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UFC 35: Throwdown
Eugene Jackson
Eugene Jackson
11-6-1 · USA
VS
Keith Rockel
Keith Rockel
6-0 · USA
January 11, 2002 · Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
184.0lb
Eugene Jackson def. Keith Rockel by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R2 1:14
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Jackson0/00/000:00
Rockel4/81/104:44
R2 · 1:14
Jackson1/30/100:04
Rockel2/21/100:47
Total
Jackson1/30/100:04
Rockel6/102/205:31

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
JacksonWin probabilityRockel
33.8%66.2%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
30%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 9.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Jackson34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%33%
Submission12%35%
Decision11%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 1
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Rockel66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%28%
Submission18%27%
Decision30%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 6
Takedowns1.1 (0.12.8)act 2
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R226%
R34%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Jackson
50.5%-105
Rockel
+10548.2%
Most takedownstie 27.8%
Jackson
12.3%+485
Rockel
-48559.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 42.1
42
Over 42
41.8%
+135
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.6%
-135
053106
Rockel
Expected: 41.0
41
Over 41
41.7%
+136
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.7%
-136
052103
Takedowns — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
63.3%
-173
Under 0.5
36.7%
+173
035
Rockel
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
47.3%
-1396
Exactly 1
49.3%
push
Under 1
3.4%
+1396
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 9.2 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
JacksonRockel
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1490
Pound-for-pound
1520
1491
Divisional
1520
1512
Striking offense
1500
1520
Striking defense
1500
1491
Grappling offense
1500
1483
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
35 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'8"
Height
6'0"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.53
Strikes landed / min
30%
Strike accuracy
1.19
Strikes absorbed / min
65%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.92
Takedowns / 15 min
67%
Takedown accuracy
54%
Takedown defense
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
-3
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Eugene Jackson
  • LRicardo AlmeidaSUB R1
    Close +1603mo before
  • LJeremy HornSUB R1
    1y 4mo before
  • LSanae KikutaSUB R1
    1y 9mo before
  • WKeiichiro YamamiyaKO/TKO R3
    2y 2mo before
  • WRoyce AlgerKO/TKO R2
    2y 6mo before
Keith Rockel
No prior UFC fights.
Jackson — win / loss by method
Record: 11-6-1

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 5 losses
W
73% of wins
L
83% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
8 (89%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Rockel — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
33% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Jackson
Rockel
5
UFC fights
0
32.8 min · 6.6 avg
Octagon time
28y 4m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Jackson
Rockel
75W–25L · 75.0%
Overall
20W–13L · 60.6%
Wins
55W–12L · 82.1%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jackson
Rockel
6W–5L · 54.5%
Overall
38W–21L · 64.4%
0W–3L · 0.0%
Wins
38W–21L · 64.4%
6W–2L · 75.0%
Losses
0W–0L
1 of Jackson's non-UFC opponents have no record in our data, so this is understated. Refresh data to fill them in.
Distance striking
Jackson
Rockel
2.04
Landed / min
20.1%
Accuracy
75.0%
Defense
0.92
Knockdowns / 15 min
41.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Jackson
Rockel
0.92
Takedowns / 15 min
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
53.8%
Takedown defense
1.83
Sub attempts / 15 min
20.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Jackson
  • Head80%(40)div 65%
  • Body16%(8)div 19%
  • Legs4%(2)div 16%
Rockel
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Eugene Jackson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Keith Rockel

No UFC fights on record.

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