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Women's Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Valentina Shevchenko won · S-DEC R3
Elo1356
Sarah Kaufman
Elo1526
Valentina Shevchenko

Sarah KaufmanvsValentina ShevchenkoUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · Saturday, December 19, 2015Orlando, Florida, USA

Official fight result

Valentina Shevchenko won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupSarah Kaufman: Pressure fightervsValentina Shevchenko: Wrestler

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Sarah Kaufman wins(61.9%)

Actual result: Valentina Shevchenko wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Sarah Kaufman at -115 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Valentina Shevchenko enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Valentina Shevchenko (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Sarah Kaufman
Red Corner
VS
Valentina Shevchenko
Blue Corner
-115
(53%)
Vegas Odds
-105
(51%)
1356
Elo
1526
40
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'5"
Height
5'5"
167.64 cm
Reach
167.64 cm

Recent Form

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

Sarah Kaufman
oldest →
W
vs Leslie Smith · Apr 14
L
SUBvs Alexis Davis · Apr 15
latest
Valentina ShevchenkoW3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Taila Santos · Jun 22
L
SUBvs Alexa Grasso · Mar 23
W
vs Alexa Grasso · Sep 24
W
vs Manon Fiorot · May 25
W
vs Zhang Weili · Nov 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Sarah KaufmanMetricValentina Shevchenko
6.65
Strikes / min
3.04
4.00
Strikes absorbed / min
2.00
62%
Strike defense
63%
0.38
TDs / 15 min
2.65
81%
Takedown defense
76%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+2.65Δ 1.61 — meaningful gap+1.04

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1501 vs 1500Strikes118.0 vs Takedowns0.3 vs Sub Atts0.00 vs Form-0.5 vs 0.0
Sarah KaufmanValentina Shevchenko

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901503151515281540← oldermost recent →
Sarah Kaufman(3 fights)Valentina Shevchenko(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 -170.6|Blue +170.6
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red -42.9|Blue +42.9
Grappler Score
Red -49.8|Blue +49.8
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Sarah KaufmanTargetValentina Shevchenko

By target zone

14
54% acc · 52%
Head
21
72% acc · 66%
2
40% acc · 7%
Body
8
73% acc · 25%
11
85% acc · 41%
Leg
3
75% acc · 9%

By position

12
55% acc · 44%
Distance
12
55% acc · 38%
6
50% acc · 22%
Clinch
16
94% acc · 50%
9
90% acc · 33%
Ground
4
80% acc · 13%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Sarah Kaufman rounds
0
even
2
Valentina Shevchenko rounds
Round 1Valentina Shevchenko edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:06
15Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:14Control
Round 2Valentina Shevchenko edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control1:19
12Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:15Control
Round 3Sarah Kaufman edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns1
Control3:27
5Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:46Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
27 / 44
Sig Strikes
32 / 44
62.7%
Sig Str %
70%
142 / 172
Total Strikes
66 / 78
1 / 4
TDs
4 / 9
16.7%
TD %
56.7%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
4:52
Ctrl Time
6:15

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Valentina Shevchenko15 / 2027 / 322 / 20
1Sarah Kaufman8 / 1732 / 410 / 10
2Valentina Shevchenko12 / 1526 / 291 / 50
2Sarah Kaufman10 / 1550 / 680 / 10
3Valentina Shevchenko5 / 913 / 171 / 20
3Sarah Kaufman9 / 1260 / 631 / 20

Sarah Kaufman

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights3

Valentina Shevchenko

StanceSouthpaw
Height65.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights18