UFC Apex/Featherweight · 3×5

Independent projection

medium confidence

Vallejos 54%

Moderate conviction. The point estimate is the center of a band, not a prophecy.

Vallejos 54%Douglas 46%

90% interval on Vallejos: 38%70%. Never a lock.

Most likely
Decision 71%
Expected time
12:54
P(over 2.5)
75%
Grappling share
21%

Model vs market

No edge ≥ 5%
SideModelDK (no vig)Fanatics (no vig)DK juiceEdge vs DK
Vallejos54.1%58.8%58.9%-155 (60.8%)-4.7%
Douglas45.9%41.2%41.1%+135 (42.6%)+4.7%

DK opened -145 / +125. Now -155 / +135. Line movement is market context, not a model input.

DK total 2.5: over -105 / under +95. Model P(over 2.5) 75%.

Books last snapshotted 19 Aug 2026, 4:00 PM ET. Fanatics and DraftKings will not always post the same PFL/ONE markets.

Briefing

Kevin Vallejos is the model’s side at 54% because of power vs durability, with Lerryan Douglas live if the fight is forced into pressure boxer.

Kevin Vallejos (pressure boxer, power puncher) against Lerryan Douglas (pressure boxer, opportunistic) is a UFC featherweight matchup in Las Vegas, NV. The independent model puts Vallejos around 54% — a medium confidence number, not a betting line. The largest factor from 50/50 is power vs durability: Douglas's durability rating is below average against a fighter whose knockdown rate is a real weapon.

Where this is fought matters. Estimated grappling share is 21%. Vallejos lands 5.0 significant strikes per minute at 48% accuracy with a 1.2 takedown average; Douglas is at 4.7 / 47% / 1.6. Takedown defense sits at 68% versus 64%. Reach is 71" against 71" — counted only if the longer fighter actually lives at range.

Vallejos's primary path: One clean counter or lead hook as Douglas enters. Power is the shortcut; it is not a plan by itself. Failure mode: Getting drawn into Douglas's preferred range and losing the minute-winning. Douglas's primary path: Win the minute-to-minute with volume. Judges in this matchup will see the fighter who walks the other one down. Failure mode: The chin has been a problem. One pocket exchange can end the math.

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Written from the independent projection. Betting lines are not inputs. Stats as of 19 Aug 2026.

Vallejos — paths

  1. One clean counter or lead hook as Douglas enters. Power is the shortcut; it is not a plan by itself.
  2. Win the minute-to-minute with volume. Judges in this matchup will see the fighter who walks the other one down.

Failure modes

  • Getting drawn into Douglas's preferred range and losing the minute-winning.

Douglas — paths

  1. Win the minute-to-minute with volume. Judges in this matchup will see the fighter who walks the other one down.

Failure modes

  • The chin has been a problem. One pocket exchange can end the math.

Swing variables

    What moved it from 50/50

    • Power vs durabilityVallejos +0.11

      Douglas's durability rating is below average against a fighter whose knockdown rate is a real weapon.

    • Striking skill (distance & pocket)Vallejos +0.07

      Vallejos striking rating 1481 vs Douglas 1450. Weighted by estimated standing time (79%).

    • Grappling / controlDouglas 0.02

      Takedown threat Vallejos 0.58 vs Douglas 0.74 per 15. Estimated grappling share 21%.

    • Age / athletic windowDouglas 0.01

      Vallejos 25 vs Douglas 28. Peak assumed ~30; decline prior is gentle and never treated as destiny.

    • Finishing threat vs durabilityVallejos +0.01

      Who is more likely to be hurt, and who has actually finished people of this quality.

    Attribute radar

    Vallejos · Douglas

    Side-by-side

    Vallejos: pressure boxer · power puncherDouglas: pressure boxer · opportunistic

    VallejosDouglas
    Record16-110-1
    Age (fight night)2528
    Height5'9"5'9"
    Reach71"71"
    StanceOrthodoxOrthodox
    SLpM5.04.7
    SApM3.43.4
    Str. acc.48%47%
    Str. def.52%52%
    KD / 150.700.50
    TD avg1.21.6
    TD acc.36%36%
    TD def.68%64%
    Sub avg0.30.6
    Control / 152.0m2.0m
    Late-round diff0.120.00
    Layoff70d63d
    Datadeepstandard

    Vallejos range mix

    • Distance
      72%
    • Clinch
      14%
    • Ground
      14%
    • Head
      65%
    • Body
      22%
    • Leg
      13%

    Douglas range mix

    • Distance
      70%
    • Clinch
      14%
    • Ground
      16%
    • Head
      62%
    • Body
      22%
    • Leg
      16%

    Method of victory

    • Vallejos KO/TKO
      11%
    • Vallejos SUB
      4%
    • Vallejos DEC
      39%
    • Douglas KO/TKO
      8%
    • Douglas SUB
      6%
    • Douglas DEC
      32%