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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Jacob Volkmann won · U-DEC R3
Elo1490
Jacob Volkmann
Elo1356

Jacob VolkmannvsDanny CastilloUFC Prediction Result

UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle · Sunday, August 14, 2011Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Official fight result

Jacob Volkmann won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJacob Volkmann: WrestlervsDanny Castillo: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Danny Castillo wins(51.7%)

Actual result: Jacob Volkmann wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Danny Castillo enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Danny Castillo has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Jacob Volkmann (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Jacob Volkmann
Red Corner
VS
Danny Castillo
Blue Corner
-120
(55%)
Vegas Odds
+100
(50%)
1490
Elo
1356
45
Age
46
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'9"
180.34 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Jacob Volkmann
oldest →
W
vs Antonio McKee · Jan 11
W
vs Efrain Escudero · Dec 11
L
SUBvs Paul Sass · May 12
W
SUBvs Shane Roller · Oct 12
L
SUBvs Bobby Green · Feb 13
latest
Danny CastilloL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Charlie Brenneman · Apr 14
L
vs Tony Ferguson · Aug 14
L
KOvs Paul Felder · Jan 15
L
vs Jim Miller · Jul 15
L
vs Nik Lentz · Dec 15
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Jacob VolkmannMetricDanny Castillo
1.19
Strikes / min
2.57
1.78
Strikes absorbed / min
1.96
52%
Strike defense
62%
3.19
TDs / 15 min
2.95
52%
Takedown defense
63%
2.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.59Δ 1.20 — meaningful gap+0.61

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1554 vs 1517Strikes19.0 vs 55.0Takedowns2.6 vs 5.0Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs 1.0
Jacob VolkmannDanny Castillo

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Jacob Volkmann(8 fights)Danny Castillo(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +134.3|Blue -134.3
Recent Form
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +1.2|Blue -1.2
Grappler Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Layoff
Red +61.0|Blue -61.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Jacob VolkmannTargetDanny Castillo

By target zone

4
31% acc · 67%
Head
2
20% acc · 9%
1
50% acc · 17%
Body
9
100% acc · 41%
1
100% acc · 17%
Leg
11
100% acc · 50%

By position

3
23% acc · 50%
Distance
7
47% acc · 32%
0
Clinch
3
100% acc · 14%
3
100% acc · 50%
Ground
12
100% acc · 55%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Jacob Volkmann rounds
3
even
0
Danny Castillo rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns1
Control1:55
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:03Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns1
Control2:28
2Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:02Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns1
Control3:25
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
6 / 16
Sig Strikes
22 / 30
48%
Sig Str %
68%
39 / 51
Total Strikes
47 / 57
3 / 5
TDs
1 / 4
77.7%
TD %
16.5%
6
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
1
7:48
Ctrl Time
3:05

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Danny Castillo5 / 1010 / 160 / 10
1Jacob Volkmann1 / 917 / 261 / 11
2Danny Castillo2 / 37 / 91 / 30
2Jacob Volkmann1 / 37 / 101 / 12
3Danny Castillo15 / 1730 / 320 / 00
3Jacob Volkmann4 / 415 / 151 / 33

Jacob Volkmann

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights8

Danny Castillo

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights14