UFC Sacramento/Lightweight · 3×5

Independent projection

low confidence

Young 57%

Wide interval. Thin public data, volatile styles, or a true toss-up. Do not treat the point estimate as a price.

Young 57%Dorsainvil 43%

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%
SideModelDK (no vig)Fanatics (no vig)DK juiceEdge vs DK
Young57.0%54.3%54.3%-130 (56.5%)+2.7%
Dorsainvil43.0%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

  1. Chain takedowns on Dorsainvil's 55% defense, hold mat time, and win the control/attrition round.
  2. 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

  1. One clean counter or lead hook as Young 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

  • 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 · scramblerDorsainvil: power puncher · pressure boxer

YoungDorsainvil
Record9-17-1
Age (fight night)2629
Height5'10"5'11"
Reach72"73"
StanceOrthodoxOrthodox
SLpM4.04.6
SApM3.33.5
Str. acc.48%48%
Str. def.56%52%
KD / 150.250.70
TD avg2.80.6
TD acc.44%36%
TD def.68%55%
Sub avg0.70.3
Control / 153.8m2.0m
Late-round diff0.120.00
Layoff91d42d
Datastandardthin

Young range mix

  • Distance
    48%
  • Clinch
    14%
  • Ground
    38%
  • Head
    58%
  • Body
    22%
  • Leg
    20%

Dorsainvil range mix

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

Method of victory

  • Young KO/TKO
    6%
  • Young SUB
    10%
  • Young DEC
    40%
  • Dorsainvil KO/TKO
    9%
  • Dorsainvil SUB
    2%
  • Dorsainvil DEC
    32%