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UFC Sacramento/Featherweight · 3×5

vs

Sat, Aug 22, 2026

UFC · Unranked · Featherweight

Douglas

Lerryan · 10-1

28 yrs · 5'9" · 71" reach · Orthodox

Independent projection

medium confidence

Douglas 59%

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

Emmers 41%Douglas 59%

90% interval on Emmers: 28%–56%. Never a lock.

Most likely
Decision 73%
Expected time
13:06
P(over 2.5)
77%
Grappling share
26%

Model vs market

Value Douglas 11.8%
SideModelDK (no vig)Fanatics (no vig)DK juiceEdge vs DK
Emmers41.4%53.2%53.3%-125 (55.6%)-11.8%
Douglas58.6%46.8%46.7%+105 (48.8%)+11.8%

DK opened -130 / +110. Now -125 / +105. Line movement is market context, not a model input.

Books last snapshotted 19 Aug 2026, 4:00 PM ET. Method, rounds, and distance markets are on the props board below — Fanatics and DraftKings will not always post the same PFL/ONE card.

Briefing

Lerryan Douglas is the model’s side at 59% because of recency and opponent-adjusted form, with Jamall Emmers live if the fight is forced into volume kickboxer.

Jamall Emmers (volume kickboxer, scrambler) against Lerryan Douglas (pressure boxer, opportunistic) is a UFC featherweight matchup in Sacramento, CA. The independent model puts Douglas around 59% — a medium confidence number, not a betting line. The largest factor from 50/50 is recency and opponent-adjusted form: Last-5 opponent-adjusted form: Emmers -0.58 vs Douglas +0.28. Single-fight noise is deliberately underweighted.

Where this is fought matters. Estimated grappling share is 26%. Emmers lands 4.6 significant strikes per minute at 44% accuracy with a 2.4 takedown average; Douglas is at 4.7 / 47% / 1.6. Takedown defense sits at 68% versus 64%. Reach is 73" against 71" — counted only if the longer fighter actually lives at range.

Emmers's primary path: Keep this at kicking range for the first 6–8 minutes. Emmers's length and volume only matter if Douglas cannot crash the pocket. 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: Getting drawn into Emmers's preferred range and losing the minute-winning.

The model does not start from a sportsbook. Disagreement with DraftKings or Fanatics is the point of the page.

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

Emmers — paths

  1. Keep this at kicking range for the first 6–8 minutes. Emmers's length and volume only matter if Douglas cannot crash the pocket.
  2. Force a scramble, hunt the neck or the front headlock, and finish before the referee stands them up.
  3. 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

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

Swing variables

    What moved it from 50/50

    • Recency and opponent-adjusted formDouglas −0.19

      Last-5 opponent-adjusted form: Emmers -0.58 vs Douglas +0.28. Single-fight noise is deliberately underweighted.

    • Age / athletic windowDouglas −0.17

      Emmers 37 vs Douglas 28. Peak assumed ~30; decline prior is gentle and never treated as destiny.

    • Reach that is actually usedEmmers +0.11

      Emmers has a 2" reach edge and the film profile (kicks / distance striking) says they actually spend time at range. Reach without range usage is ignored.

    • Striking skill (distance & pocket)Douglas −0.09

      Emmers striking rating 1411 vs Douglas 1450. Weighted by estimated standing time (74%).

    • Grappling / controlEmmers +0.06

      Takedown threat Emmers 1.15 vs Douglas 0.74 per 15. Estimated grappling share 26%.

    • Finishing threat vs durabilityDouglas −0.04

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

    • Layoff / rust vs freshnessDouglas −0.02

      Emmers 168 days out · Douglas 63 days out. Optimal window ~60–150 days; long layoffs get a conservative rust prior, not a career rewrite.

    Attribute radar

    Emmers · Douglas

    Side-by-side

    Emmers: volume kickboxer · scrambler — Douglas: pressure boxer · opportunistic

    EmmersDouglas
    Record22-810-1
    Age (fight night)3728
    Height5'10"5'9"
    Reach73"71"
    StanceOrthodoxOrthodox
    SLpM4.64.7
    SApM3.83.4
    Str. acc.44%47%
    Str. def.54%52%
    KD / 150.300.50
    TD avg2.41.6
    TD acc.36%36%
    TD def.68%64%
    Sub avg0.70.6
    Control / 152.2m2.0m
    Late-round diff0.050.00
    Layoff168d63d
    Datadeepstandard

    Emmers range mix

    • Distance
      82%
    • Clinch
      14%
    • Ground
      6%
    • Head
      58%
    • Body
      22%
    • Leg
      28%

    Douglas range mix

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

    DraftKings / Fanatics props

    Method, rounds, distance, and inside-the-distance markets the books actually post. Model probability is independent. Edge is model minus DraftKings no-vig. Fanatics is a second print — it will not always be up, especially on PFL and ONE.

