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Jacob Volkmann
Jacob Volkmann
10-2 · USA
VS
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
11-2 · GBR
August 1, 2010 · San Diego, California, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Jacob Volkmann def. Paul Kelly by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Volkmann21/522/302:53
Kelly4/270/000:12
R2
Volkmann7/141/102:26
Kelly9/150/002:20
R3
Volkmann4/133/302:32
Kelly11/190/001:23
Total
Volkmann32/796/707:51
Kelly24/610/003:55

Scorecards

Volkmann vs Kelly

RdAbe BelardoLuis CobianUnknown JudgeCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---9.7-9.3
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2730-2729.7-27.3

Media (2 cards) · avg 3027 · 2 Volkmann · 0 Kelly

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

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 probabilityKelly
52.7%47.3%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
26%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.6 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 Kelly. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Volkmann53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%18%
Submission15%27%
Decision29%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (1331)act 32
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.6)act 6
Kelly47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%24%
Submission11%24%
Decision25%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 24
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~49 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R211%
R39%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.2%
Volkmann
46.2%+112
Kelly
-11251.6%
Most takedownstie 30.1%
Volkmann
48.4%-226
Kelly
+22621.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Volkmann
Expected: 23.8
24
Over 24
40.5%
+140
Exactly 24
2.7%
push
Under 24
56.8%
-140
03060
Kelly
Expected: 25.2
25
Over 25
41.8%
+133
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
55.6%
-133
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Volkmann
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
41.7%
+140
Under 1.5
58.3%
-140
035
Kelly
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.9%
+171
Under 0.5
63.1%
-171
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 10.6 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
Volkmann52.7%51.1%+1.6-115
Kelly47.3%48.9%−1.6-105

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
61.7Striking68.1
Kelly +6.4
54.1Grappling62.0
Kelly +7.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VolkmannKelly
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1520
Pound-for-pound
1554
1547
Divisional
1541
1476
Striking offense
1485
1496
Striking defense
1496
1532
Grappling offense
1514
1522
Grappling defense
1496
Physical
29 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.56
Strikes landed / min
3.41
40%
Strike accuracy
38%
2.00
Strikes absorbed / min
2.35
58%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.64
Takedowns / 15 min
1.74
60%
Takedown accuracy
57%
38%
Takedown defense
43%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
67%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
33%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
123
Days since last fight
113
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jacob Volkmann
  • WRonys TorresS-DEC R3
    Close +1904mo before
  • LMartin KampmannSUB R1
    Close +2237mo before
  • LPaulo ThiagoU-DEC R3
    Close +1608mo before
Paul Kelly
  • WMatt VeachSUB R2
    Close +2204mo before
  • LDennis SiverKO/TKO R2
    Close -4009mo before
  • WRolando DelgadoU-DEC R3
    Close -4051y 2mo before
  • WTroy MandalonizU-DEC R3
    Close -3251y 5mo before
  • LMarcus DavisSUB R2
    Close +2631y 9mo before
Volkmann — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (44%)Submission() 0
3 (33%)Decision() 0
Kelly — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (75%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Volkmann
Kelly
3
UFC fights
6
34.0 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
68.8 min · 11.5 avg
18y 10m
Career length
21y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Volkmann
Kelly
40W–6L · 87.0%
Overall
58W–17L · 77.3%
14W–2L · 87.5%
Wins
30W–7L · 81.1%
26W–4L · 86.7%
Losses
28W–10L · 73.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Volkmann
Kelly
86W–51L · 62.8%
Overall
30W–32L · 48.4%
86W–51L · 62.8%
Wins
30W–32L · 48.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Volkmann
Kelly
2.96
Landed / min
3.19
22.5%
Accuracy
21.2%
67.5%
Defense
68.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
15.9%
Time at distance
31.0%
Grappling & control
Volkmann
Kelly
2.64
Takedowns / 15 min
1.74
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
57.1%
37.5%
Takedown defense
42.9%
0.44
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.31
59.9%
Control share
73.7%
Strike target map
Volkmann
  • Head79%(42)div 66%
  • Body15%(8)div 18%
  • Legs6%(3)div 16%
Kelly
  • Head76%(179)div 66%
  • Body17%(40)div 18%
  • Legs7%(16)div 16%

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.

Paul Kelly
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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