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UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3
Sanae Kikuta
Sanae Kikuta
12-3-2 · JPN
VS
Eugene Jackson
Eugene Jackson
11-3-1 · USA
April 14, 2000 · Tokyo, Japan
Middleweight · 3 rounds
198.0lb
Weigh-in
197.0lb
Sanae Kikuta def. Eugene Jackson by SUB (Armbar), R1 4:38
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:38
Kikuta8/162/203:38
Jackson4/50/000:00
Total
Kikuta8/162/203:38
Jackson4/50/000:00

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
KikutaWin probabilityJackson
84.8%15.2%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
33%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Kikuta85%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%23%
Submission28%33%
Decision37%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 8
Takedowns1.9 (0.33.9)act 2
Jackson15%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%40%
Submission5%31%
Decision4%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 4
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~92 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R229%
R311%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Kikuta
51.0%-107
Jackson
+10747.8%
Most takedownstie 15.6%
Kikuta
79.3%-1554
Jackson
+15545.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kikuta
Expected: 47.0
47
Over 47
41.7%
+136
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
56.9%
-136
059118
Jackson
Expected: 45.3
45.5
Over 45.5
42.2%
+137
Under 45.5
57.8%
-137
057114
Takedowns — over/under
Kikuta
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
36.9%
-104
Exactly 2
27.6%
push
Under 2
35.5%
+104
036
Jackson
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
46.7%
Exactly 0
53.3%
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 10.2 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
KikutaJackson
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1525
Pound-for-pound
1540
1525
Divisional
1540
1482
Striking offense
1514
1500
Striking defense
1513
1561
Grappling offense
1496
1558
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
28 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.20
Strike accuracy
28%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.28
Strike defense
70%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0%
Takedown defense
75%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
100%
Win/loss streak
+2
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
147
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sanae Kikuta
No prior UFC fights.
Eugene Jackson
  • WKeiichiro YamamiyaKO/TKO R3
    5mo before
  • WRoyce AlgerKO/TKO R2
    9mo before
Kikuta — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-2

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
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win3loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (67%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (25%)Decision(33%) 1
Jackson — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-1

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
73% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win3loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
8 (89%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Kikuta
Jackson
0
UFC fights
2
Octagon time
19.5 min · 9.8 avg
Career length
28y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Kikuta
Jackson
Overall
20W–13L · 60.6%
Wins
20W–13L · 60.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kikuta
Jackson
90W–59L · 60.4%
Overall
6W–5L · 54.5%
77W–59L · 56.6%
Wins
0W–3L · 0.0%
13W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
6W–2L · 75.0%
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
Kikuta
Jackson
Landed / min
2.06
Accuracy
19.2%
Defense
79.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.54
Time at distance
59.7%
Grappling & control
Kikuta
Jackson
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
75.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.77
Control share
46.2%
Strike target map
Kikuta
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 17%
  • Legs0%(0)div 19%
  • No strike data on record.
Jackson
  • Head79%(34)div 64%
  • Body16%(7)div 17%
  • Legs5%(2)div 19%

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

Sanae Kikuta

No UFC fights on record.

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

Eugene Jackson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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