    Method of victory

    DraftKings posted · Fanatics not posted

    Emmers KO/TKO

    -13.2% vs DK

    Model

    4.6%

    Fair

    +2055

    DraftKings

    +360(21.7%)

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    Emmers submission

    -3.9% vs DK

    Model

    5.7%

    Fair

    +1645

    DraftKings

    +749(11.8%)

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    Emmers decision

    +5.3% vs DK

    Model

    31.1%

    Fair

    +222

    DraftKings

    +218(31.4%)

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    Douglas KO/TKO

    -11.7% vs DK

    Model

    9.2%

    Fair

    +992

    DraftKings

    +293(25.4%)

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    Douglas submission

    Model

    7.9%

    Fair

    +1167

    DraftKings

    +817(10.9%)

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    Douglas decision

    +24.6% vs DK

    Model

    41.5%

    Fair

    +141

    DraftKings

    +384(20.7%)

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    • Model split: KO/TKO 14% · submission 14% · decision 73%
    • Career KO rates (shrunk by the book, not the model): Emmers 32% · Douglas 50%
    • Standing share 75%. Book prices come from moneyline × career mix; CORNER splits the same win probability by knockdown rate, sub attempts, and durability.

    Over/under 1.5 rounds

    Model only — not on the DK board · Fanatics not posted

    Over 1.5 rounds

    Model

    84.8%

    Fair

    -558

    DraftKings

    Not posted

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    Under 1.5 rounds

    Model

    15.2%

    Fair

    +558

    DraftKings

    Not posted

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    • Finish mass 27% · decision 73%
    • Grappling share 26% tends to stretch clock; knockdown rate compresses it
    • Over 1.5: model needs the fight to clear the 1.5-round mark (P 85%)

    Over/under 2.5 rounds

    DraftKings posted · Fanatics posted

    Over 2.5 rounds

    +24.2% vs DK

    Model

    76.5%

    Fair

    -326

    DraftKings

    -123(55.2%)

    Fanatics

    -124(55.4%)

    Under 2.5 rounds

    -24.2% vs DK

    Model

    23.5%

    Fair

    +326

    DraftKings

    -101(50.2%)

    Fanatics

    -102(50.5%)

    • Finish mass 27% · decision 73%
    • Grappling share 26% tends to stretch clock; knockdown rate compresses it
    • Over 2.5: model needs the fight to clear the 2.5-round mark (P 77%)

    Fight goes the distance

    DraftKings posted · Fanatics not posted

    Goes the distance

    +28.9% vs DK

    Model

    72.6%

    Fair

    -265

    DraftKings

    +116(46.3%)

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    Does not go the distance

    -28.9% vs DK

    Model

    27.4%

    Fair

    +265

    DraftKings

    -148(59.7%)

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    • Decision mass Emmers 31% + Douglas 42%
    • Finish mass 27% from KO/SUB on either side
    • 3×5. Expected time 13.1 min

    Inside the distance

    DraftKings posted · Fanatics not posted

    Emmers inside the distance

    -17.1% vs DK

    Model

    10.4%

    Fair

    +864

    DraftKings

    +242(29.2%)

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    Emmers not inside the distance

    +17.1% vs DK

    Model

    89.6%

    Fair

    -864

    DraftKings

    -339(77.2%)

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    Douglas inside the distance

    -12.8% vs DK

    Model

    17.0%

    Fair

    +487

    DraftKings

    +215(31.7%)

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    Douglas not inside the distance

    +12.8% vs DK

    Model

    83.0%

    Fair

    -487

    DraftKings

    -296(74.7%)

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    • KO 5% + SUB 6%
    • Emmers 0.30 KD / 15 · 32% of wins by KO/TKO
    • Emmers 0.7 sub attempts / 15 · 18% of wins by submission

    Round of finish

    Model only — not on the DK board · Fanatics not posted

    Fight ends in round 1

    Model

    15.2%

    Fair

    +558

    DraftKings

    Not posted

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    Fight ends in round 2

    Model

    8.3%

    Fair

    +1105

    DraftKings

    Not posted

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    Fight ends in round 3

    Model

    3.9%

    Fair

    +2445

    DraftKings

    Not posted

    Fanatics

    Not posted

    • Finish-by-round split from the duration curve, not a separate engine
    • Total finish mass 27% distributed across 3 rounds
    • Decision is a different market (goes the distance). Round field is vig-removed against that residual.
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