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Jacob Volkmann
Jacob Volkmann
12-2 · USA
VS
Danny Castillo
Danny Castillo
11-3 · USA
August 14, 2011 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Jacob Volkmann def. Danny Castillo by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Volkmann1/91/101:55
Castillo5/100/101:03
R2
Volkmann1/31/102:28
Castillo2/31/302:02
R3
Volkmann4/41/303:25
Castillo15/170/000:00
Total
Volkmann6/163/507:48
Castillo22/301/403:05

Scorecards

Volkmann vs Castillo

RdGlenn TrowbridgeNelson HamiltonSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-109-109-109.8-9.2
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total29-2829-2829-2829.4-27.6

Media (6 cards) · avg 29.827.2 · 6 Volkmann · 0 Castillo

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Volkmann-Castillo.

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
VolkmannWin probabilityCastillo
52.9%47.1%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
15%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Volkmann53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%20%
Submission8%15%
Decision34%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 6
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 3
Castillo47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%33%
Submission7%14%
Decision25%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 22
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 1
Combined totals~51 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R215%
R39%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.1%
Volkmann
49.1%-101
Castillo
+10148.8%
Most takedownstie 32.8%
Volkmann
39.7%-145
Castillo
+14527.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Volkmann
Expected: 25.4
25.5
Over 25.5
42.3%
+136
Under 25.5
57.7%
-136
03264
Castillo
Expected: 25.3
25.5
Over 25.5
42.0%
+138
Under 25.5
58.0%
-138
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Volkmann
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
34.2%
+137
Exactly 1
19.1%
push
Under 1
46.7%
-137
035
Castillo
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
42.5%
+135
Under 0.5
57.5%
-135
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 11.5 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
Volkmann52.9%52.2%+0.7-120
Castillo47.1%47.8%−0.7+100

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
60.7Striking83.0
Castillo +22.3
68.7Grappling64.2
Volkmann +4.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VolkmannCastillo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1554
Pound-for-pound
1543
1578
Divisional
1543
1471
Striking offense
1485
1504
Striking defense
1506
1516
Grappling offense
1556
1506
Grappling defense
1547
Physical
30 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.48
Strikes landed / min
3.67
37%
Strike accuracy
53%
1.83
Strikes absorbed / min
0.80
58%
Strike defense
73%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.04
Takedowns / 15 min
5.00
68%
Takedown accuracy
45%
50%
Takedown defense
67%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
225
Days since last fight
164
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jacob Volkmann
  • WAntonio McKeeS-DEC R3
    Close +1707mo before
  • WPaul KellyU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y before
  • WRonys TorresS-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 4mo before
  • LMartin KampmannSUB R1
    Close +2231y 7mo before
  • LPaulo ThiagoU-DEC R3
    Close +1601y 9mo before
Danny Castillo
  • WJoe StevensonU-DEC R3
    Close +1105mo before
Volkmann — 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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (44%)Submission() 0
3 (33%)Decision() 0
Castillo — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Volkmann
Castillo
5
UFC fights
1
64.0 min · 12.8 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
18y 10m
Career length
18y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Volkmann
Castillo
76W–11L · 87.4%
Overall
31W–12L · 72.1%
50W–7L · 87.7%
Wins
31W–12L · 72.1%
26W–4L · 86.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Volkmann
Castillo
86W–51L · 62.8%
Overall
76W–36L · 67.9%
86W–51L · 62.8%
Wins
54W–33L · 62.1%
0W–0L
Losses
22W–3L · 88.0%
Distance striking
Volkmann
Castillo
1.90
Landed / min
5.45
20.8%
Accuracy
39.4%
68.6%
Defense
80.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
24.6%
Time at distance
34.2%
Grappling & control
Volkmann
Castillo
3.04
Takedowns / 15 min
5.00
68.4%
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
50.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
1.17
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
61.8%
Control share
58.4%
Strike target map
Volkmann
  • Head74%(70)div 65%
  • Body13%(12)div 19%
  • Legs14%(13)div 17%
Castillo
  • Head55%(30)div 65%
  • Body31%(17)div 19%
  • Legs15%(8)div 17%

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

Jacob Volkmann
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Danny Castillo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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