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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Kevin Lee won · SUB R2
Elo1496
Elo1466
Kevin Lee

Francisco TrinaldovsKevin LeeUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum · Saturday, March 11, 2017Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

Official fight result

Kevin Lee won

SUB · Round 2 · 3:12

Style matchupFrancisco Trinaldo: Well-roundedvsKevin Lee: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Kevin Lee wins(56.0%)

Actual result: Kevin Lee wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kevin Lee at -170 American odds

+$59 profit

$159 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Kevin Lee enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Francisco Trinaldo has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Kevin Lee has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Francisco Trinaldo (53.5%).
  • Kevin Lee has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Francisco Trinaldo
Red Corner
VS
Kevin Lee
Blue Corner
+150
(40%)
Vegas Odds
-170
(63%)
1496
Elo
1466
47
Age
33
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'9"
177.8 cm
Reach
195.58 cm

Recent Form

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

Francisco Trinaldo
oldest →
W
KOvs Jai Herbert · Jul 20
L
vs Muslim Salikhov · Jun 21
W
vs Dwight Grant · Oct 21
W
vs Danny Roberts · May 22
L
vs Randy Brown · Oct 22
latest
Kevin LeeL3 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Rafael Dos Anjos · May 19
W
KOvs Gregor Gillespie · Nov 19
L
SUBvs Charles Oliveira · Mar 20
L
vs Daniel Rodriguez · Aug 21
L
SUBvs Rinat Fakhretdinov · Jul 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Francisco TrinaldoMetricKevin Lee
3.13
Strikes / min
3.88
2.67
Strikes absorbed / min
3.60
60%
Strike defense
50%
0.98
TDs / 15 min
3.18
60%
Takedown defense
75%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.46evenly matched on net striking+0.28

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1629 vs 1586Strikes37.9 vs 39.0Takedowns0.9 vs 2.6Sub Atts0.36 vs 1.00Form1.0 vs 0.7
Francisco TrinaldoKevin Lee

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Francisco Trinaldo(10 fights)Kevin Lee(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 +30.5|Blue -30.5
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red +56.0|Blue -56.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Francisco TrinaldoTargetKevin Lee

By target zone

19
37% acc · 76%
Head
9
25% acc · 60%
6
86% acc · 24%
Body
6
86% acc · 40%
0
Leg
0

By position

15
32% acc · 60%
Distance
12
33% acc · 80%
5
83% acc · 20%
Clinch
3
100% acc · 20%
5
83% acc · 20%
Ground
0
0% acc

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Francisco Trinaldo rounds
1
even
0
Kevin Lee rounds
Round 1Francisco Trinaldo edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:40
8Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:43Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:04
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:53Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
25 / 59
Sig Strikes
15 / 43
42.5%
Sig Str %
34.5%
30 / 65
Total Strikes
23 / 52
0 / 1
TDs
1 / 8
0%
TD %
7%
1
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:44
Ctrl Time
2:36

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kevin Lee8 / 2312 / 281 / 70
1Francisco Trinaldo17 / 4122 / 470 / 01
2Kevin Lee7 / 2011 / 240 / 11
2Francisco Trinaldo8 / 188 / 180 / 10

Francisco Trinaldo

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights26

Kevin Lee

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights19