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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Sean Woodson won · S-DEC R3
Elo1529
Elo1517

Charles JourdainvsSean WoodsonUFC Prediction Result

UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis · Saturday, January 20, 2024Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Official fight result

Sean Woodson won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupCharles Jourdain: Pressure fightervsSean Woodson: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Sean Woodson wins(63.4%)

Actual result: Sean Woodson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Sean Woodson at +180 American odds

+$180 profit

$280 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Charles Jourdain enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Charles Jourdain threatens submissions; Sean Woodson has lost 50% of fights by sub.
  • Sean Woodson has 38pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Charles Jourdain (52.9%).
  • Sean Woodson has a 23cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Charles Jourdain
Red Corner
VS
Sean Woodson
Blue Corner
-218
(69%)
Vegas Odds
+180
(36%)
1529
Elo
1517
30
Age
34
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
6'2"
175.26 cm
Reach
198.12 cm

Recent Form

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

Charles JourdainW3 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Ricardo Ramos · Sep 23
L
KOvs Jean Silva · Jun 24
W
SUBvs Victor Henry · Nov 24
W
SUBvs Davey Grant · Oct 25
W
DECvs Kyler Phillips · Apr 26
latest
Sean Woodson
oldest →
W
KOvs Collin Anglin · Nov 21
W
vs Dennis Buzukja · Aug 23
W
vs Alex Caceres · May 24
W
KOvs Fernando Padilla · Dec 24
L
KOvs Dan Ige · Apr 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Charles JourdainMetricSean Woodson
5.36
Strikes / min
5.57
4.11
Strikes absorbed / min
4.18
56%
Strike defense
58%
0.38
TDs / 15 min
0.58
46%
Takedown defense
84%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.25evenly matched on net striking+1.39

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1524 vs 1542Strikes5.5 vs 5.6Takedowns0.3 vs 0.7Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.40Form0.5 vs 0.9
Charles JourdainSean Woodson

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Charles Jourdain(10 fights)Sean Woodson(9 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 +12.4|Blue -12.4
Recent Form
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Striker Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red -49.0|Blue +49.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Charles JourdainTargetSean Woodson

By target zone

19
19% acc · 32%
Head
59
41% acc · 74%
20
63% acc · 33%
Body
10
77% acc · 13%
21
81% acc · 35%
Leg
11
92% acc · 14%

By position

52
35% acc · 87%
Distance
70
45% acc · 88%
8
89% acc · 13%
Clinch
8
89% acc · 10%
0
Ground
2
67% acc · 3%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Charles Jourdain rounds
0
even
3
Sean Woodson rounds
Round 1Sean Woodson edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control0:05
31Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Sean Woodson edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns0
Control1:08
28Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Sean Woodson edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control0:45
21Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:39Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
60 / 156
Sig Strikes
80 / 168
38.3%
Sig Str %
47.7%
78 / 175
Total Strikes
102 / 193
0 / 4
TDs
1 / 3
0%
TD %
25%
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:58
Ctrl Time
0:39

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Sean Woodson31 / 7239 / 800 / 00
1Charles Jourdain18 / 5120 / 530 / 10
2Sean Woodson28 / 5141 / 670 / 10
2Charles Jourdain22 / 4627 / 510 / 20
3Sean Woodson21 / 4522 / 461 / 20
3Charles Jourdain20 / 5931 / 710 / 11

Charles Jourdain

StanceSwitch
Height69.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights15

Sean Woodson

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights9