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UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin
15-4 · USA
VS
Quinton Jackson
Quinton Jackson
28-6 · USA
July 5, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Forrest Griffin def. Quinton Jackson by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Griffin23/630/000:06
Jackson16/330/010:54
R2
Griffin16/350/004:41
Jackson0/00/100:00
R3
Griffin14/640/000:00
Jackson8/320/000:00
R4
Griffin2/330/100:00
Jackson14/330/002:16
R5
Griffin22/810/000:00
Jackson12/400/000:00
Total
Griffin77/2760/104:47
Jackson50/1380/113:10

Scorecards

Griffin vs Jackson

RdAdalaide ByrdNelson HamiltonRoy SilbertCommunity
R110-99-1010-99.1-9.9
R210-810-810-910-8.3
R310-910-910-99.6-9.4
R49-109-109-109-10
R59-1010-910-99.7-9.3
Total48-4648-4649-4647.4-46.9

Media (6 cards) · avg 47.846.5 · 4 Griffin · 0 Jackson · 2 draws

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Griffin-Jackson.

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
GriffinWin probabilityJackson
59.3%40.7%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
17%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 15.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Griffin59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%36%
Submission13%21%
Decision25%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3377)act 77
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 0
Jackson41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%56%
Submission4%10%
Decision14%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3171)act 50
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~113 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R219%
R311%
R46%
R55%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Griffin
53.3%-117
Jackson
+11745.7%
Most takedownstie 67.7%
Griffin
18.8%-139
Jackson
+13913.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Griffin
Expected: 58.8
59
Over 59
41.8%
+137
Exactly 59
1.1%
push
Under 59
57.1%
-137
074148
Jackson
Expected: 54.2
54
Over 54
42.2%
+134
Exactly 54
1.2%
push
Under 54
56.6%
-134
068136
Takedowns — over/under
Griffin
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.8%
+381
Under 0.5
79.2%
-381
035
Jackson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
15.7%
Exactly 0
84.3%
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 15.6 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
Griffin59.3%29.0%+30.3+239
Jackson40.7%71.0%−30.3-259

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
74.6Striking73.7
Griffin +0.9
49.1Grappling45.4
Griffin +3.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GriffinJackson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1576
Pound-for-pound
1610
1573
Divisional
1607
1512
Striking offense
1505
1504
Striking defense
1516
1499
Grappling offense
1534
1509
Grappling defense
1535
Physical
29 yrs
Age
30 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.37
Strikes landed / min
3.50
42%
Strike accuracy
66%
3.06
Strikes absorbed / min
2.21
62%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.88
Takedowns / 15 min
0.84
36%
Takedown accuracy
50%
63%
Takedown defense
67%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
287
Days since last fight
301
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Forrest Griffin
  • WMauricio RuaSUB R3
    Close +2339mo before
  • WHector RamirezU-DEC R3
    Close -2301y 1mo before
  • LKeith JardineKO/TKO R1
    Close -3501y 6mo before
  • WStephan BonnarU-DEC R3
    Close -2601y 10mo before
  • LTito OrtizS-DEC R3
    Close +2752y 3mo before
Quinton Jackson
  • WDan HendersonU-DEC R5
    Close -12010mo before
  • WChuck LiddellKO/TKO R1
    Close +1651y 1mo before
  • WMarvin EastmanKO/TKO R2
    Close -8001y 5mo before
Griffin — win / loss by method
Record: 15-4-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
27% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
4 (44%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(50%) 1
Jackson — win / loss by method
Record: 28-6-0

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
16 wins, 3 losses
W
57% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
17% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
25win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (56%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
4 (16%)Submission(17%) 1
7 (28%)Decision(17%) 1
0 (0%)DQ / other(17%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Griffin
Jackson
8
UFC fights
3
85.2 min · 10.7 avg
Octagon time
35.7 min · 11.9 avg
24y 9m
Career length
26y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Griffin
Jackson
80W–24L · 76.9%
Overall
54W–14L · 79.4%
56W–18L · 75.7%
Wins
54W–14L · 79.4%
24W–6L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Griffin
Jackson
252W–66L · 79.2%
Overall
265W–98L · 73.0%
142W–49L · 74.3%
Wins
194W–81L · 70.5%
110W–17L · 86.6%
Losses
71W–17L · 80.7%
Distance striking
Griffin
Jackson
5.75
Landed / min
4.15
37.6%
Accuracy
50.6%
66.8%
Defense
75.3%
0.18
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.26
65.9%
Time at distance
28.4%
Grappling & control
Griffin
Jackson
0.88
Takedowns / 15 min
0.84
35.7%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
63.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.88
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
50.1%
Control share
52.6%
Strike target map
Griffin
  • Head64%(294)div 67%
  • Body12%(57)div 16%
  • Legs23%(107)div 17%
Jackson
  • Head57%(71)div 67%
  • Body32%(40)div 16%
  • Legs11%(14)div 17%

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

Forrest Griffin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Quinton Jackson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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