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UFC Live: Vera vs Jones
Jon Jones
Jon Jones
9-1 · USA
VS
Brandon Vera
Brandon Vera
11-4 · USA
March 21, 2010 · Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Main event
206.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Jon Jones def. Brandon Vera by KO/TKO (Elbow), R1 3:19
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:19
Jones11/172/302:44
Vera5/80/000:00
Total
Jones11/172/302:44
Vera5/80/000:00

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 probabilityVera
97.3%2.7%
KO / TKO
60%
Submission
14%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 11.2 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 Vera. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Jones97%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO58%59%
Submission13%14%
Decision26%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (3682)act 11
Takedowns2.1 (0.04.8)act 2
Vera3%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%67%
Submission0%9%
Decision1%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1330)act 5
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R116%
R26%
R351%
Distance27%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Jones
86.6%-685
Vera
+68512.6%
Most takedownstie 15.6%
Jones
83.5%-10379
Vera
+103790.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jones
Expected: 62.8
63
Over 63
41.8%
+137
Exactly 63
1.1%
push
Under 63
57.2%
-137
079158
Vera
Expected: 23.4
23.5
Over 23.5
42.1%
+138
Under 23.5
57.9%
-138
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Jones
Expected: 2.1
2
Over 2
42.3%
-114
Exactly 2
20.8%
push
Under 2
36.9%
+114
047
Vera
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
3.7%
Exactly 0
96.3%
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 11.2 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
Jones97.3%68.8%+28.5-235
Vera2.7%31.2%−28.5+215

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
74.6Striking71.4
Jones +3.3
72.3Grappling51.4
Jones +21.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JonesVera
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1558
1552
Divisional
1531
1482
Striking offense
1517
1521
Striking defense
1531
1541
Grappling offense
1513
1546
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
22 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'3"
84"
Reach
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.72
Strikes landed / min
3.39
46%
Strike accuracy
55%
2.07
Strikes absorbed / min
2.74
64%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.58
Takedowns / 15 min
0.90
63%
Takedown accuracy
60%
100%
Takedown defense
72%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
64%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
60%
33%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
106
Days since last fight
127
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jon Jones
  • LMatt HamillDQ R1
    Close -2853mo before
  • WJake O'BrienSUB R2
    Close -4458mo before
  • WStephan BonnarU-DEC R3
    Close +1491y 2mo before
  • WAndre GusmaoU-DEC R3
    Close +1831y 7mo before
Brandon Vera
  • LRandy CoutureU-DEC R3
    Close -1404mo before
  • WKrzysztof SoszynskiU-DEC R3
    Close -2157mo before
  • WMichael PattKO/TKO R2
    Close -5281y before
  • LKeith JardineS-DEC R3
    Close -1881y 5mo before
  • WReese AndyU-DEC R3
    Close -4611y 8mo before
Jones — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)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
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
27% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (29%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (25%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Jones
Vera
4
UFC fights
11
42.0 min · 10.5 avg
Octagon time
99.7 min · 9.1 avg
18y 3m
Career length
24y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Jones
Vera
35W–8L · 81.4%
Overall
139W–44L · 76.0%
28W–6L · 82.4%
Wins
76W–24L · 76.0%
7W–2L · 77.8%
Losses
63W–20L · 75.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jones
Vera
6W–6L · 50.0%
Overall
10W–6L · 62.5%
6W–6L · 50.0%
Wins
10W–6L · 62.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Jones
Vera
3.18
Landed / min
4.82
32.8%
Accuracy
43.6%
74.1%
Defense
71.7%
0.36
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.05
44.3%
Time at distance
37.0%
Grappling & control
Jones
Vera
3.58
Takedowns / 15 min
0.90
62.5%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
71.9%
0.36
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.15
72.2%
Control share
35.6%
Strike target map
Jones
  • Head60%(93)div 65%
  • Body29%(45)div 17%
  • Legs12%(18)div 19%
Vera
  • Head37%(126)div 65%
  • Body24%(82)div 17%
  • Legs38%(130)div 19%

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.

Brandon Vera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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