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The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
Matt Hamill
Matt Hamill
7-2 · USA
VS
Jon Jones
Jon Jones
9-0 · USA
December 5, 2009 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Matt Hamill def. Jon Jones by DQ, R1 4:14
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:14
Hamill5/170/100:00
Jones44/881/101:24
Total
Hamill5/170/100:00
Jones44/881/101:24

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
HamillWin probabilityJones
1.1%98.9%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
3%
Decision
64%
Expected fight time: 12.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Hamill1%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO0%48%
Submission0%0%
Decision1%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 5
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Jones99%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%32%
Submission3%3%
Decision64%65%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (4398)act 44
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.3)act 1
Combined totals~102 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R17%
R224%
R34%
Distance65%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Hamill
11.5%+766
Jones
-76687.9%
Most takedownstie 30.8%
Hamill
4.5%+1430
Jones
-143064.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Hamill
Expected: 26.8
27
Over 27
40.7%
+140
Exactly 27
2.4%
push
Under 27
56.9%
-140
03467
Jones
Expected: 75.6
75.5
Over 75.5
42.6%
+135
Under 75.5
57.4%
-135
095189
Takedowns — over/under
Hamill
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.9%
Exactly 0
89.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Jones
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
43.1%
-136
Exactly 1
25.1%
push
Under 1
31.8%
+136
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 12.2 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
Hamill1.1%28.4%−27.3+240
Jones98.9%71.6%+27.3-285

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
65.7Striking70.6
Jones +4.9
67.4Grappling72.9
Jones +5.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HamillJones
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1567
Pound-for-pound
1569
1564
Divisional
1568
1524
Striking offense
1480
1498
Striking defense
1516
1515
Grappling offense
1547
1552
Grappling defense
1546
Physical
33 yrs
Age
22 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'4"
76"
Reach
84"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.56
Strikes landed / min
2.97
43%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.42
Strikes absorbed / min
2.17
60%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.80
Takedowns / 15 min
3.58
52%
Takedown accuracy
60%
100%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
83%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
273
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Hamill
  • WMark MunozKO/TKO R1
    Close -1739mo before
  • WReese AndyKO/TKO R2
    11mo before
  • LRich FranklinKO/TKO R3
    Close +1931y 3mo before
  • WTim BoetschKO/TKO R2
    Close -2031y 8mo before
  • LMichael BispingS-DEC R3
    Close +2152y 3mo before
Jon Jones
  • WJake O'BrienSUB R2
    Close -4455mo before
  • WStephan BonnarU-DEC R3
    Close +14910mo before
  • WAndre GusmaoU-DEC R3
    Close +1831y 4mo before
Hamill — win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
86% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Jones — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Hamill
Jones
8
UFC fights
3
67.0 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
37.7 min · 12.6 avg
20y 11m
Career length
18y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Hamill
Jones
70W–9L · 88.6%
Overall
28W–6L · 82.4%
32W–6L · 84.2%
Wins
28W–6L · 82.4%
38W–3L · 92.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Hamill
Jones
0W–1L · 0.0%
Overall
6W–6L · 50.0%
0W–1L · 0.0%
Wins
6W–6L · 50.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Hamill
Jones
3.82
Landed / min
3.15
35.9%
Accuracy
32.3%
61.1%
Defense
74.5%
0.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.40
59.8%
Time at distance
42.0%
Grappling & control
Hamill
Jones
3.80
Takedowns / 15 min
3.58
51.5%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.40
98.5%
Control share
69.2%
Strike target map
Hamill
  • Head89%(213)div 64%
  • Body4%(10)div 16%
  • Legs7%(16)div 19%
Jones
  • Head54%(60)div 64%
  • Body34%(38)div 16%
  • Legs13%(14)div 19%

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

Matt Hamill
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jon Jones
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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