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Middleweight
5 Rounds
Chris Weidman won · SUB R3
Elo1494
Chris Weidman
Elo1492
Kelvin Gastelum

Chris WeidmanvsKelvin GastelumUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum · Saturday, July 22, 2017Uniondale, New York, USA

Official fight result

Chris Weidman won

SUB · Round 3 · 3:45

Style matchupChris Weidman: WrestlervsKelvin Gastelum: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Chris Weidman wins(65.8%)

Actual result: Chris Weidman wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Chris Weidman at +135 American odds

+$135 profit

$235 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Stance matchup historically favors Kelvin Gastelum (53.5%).
  • Chris Weidman has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Chris Weidman
Red Corner
VS
Kelvin Gastelum
Blue Corner
+135
(43%)
Vegas Odds
-155
(61%)
1494
Elo
1492
42
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'2"
Height
5'9"
198.12 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Chris Weidman
oldest →
W
DECvs Omari Akhmedov · Aug 20
L
KOvs Uriah Hall · Apr 21
L
vs Brad Tavares · Aug 23
W
vs Bruno Silva · Mar 24
L
KOvs Eryk Anders · Dec 24
latest
Kelvin Gastelum
oldest →
L
SUBvs Sean Brady · Dec 23
W
vs Daniel Rodriguez · Jun 24
L
vs Joe Pyfer · Jun 25
W
vs Dustin Stoltzfus · Sep 25
L
SUBvs Vicente Luque · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Chris WeidmanMetricKelvin Gastelum
3.11
Strikes / min
3.65
3.37
Strikes absorbed / min
3.52
51%
Strike defense
57%
3.27
TDs / 15 min
1.04
72%
Takedown defense
60%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.26evenly matched on net striking+0.13

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1592 vs 1603Strikes30.1 vs 49.5Takedowns2.4 vs 0.8Sub Atts0.67 vs 0.18Form-0.7 vs 0.6
Chris WeidmanKelvin Gastelum

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Chris Weidman(10 fights)Kelvin Gastelum(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +2.9|Blue -2.9
Recent Form
Red -1.3|Blue +1.3
Striker Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red -119.0|Blue +119.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Chris WeidmanTargetKelvin Gastelum

By target zone

25
42% acc · 69%
Head
21
50% acc · 81%
6
50% acc · 17%
Body
4
100% acc · 15%
5
100% acc · 14%
Leg
1
100% acc · 4%

By position

24
41% acc · 67%
Distance
14
41% acc · 54%
6
67% acc · 17%
Clinch
2
67% acc · 8%
6
75% acc · 17%
Ground
10
100% acc · 38%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Chris Weidman rounds
0
even
1
Kelvin Gastelum rounds
Round 1Kelvin Gastelum edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns2
Control1:43
Knockdowns0
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:07Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Chris Weidman edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns3
Control3:47
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Chris Weidman edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns2
Control2:05
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
36 / 76
Sig Strikes
26 / 47
49.7%
Sig Str %
49.3%
75 / 124
Total Strikes
28 / 50
7 / 13
TDs
0 / 0
53.3%
TD %
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
7:35
Ctrl Time
0:07

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kelvin Gastelum13 / 2014 / 220 / 00
1Chris Weidman9 / 2516 / 352 / 41
2Kelvin Gastelum2 / 73 / 80 / 00
2Chris Weidman10 / 1533 / 433 / 50
3Kelvin Gastelum11 / 2011 / 200 / 00
3Chris Weidman17 / 3626 / 462 / 41

Chris Weidman

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights20

Kelvin Gastelum

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights24