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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Dustin Jacoby won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1515
Dustin Jacoby
Elo1451

Dustin JacobyvsJulius WalkerUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Bautista vs. Oliveira · Saturday, February 7, 2026Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Dustin Jacoby won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:42

Style matchupDustin Jacoby: Pressure fightervsJulius Walker: Wrestler

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Dustin Jacoby wins(64.4%)

Actual result: Dustin Jacoby wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Dustin Jacoby at -146 American odds

+$68 profit

$168 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Dustin Jacoby is a KO finisher (70% of wins). Julius Walker has lost 67% of fights by KO.
  • Dustin Jacoby has 14pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Julius Walker has 38pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Dustin Jacoby
Red Corner
VS
Julius Walker
Blue Corner
-146
(59%)
Vegas Odds
+124
(45%)
1515
Elo
1451
38
Age
27
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'4"
193.04 cm
Reach
198.12 cm

Recent Form

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

Dustin Jacoby
oldest →
L
vs Alonzo Menifield · Dec 23
L
KOvs Dominick Reyes · Jun 24
W
KOvs Vitor Petrino · Dec 24
W
KOvs Bruno Lopes · May 25
L
KOvs Muhammad Saidov · Jul 26
latest
Julius Walker
oldest →
L
vs Alonzo Menifield · Feb 25
W
vs Rafael Cerqueira · Aug 25
L
KOvs Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev · Jun 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Dustin JacobyMetricJulius Walker
5.40
Strikes / min
3.73
3.92
Strikes absorbed / min
4.03
57%
Strike defense
43%
0.32
TDs / 15 min
4.09
62%
Takedown defense
100%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.48Δ 1.78 — meaningful gap-0.30

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1544 vs 1501Strikes5.4 vs 3.7Takedowns0.3 vs 4.1Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form0.5 vs 0.2
Dustin JacobyJulius Walker

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14401468149515231550← oldermost recent →
Dustin Jacoby(10 fights)Julius Walker(4 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 +64.4|Blue -64.4
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Layoff
Red +70.0|Blue -70.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Dustin JacobyTargetJulius Walker

By target zone

35
55% acc · 83%
Head
3
18% acc · 43%
3
100% acc · 7%
Body
1
100% acc · 14%
4
100% acc · 10%
Leg
3
100% acc · 43%

By position

22
58% acc · 52%
Distance
4
33% acc · 57%
9
90% acc · 21%
Clinch
2
29% acc · 29%
11
48% acc · 26%
Ground
1
50% acc · 14%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Dustin Jacoby rounds
0
even
1
Julius Walker rounds
Round 1Julius Walker edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control0:27
5Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
2:29Control
Round 2Dustin Jacoby edged it
Sig. strikes29
Takedowns0
Control0:32
Knockdowns1
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:18Control
0Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
42 / 71
Sig Strikes
7 / 21
60.5%
Sig Str %
33%
47 / 79
Total Strikes
12 / 26
0 / 0
TDs
3 / 7
TD %
25%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:59
Ctrl Time
2:47

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Julius Walker5 / 1510 / 203 / 60
1Dustin Jacoby13 / 2016 / 260 / 00
2Julius Walker2 / 62 / 60 / 10
2Dustin Jacoby29 / 5131 / 530 / 00

Dustin Jacoby

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights19

Julius Walker

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights4