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UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
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Kevin Jousset
Kevin Jousset
10-3 · NZL
February 8, 2025 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Jonathan Micallef def. Kevin Jousset by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Micallef25/490/010:09
Jousset16/390/000:00
R2
Micallef30/690/000:00
Jousset25/600/000:00
R3
Micallef30/740/000:00
Jousset26/690/000:00
Total
Micallef85/1920/010:09
Jousset67/1680/000:00

Scorecards

Micallef vs Jousset

RdCharlie KeechDavid LethabyMark CollettCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-109-109-109.2-9.8
Total29-2829-2829-2829.2-27.8

Media (11 cards) · avg 29.127.9 · 11 Micallef · 0 Jousset

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Micallef-Jousset.

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
MicallefWin probabilityJousset
45.3%54.7%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
26%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.9 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 Micallef, blue toward Jousset. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Micallef45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%29%9%
Submission14%31%7%
Decision18%40%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 85
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Jousset55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%31%25%
Submission12%22%8%
Decision26%47%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 67
Takedowns1.2 (0.04.0)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R217%
R311%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Micallef
51.9%-111
Jousset
+11146.9%
Most takedownstie 33.8%
Micallef
18.4%+259
Jousset
-25947.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Micallef
Expected: 42.0
42
Over 42
39.2%
+152
Exactly 42
1.2%
push
Under 42
59.6%
-152
053106
Jousset
Expected: 38.8
39
Over 39
38.8%
+154
Exactly 39
1.2%
push
Under 39
59.9%
-154
04997
Takedowns — over/under
Micallef
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
30.0%
+233
Under 0.5
70.0%
-233
035
Jousset
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
39.4%
+109
Exactly 1
17.8%
push
Under 1
42.8%
-109
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 9.9 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
Micallef45.3%35.3%+10.0+171
Jousset54.7%64.7%−10.0-209
By method
Micallef by KO/TKO13.7%9.2%+4.5+812
Micallef by submission11.8%7.0%+4.8+1096
Micallef by decision19.9%18.5%+1.4+354
Jousset by KO/TKO16.5%25.1%−8.6+235
Jousset by submission14.2%8.3%+5.9+914
Jousset by decision24.0%32.0%−8.0+162
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds71.8%71.5%+0.3-326
Over 2.5 rds54.4%57.8%−3.4-161
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision43.8%52.8%−9.0-129

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MicallefJousset
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1518
Pound-for-pound
1532
1518
Divisional
1531
1500
Striking offense
1499
1500
Striking defense
1490
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
25 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
77"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
7.73
Strike accuracy
57%
Strikes absorbed / min
6.92
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.05
Takedown accuracy
40%
Takedown defense
100%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
67%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jonathan Micallef
No prior UFC fights.
Kevin Jousset
  • LBryan BattleKO/TKO R2
    Close +1504mo before
  • WSong KenanU-DEC R3
    Close -1551y 2mo before
  • WKiefer CrosbieSUB R1
    Close -1861y 5mo before
Micallef — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Jousset — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (50%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Micallef
Jousset
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
28.6 min · 9.5 avg
Career length
7y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Micallef
Jousset
Overall
41W–12L · 77.4%
Wins
31W–10L · 75.6%
Losses
10W–2L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Micallef
Jousset
42W–17L · 71.2%
Overall
48W–17L · 73.8%
34W–14L · 70.8%
Wins
36W–13L · 73.5%
8W–3L · 72.7%
Losses
12W–4L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Micallef
Jousset
Landed / min
9.25
Accuracy
53.8%
Defense
50.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
72.6%
Grappling & control
Micallef
Jousset
Takedowns / 15 min
1.05
Takedown accuracy
40.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.52
Control share
40.4%
Strike target map
Micallef
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Jousset
  • Head57%(127)div 63%
  • Body13%(29)div 21%
  • Legs29%(65)div 16%

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

Jonathan Micallef

No UFC fights on record.

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

Kevin Jousset
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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