Montel Jackson
"Quik"
15-3-0
VS
2026-09-26
UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos
Bantamweight
Ricky Simon
22-7-0
MARKET-MARGIN__XGB-FULL PREDICTION
Montel Jackson 'Quik'
74.0% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
60%
Decision
29%
KO / TKO
11%
Submission
Decision59.8%
KO / TKO28.9%
Submission11.4%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 145.9%
Round 229.0%
Round 3+25.1%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 40% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why market-margin__xgb-full leans this way
Montel Jackson
Ricky Simon
Avg takedowns attempted
Ricky Simon 6.05
10%
Net striking dominance
Matchup +1.86
8%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup -11
7%
Age
Montel Jackson 34.4 yrs
5%
Strikes absorbed/min
Ricky Simon 4.12
5%
Years past divisional prime
Montel Jackson 6.42
5%
Body strikes absorbed per min
Ricky Simon 0.85
4%
Reach edge
Matchup +15.2 cm
4%
Age
Ricky Simon 34.1 yrs
4%
Sub attempts/fight
Ricky Simon 0.21
4%
Fights per year
Montel Jackson 1.68
3%
Head strikes absorbed per min
Ricky Simon 2.79
3%
Reach
Montel Jackson 190 cm
3%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup -0.05
3%
← pushes toward Montel Jackson pushes toward Ricky Simon →
Bars show each factor's SHAP contribution to this specific prediction — how much it pushed the win probability toward one fighter, given everything else the model knows. Percentages are each factor's share of the total push across the top 30 factors.

Montel Jackson

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
40%
Avg Duration
9.8m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
L DEC
W DEC
W KO
W KO
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 190 cm
Stance: Southpaw

Ricky Simon

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
20%
Avg Duration
12.8m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
D DEC
L DEC
W DEC
W KO
L DEC
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 175 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Head-to-Head Stats
Montel Jackson
ADVANTAGE
Ricky Simon
Striking Accuracy
47.7%
+6.7%
41.0%
Strikes Landed/Min
2.50
+0.51
3.01
Strikes Absorbed/Min
1.76
+2.37
4.12
Striking Defense
55.4%
+2.8%
58.2%
Takedown Accuracy
40.9%
+10.2%
30.6%
Takedown Defense
64.8%
+7.4%
72.3%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.54
+0.32
0.23
Avg Control Time (sec)
76.95
+7.69
84.64
Strikes Per Round
13.64
+1.75
15.40
Head Strike %
66.6%
+2.7%
69.2%
Body Strike %
19.2%
+1.8%
17.5%
Leg Strike %
14.2%
+0.9%
13.3%
Last 5 Win Rate
60.0%
+20.0%
40.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
40.0%
+20.0%
20.0%