%
R23%
R328%
R416%
R511%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Jones
76.3%-333
Machida
+33322.9%
Most takedownstie 24.7%
Jones
73.6%-4215
Machida
+42151.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jones
Expected: 77.7
77.5
Over 77.5
42.7%
+134
Under 77.5
57.3%
-134
098195
Machida
Expected: 41.6
41.5
Over 41.5
42.6%
+135
Under 41.5
57.4%
-135
052104
Takedowns — over/under
Jones
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
49.3%
+103
Under 1.5
50.7%
-103
035
Machida
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.5%
Exactly 0
94.5%
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 19.9 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
Jones90.3%81.1%+9.2-475
Machida9.7%18.9%−9.2+420

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
81.1Striking79.4
Jones +1.8
80.8Grappling66.7
Jones +14.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JonesMachida
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1634
Pound-for-pound
1630
1631
Divisional
1624
1506
Striking offense
1513
1551
Striking defense
1562
1550
Grappling offense
1509
1564
Grappling defense
1555
Physical
24 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'1"
84"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.96
Strikes landed / min
3.05
52%
Strike accuracy
58%
1.43
Strikes absorbed / min
1.35
67%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.52
Takedowns / 15 min
1.35
65%
Takedown accuracy
67%
100%
Takedown defense
85%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
89%
UFC win rate
82%
+5
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
75%
Finish rate
44%
Recent opp. quality
77
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jon Jones
  • WQuinton JacksonSUB R4
    Close -5153mo before
  • WMauricio RuaKO/TKO R3
    Close -2159mo before
  • WRyan BaderSUB R2
    Close -28510mo before
  • WVladimir MatyushenkoKO/TKO R1
    Close -7521y 4mo before
  • WBrandon VeraKO/TKO R1
    Close -2351y 9mo before
Lyoto Machida
  • WRandy CoutureKO/TKO R2
    Close -3507mo before
  • LQuinton JacksonS-DEC R3
    Close -2401y 1mo before
  • LMauricio RuaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1901y 7mo before
  • WMauricio RuaU-DEC R5
    Close -4282y 2mo before
  • WRashad EvansKO/TKO R2
    Close -2012y 7mo before
Jones — win / loss by method
Record: 14-1-0

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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (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
Machida — win / loss by method
Record: 17-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
12% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (11%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (56%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (13%)Submission() 0
4 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Jones
Machida
9
UFC fights
11
85.3 min · 9.5 avg
Octagon time
132.9 min · 12.1 avg
18y 3m
Career length
23y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Jones
Machida
133W–28L · 82.6%
Overall
156W–39L · 80.0%
126W–26L · 82.9%
Wins
108W–27L · 80.0%
7W–2L · 77.8%
Losses
48W–12L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jones
Machida
6W–6L · 50.0%
Overall
62W–35L · 63.9%
6W–6L · 50.0%
Wins
62W–35L · 63.9%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Jones
Machida
3.60
Landed / min
3.28
39.7%
Accuracy
54.6%
74.1%
Defense
72.6%
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.13
46.0%
Time at distance
54.4%
Grappling & control
Jones
Machida
3.52
Takedowns / 15 min
1.35
64.5%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
100.0%
Takedown defense
85.0%
1.05
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.90
87.2%
Control share
80.3%
Strike target map
Jones
  • Head55%(186)div 64%
  • Body25%(86)div 18%
  • Legs20%(66)div 18%
Machida
  • Head53%(214)div 64%
  • Body24%(99)div 18%
  • Legs23%(92)div 18%

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.

Lyoto Machida
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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