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UFC 14: Showdown
Kevin Jackson
Kevin Jackson
1-0 · USA
VS
Todd Butler
Todd Butler
0-1 · USA
July 27, 1997 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Lightweight · 1 rounds
199.0lb
Weigh-in
199.0lb
Kevin Jackson def. Todd Butler by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:27
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:27
Jackson3/61/10
Butler1/40/00
Total
Jackson3/61/10
Butler1/40/00

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
JacksonWin probabilityButler
73.1%26.9%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
18%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.2 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 Butler. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Jackson73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%24%
Submission14%19%
Decision41%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3070)act 3
Takedowns7.7 (2.013.6)act 1
Butler27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%25%
Submission4%15%
Decision16%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes75 (4398)act 1
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~129 sig strikes~7.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R216%
R37%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Jackson
33.9%+192
Butler
-19265.2%
Most takedownstie 1.6%
Jackson
98.1%-31479
Butler
+314790.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 53.5
53.5
Over 53.5
42.5%
+135
Under 53.5
57.5%
-135
067134
Butler
Expected: 75.4
75.5
Over 75.5
42.4%
+136
Under 75.5
57.6%
-136
095189
Takedowns — over/under
Jackson
Expected: 7.7
7.5
Over 7.5
45.3%
+121
Under 7.5
54.7%
-121
01224
Butler
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
35.2%
Exactly 0
64.8%
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 11.2 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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1502
Pound-for-pound
1497
1502
Divisional
1497
1478
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1552
Grappling offense
1500
1549
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
32 yrs
Age
5'10"
Height
6'1"
Reach
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
0
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Kevin Jackson
No prior UFC fights.
Todd Butler
No prior UFC fights.
Jackson — win / loss by method
Record: 1-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Butler — win / loss by method
Record: 0-1-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(100%) 1
0 ()Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Jackson
Butler
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Jackson
Butler
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Jackson
Butler
3W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
0W–1L · 0.0%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
0W–0L
0W–0L
Losses
0W–1L · 0.0%
Distance striking
Jackson
Butler
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Jackson
Butler
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Jackson
  • Head0%(0)div 84%
  • Body0%(0)div 7%
  • Legs0%(0)div 9%
  • No strike data on record.
Butler
  • Head0%(0)div 84%
  • Body0%(0)div 7%
  • Legs0%(0)div 9%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Kevin Jackson

No UFC fights on record.

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

Todd Butler

No UFC fights on record.

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