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UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin
Justin Buchholz
Justin Buchholz
8-2 · USA
VS
Corey Hill
Corey Hill
2-0 · USA
July 5, 2008 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Justin Buchholz def. Corey Hill by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 3:57
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Buchholz10/460/000:00
Hill24/621/101:09
R2 · 3:57
Buchholz14/340/000:11
Hill10/261/101:24
Total
Buchholz24/800/000:11
Hill34/882/202:33

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
BuchholzWin probabilityHill
35.6%64.4%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
18%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Buchholz36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%30%
Submission9%24%
Decision16%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 24
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Hill64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%32%
Submission9%14%
Decision35%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 34
Takedowns2.6 (0.05.6)act 2
Combined totals~62 sig strikes~2.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R212%
R39%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Buchholz
35.2%+179
Hill
-17963.1%
Most takedownstie 15.4%
Buchholz
5.0%+1589
Hill
-158979.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Buchholz
Expected: 26.4
26.5
Over 26.5
42.2%
+137
Under 26.5
57.8%
-137
03366
Hill
Expected: 36.0
36
Over 36
41.6%
+136
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.5%
-136
04691
Takedowns — over/under
Buchholz
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.5%
Exactly 0
83.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Hill
Expected: 2.6
2.5
Over 2.5
49.6%
+102
Under 2.5
50.4%
-102
048

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 10.4 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
Buchholz35.6%32.9%+2.7+195
Hill64.4%67.1%−2.7-225

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
45.7Striking94.9
Hill +49.1
0.0Grappling25.0
Hill +25.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BuchholzHill
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1504
Pound-for-pound
1517
1504
Divisional
1517
1500
Striking offense
1492
1500
Striking defense
1507
1493
Grappling offense
1558
1493
Grappling defense
1560
Physical
24 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'4"
73"
Reach
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.02
Strikes landed / min
5.16
30%
Strike accuracy
73%
2.05
Strikes absorbed / min
0.00
33%
Strike defense
100%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
0%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
164
Days since last fight
164
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Justin Buchholz
  • LMatt WimanSUB R1
    Close +1935mo before
Corey Hill
  • WJoe VeresKO/TKO R2
    Close -1785mo before
Buchholz — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
1 (13%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Hill — win / loss by method
Record: 2-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Buchholz
Hill
1
UFC fights
1
2.9 min · 2.9 avg
Octagon time
5.6 min · 5.6 avg
21y 5m
Career length
19y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Buchholz
Hill
8W–3L · 72.7%
Overall
4W–2L · 66.7%
0W–0L
Wins
4W–2L · 66.7%
8W–3L · 72.7%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Buchholz
Hill
20W–15L · 57.1%
Overall
0W–0L
16W–12L · 57.1%
Wins
0W–0L
4W–3L · 57.1%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Buchholz
Hill
16.88
Landed / min
3.20
50.0%
Accuracy
41.7%
50.0%
Defense
100.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
6.1%
Time at distance
27.8%
Grappling & control
Buchholz
Hill
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Control share
91.5%
Strike target map
Buchholz
  • Head100%(3)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
Hill
  • Head66%(19)div 68%
  • Body34%(10)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%

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

Justin Buchholz
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Corey Hill
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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