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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Luke Riley won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1569
Luke Riley editorial illustration
Elo1490
Kai Kamaka III editorial illustration

Luke RileyvsKai Kamaka IIIUFC Prediction Result

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · Saturday, July 11, 2026Las Vegas, USA

Official fight result

Luke Riley won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:03

Style matchupLuke Riley: StrikervsKai Kamaka III: Pressure fighter

The pressure fighter will force exchanges. The cleaner striker needs lateral movement.

Model Prediction: Kai Kamaka III wins(54.8%)

Actual result: Luke Riley wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kai Kamaka III at +186 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Kai Kamaka III has 18pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Luke Riley
Red Corner
VS
Kai Kamaka III
Blue Corner
-227
(69%)
Vegas Odds
+186
(35%)
1569
Elo
1490
27
Age
31
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'7"
175.26 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

Last 2 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Luke RileyW2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Bogdan Grad · Nov 25
W
vs Michael Aswell Jr. · Mar 26
latest
Kai Kamaka III
oldest →
W
DECvs Dakota Hope · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Luke RileyMetricKai Kamaka III
5.56
Strikes / min
5.40
3.32
Strikes absorbed / min
5.67
64%
Strike defense
56%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
1.51
37%
Takedown defense
55%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+2.24Δ 2.51 — meaningful gap-0.27
Not enough statistical data to render a radar chart for this matchup.

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801505153015551580← oldermost recent →
Luke Riley(3 fights)Kai Kamaka III(2 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 +78.4|Blue -78.4
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Layoff
Red +14.0|Blue -14.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Luke RileyTargetKai Kamaka III

By target zone

30
57% acc · 70%
Head
9
39% acc · 39%
9
90% acc · 21%
Body
4
80% acc · 17%
4
100% acc · 9%
Leg
10
77% acc · 43%

By position

35
60% acc · 81%
Distance
23
56% acc · 100%
6
86% acc · 14%
Clinch
0
2
100% acc · 5%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Luke Riley rounds
0
even
0
Kai Kamaka III rounds
Round 1Luke Riley edged it
Sig. strikes43
Takedowns0
Control0:02
Knockdowns1
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
43 / 67
Sig Strikes
23 / 41
64%
Sig Str %
56%
43 / 67
Total Strikes
23 / 41
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:02
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kai Kamaka III23 / 4123 / 410 / 00
1Luke Riley43 / 6743 / 670 / 00

Luke Riley

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights3

Kai Kamaka III

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights2