UFC Sacramento/Lightweight · 3×5
Independent projection
low confidenceYoung 57%
Wide interval. Thin public data, volatile styles, or a true toss-up. Do not treat the point estimate as a price.
90% interval on Young: 33%–78%. Never a lock.
- Most likely
- Decision 72%
- Expected time
- 13:06
- P(over 2.5)
- 76%
- Grappling share
- 25%
Model vs market
No edge ≥ 5%| Side | Model | DK (no vig) | Fanatics (no vig) | DK juice | Edge vs DK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young | 57.0% | 54.3% | 54.3% | -130 (56.5%) | +2.7% |
| Dorsainvil | 43.0% | 45.7% | 45.7% | +110 (47.6%) | -2.7% |
DK opened -120 / +100. Now -130 / +110. Line movement is market context, not a model input.
Books last snapshotted 19 Aug 2026, 4:00 PM ET. Fanatics and DraftKings will not always post the same PFL/ONE markets.
Briefing
Gauge Young is the model’s side at 57% because of grappling / control, with Stanley Dorsainvil live if the fight is forced into power puncher.
Gauge Young (pressure wrestler, scrambler) against Stanley Dorsainvil (power puncher, pressure boxer) is a UFC lightweight matchup in Sacramento, CA. The independent model puts Young around 57% — a low confidence number, not a betting line. The largest factor from 50/50 is grappling / control: Takedown threat Young 1.53 vs Dorsainvil 0.28 per 15. Estimated grappling share 25%.
Where this is fought matters. Estimated grappling share is 25%. Young lands 4.0 significant strikes per minute at 48% accuracy with a 2.8 takedown average; Dorsainvil is at 4.6 / 48% / 0.6. Takedown defense sits at 68% versus 55%. Reach is 72" against 73" — counted only if the longer fighter actually lives at range.
Young's primary path: Chain takedowns on Dorsainvil's 55% defense, hold mat time, and win the control/attrition round. Failure mode: The chin has been a problem. One pocket exchange can end the math. Dorsainvil's primary path: One clean counter or lead hook as Young enters. Power is the shortcut; it is not a plan by itself. Failure mode: If the first takedown lands, Dorsainvil may spend the round on the fence or on their back.
The swing variable is simple: If Young cannot keep this on the mat in the first eight minutes, Dorsainvil's striking becomes the fight. The model does not start from a sportsbook. If DraftKings or Fanatics disagree, that disagreement is the point of the page.
Written from the independent projection. Betting lines are not inputs. Stats as of 19 Aug 2026.
Young — paths
- Chain takedowns on Dorsainvil's 55% defense, hold mat time, and win the control/attrition round.
- Force a scramble, hunt the neck or the front headlock, and finish before the referee stands them up.
Failure modes
- The chin has been a problem. One pocket exchange can end the math.
Dorsainvil — paths
- One clean counter or lead hook as Young enters. Power is the shortcut; it is not a plan by itself.
- Win the minute-to-minute with volume. Judges in this matchup will see the fighter who walks the other one down.
Failure modes
- If the first takedown lands, Dorsainvil may spend the round on the fence or on their back.
Swing variables
- If Young cannot keep this on the mat in the first eight minutes, Dorsainvil's striking becomes the fight.
- First fighter to be dropped. Power is asymmetric here; the model’s decision lean dies if someone gets hurt early.
What moved it from 50/50
- Grappling / controlYoung +0.21
Takedown threat Young 1.53 vs Dorsainvil 0.28 per 15. Estimated grappling share 25%.
- Pressure wrestling vs takedown defenseYoung +0.12
Dorsainvil's takedown defense (55%) is a hole against a high-volume wrestler. Historically this pair type tilts to control and attrition.
- Striking skill (distance & pocket)Dorsainvil −0.09
Young striking rating 1416 vs Dorsainvil 1458. Weighted by estimated standing time (75%).
- Layoff / rust vs freshnessYoung +0.06
Young 91 days out · Dorsainvil 42 days out. Optimal window ~60–150 days; long layoffs get a conservative rust prior, not a career rewrite.
- Age / athletic windowDorsainvil −0.01
Young 26 vs Dorsainvil 29. Peak assumed ~30; decline prior is gentle and never treated as destiny.
- Recency and opponent-adjusted formDorsainvil −0.01
Last-5 opponent-adjusted form: Young +0.24 vs Dorsainvil +0.28. Single-fight noise is deliberately underweighted.
Attribute radar
Young · Dorsainvil
Side-by-side
Young: pressure wrestler · scrambler — Dorsainvil: power puncher · pressure boxer
| Young | Dorsainvil | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 9-1 | 7-1 |
| Age (fight night) | 26 | 29 |
| Height | 5'10" | 5'11" |
| Reach | 72" | 73" |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| SLpM | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| SApM | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Str. acc. | 48% | 48% |
| Str. def. | 56% | 52% |
| KD / 15 | 0.25 | 0.70 |
| TD avg | 2.8 | 0.6 |
| TD acc. | 44% | 36% |
| TD def. | 68% | 55% |
| Sub avg | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Control / 15 | 3.8m | 2.0m |
| Late-round diff | 0.12 | 0.00 |
| Layoff | 91d | 42d |
| Data | standard | thin |
Young range mix
- Distance48%
- Clinch14%
- Ground38%
- Head58%
- Body22%
- Leg20%
Dorsainvil range mix
- Distance72%
- Clinch14%
- Ground14%
- Head65%
- Body22%
- Leg13%
Method of victory
- Young KO/TKO6%
- Young SUB10%
- Young DEC40%
- Dorsainvil KO/TKO9%
- Dorsainvil SUB2%
- Dorsainvil DEC32%