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Keith Jardine
Keith Jardine
13-2-1 · USA
May 26, 2007 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
202.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Houston Alexander def. Keith Jardine by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:48
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:48
Alexander17/200/020:19
Jardine5/80/000:00
Total
Alexander17/200/020:19
Jardine5/80/000:00

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
AlexanderWin probabilityJardine
25.2%74.8%
KO / TKO
50%
Submission
10%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 8.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Alexander25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%56%
Submission2%7%
Decision9%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1537)act 17
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Jardine75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%48%
Submission8%11%
Decision31%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 5
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R141%
R215%
R34%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Alexander
43.0%+128
Jardine
-12855.2%
Most takedownstie 57.0%
Alexander
24.4%-132
Jardine
+13218.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alexander
Expected: 28.1
28
Over 28
41.5%
+135
Exactly 28
2.3%
push
Under 28
56.1%
-135
03671
Jardine
Expected: 32.1
32
Over 32
41.7%
+135
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.2%
-135
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Alexander
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.8%
+247
Under 0.5
71.2%
-247
035
Jardine
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.1%
+334
Under 0.5
76.9%
-334
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 8.7 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
Alexander25.2%17.5%+7.7+450
Jardine74.8%82.5%−7.7-600

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlexanderJardine
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1514
Pound-for-pound
1570
1514
Divisional
1557
Striking offense
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
1488
1500
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
35 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'2"
72"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.33
Strike accuracy
40%
Strikes absorbed / min
2.29
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.26
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
67%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
80%
Win/loss streak
+2
Last-5 win rate
80%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Houston Alexander
No prior UFC fights.
Keith Jardine
  • WForrest GriffinKO/TKO R1
    Close +2805mo before
  • WWilson GouveiaU-DEC R3
    Close -47511mo before
  • LStephan BonnarU-DEC R3
    Close +2551y 2mo before
  • WMike WhiteheadU-DEC R3
    Close -1701y 4mo before
  • WKerry SchallKO/TKO R2
    1y 7mo before
Alexander — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0, 1 NC

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
83% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Jardine — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-1

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
54% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Alexander
Jardine
0
UFC fights
5
Octagon time
58.1 min · 11.6 avg
Career length
24y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Alexander
Jardine
Overall
56W–19L · 74.7%
Wins
47W–17L · 73.4%
Losses
9W–2L · 81.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alexander
Jardine
22W–32L · 40.7%
Overall
50W–31L · 61.7%
18W–31L · 36.7%
Wins
48W–31L · 60.8%
4W–1L · 80.0%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Alexander
Jardine
Landed / min
4.86
Accuracy
37.4%
Defense
69.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.26
Time at distance
74.3%
Grappling & control
Alexander
Jardine
Takedowns / 15 min
0.26
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
10.0%
Strike target map
Alexander
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 14%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.
Jardine
  • Head62%(157)div 68%
  • Body12%(29)div 14%
  • Legs26%(66)div 18%

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

Houston Alexander

No UFC fights on record.

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

Keith Jardine
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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