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UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz
Jeff Monson
Jeff Monson
5-2 · USA
VS
Tim Lajcik
Tim Lajcik
5-3-1 · USA
September 22, 2000 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Heavyweight · 2 rounds
Jeff Monson def. Tim Lajcik by U-DEC, R2 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Monson14/241/104:47
Lajcik2/30/000:02
R2
Monson17/380/302:15
Lajcik3/110/101:35
Total
Monson31/621/407:02
Lajcik5/140/101:37

Scorecards

Monson vs Lajcik

RdDavid RoyJeff MullenJoe AnconaCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-9
Total1-01-01-020-18

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Monson-Lajcik.

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
MonsonWin probabilityLajcik
68.6%31.4%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
28%
Decision
39%
Expected fight time: 8.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Monson69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%28%
Submission19%28%
Decision30%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1740)act 31
Takedowns1.1 (0.02.8)act 1
Lajcik31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%42%
Submission9%28%
Decision9%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1434)act 5
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R146%
R28%
R37%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Monson
55.7%-132
Lajcik
+13242.4%
Most takedownstie 21.3%
Monson
64.3%-448
Lajcik
+44814.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Monson
Expected: 30.4
30.5
Over 30.5
42.3%
+137
Under 30.5
57.7%
-137
03876
Lajcik
Expected: 26.2
26
Over 26
41.8%
+133
Exactly 26
2.5%
push
Under 26
55.7%
-133
03366
Takedowns — over/under
Monson
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
45.5%
-393
Exactly 1
42.9%
push
Under 1
11.6%
+393
035
Lajcik
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
43.9%
+128
Under 0.5
56.1%
-128
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 8.5 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
MonsonLajcik
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1504
Pound-for-pound
1497
1504
Divisional
1497
1474
Striking offense
1472
1500
Striking defense
1500
1561
Grappling offense
1549
1558
Grappling defense
1541
Physical
29 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
0.96
Strike accuracy
39%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.00
Strike defense
36%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
85%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
0%
Win/loss streak
0
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
364
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jeff Monson
No prior UFC fights.
Tim Lajcik
  • DRon WatermanU-DEC R3
    1y before
  • LTsuyoshi KohsakaKO/TKO R2
    1y 2mo before
Monson — win / loss by method
Record: 5-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(100%) 2
3 (60%)Decision(0%) 0
Lajcik — win / loss by method
Record: 5-3-1

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
80% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Monson
Lajcik
0
UFC fights
2
Octagon time
25.0 min · 12.5 avg
Career length
28y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Monson
Lajcik
Overall
12W–8L · 60.0%
Wins
0W–0L
Losses
12W–8L · 60.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Monson
Lajcik
8W–13L · 38.1%
Overall
6W–9L · 40.0%
6W–11L · 35.3%
Wins
2W–7L · 22.2%
2W–2L · 50.0%
Losses
4W–2L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Monson
Lajcik
Landed / min
0.82
Accuracy
16.0%
Defense
42.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
19.4%
Grappling & control
Monson
Lajcik
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
84.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
48.0%
Strike target map
Monson
  • Head0%(0)div 72%
  • Body0%(0)div 12%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.
Lajcik
  • Head71%(17)div 72%
  • Body29%(7)div 12%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%

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

Jeff Monson

No UFC fights on record.

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

Tim Lajcik
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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