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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Montel Jackson won · U-DEC R3
Elo1504
Julio Arce
Elo1499
Montel Jackson

Julio ArcevsMontel JacksonUFC Prediction Result

UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · Saturday, November 12, 2022New York City, New York, USA

Official fight result

Montel Jackson won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJulio Arce: Well-roundedvsMontel Jackson: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Montel Jackson wins(81.1%)

Actual result: Montel Jackson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Montel Jackson at -200 American odds

+$50 profit

$150 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Julio Arce has 29pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Montel Jackson has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Julio Arce
Red Corner
VS
Montel Jackson
Blue Corner
+170
(37%)
Vegas Odds
-200
(67%)
1504
Elo
1499
36
Age
34
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'7"
Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

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

Julio ArceW2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Hakeem Dawodu · Nov 19
W
KOvs Andre Ewell · Jul 21
L
KOvs Song Yadong · Nov 21
W
vs Daniel Santos · Apr 22
W
KOvs Herbert Burns · Mar 24
latest
Montel JacksonL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Rani Yahya · Apr 23
W
KOvs Da'Mon Blackshear · Jul 24
W
vs Daniel Marcos · May 25
L
vs Deiveson Figueiredo · Oct 25
L
DECvs Raoni Barcelos · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Julio ArceMetricMontel Jackson
4.36
Strikes / min
3.02
3.05
Strikes absorbed / min
1.40
68%
Strike defense
60%
0.46
TDs / 15 min
2.71
96%
Takedown defense
67%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.31evenly matched on net striking+1.62

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1529 vs 1546Strikes4.4 vs 3.4Takedowns0.5 vs 3.4Sub Atts0.30 vs 0.30Form0.4 vs 0.7
Julio ArceMontel Jackson

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Julio Arce(10 fights)Montel Jackson(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 +4.3|Blue -4.3
Recent Form
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Striker Score
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Grappler Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Layoff
Red -203.0|Blue +203.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Julio ArceTargetMontel Jackson

By target zone

13
13% acc · 50%
Head
39
41% acc · 81%
8
47% acc · 31%
Body
5
71% acc · 10%
5
71% acc · 19%
Leg
4
100% acc · 8%

By position

25
20% acc · 96%
Distance
33
40% acc · 69%
1
50% acc · 4%
Clinch
4
80% acc · 8%
0
Ground
11
58% acc · 23%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Julio Arce rounds
0
even
3
Montel Jackson rounds
Round 1Montel Jackson edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns1
Control0:06
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
2:09Control
Round 2Montel Jackson edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:00
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:12Control
Round 3Montel Jackson edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
24Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
2:34Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
26 / 126
Sig Strikes
48 / 106
19.3%
Sig Str %
41.7%
44 / 156
Total Strikes
64 / 127
1 / 2
TDs
0 / 3
50%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:06
Ctrl Time
5:55

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Montel Jackson5 / 1715 / 290 / 10
1Julio Arce4 / 229 / 271 / 20
2Montel Jackson19 / 4624 / 540 / 20
2Julio Arce15 / 5825 / 720 / 00
3Montel Jackson24 / 4325 / 440 / 00
3Julio Arce7 / 4610 / 570 / 00

Julio Arce

StanceSouthpaw
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights10

Montel Jackson

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights13