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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Kurt Holobaugh won · SUB R2
Elo1490
Kurt Holobaugh
Elo1478
Austin Hubbard

Kurt HolobaughvsAustin HubbardUFC Prediction Result

UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley · Saturday, August 19, 2023Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Official fight result

Kurt Holobaugh won

SUB · Round 2 · 2:39

Style matchupKurt Holobaugh: Pressure fightervsAustin Hubbard: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Austin Hubbard wins(51.6%)

Actual result: Kurt Holobaugh wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Austin Hubbard at -170 American odds

$100 profit

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Scouting Report

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

  • Austin Hubbard enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Austin Hubbard has 30pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Kurt Holobaugh
Red Corner
VS
Austin Hubbard
Blue Corner
+142
(41%)
Vegas Odds
-170
(63%)
1490
Elo
1478
39
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Kurt HolobaughL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Thiago Moises · May 19
L
vs Trey Ogden · Mar 24
W
vs Kaynan Kruschewsky · Jul 24
L
vs Alexander Hernandez · Mar 25
L
SUBvs Jordan Leavitt · May 25
latest
Austin HubbardL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Vinc Pichel · Aug 21
W
vs Michal Figlak · Apr 24
L
vs Alexander Hernandez · Oct 24
L
vs MarQuel Mederos · Mar 25
L
vs Rongzhu · Aug 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Kurt HolobaughMetricAustin Hubbard
4.58
Strikes / min
3.97
4.24
Strikes absorbed / min
4.10
49%
Strike defense
55%
0.65
TDs / 15 min
1.63
38%
Takedown defense
68%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.34evenly matched on net striking-0.13

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1440 vs 1491Strikes4.6 vs 4.1Takedowns0.8 vs 1.8Sub Atts0.80 vs 0.00Form-1.0 vs -0.2
Kurt HolobaughAustin Hubbard

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Kurt Holobaugh(9 fights)Austin Hubbard(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 +12.3|Blue -12.3
Recent Form
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Striker Score
Red +2.3|Blue -2.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +833.0|Blue -833.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Kurt HolobaughTargetAustin Hubbard

By target zone

46
46% acc · 75%
Head
25
29% acc · 57%
10
83% acc · 16%
Body
17
89% acc · 39%
5
83% acc · 8%
Leg
2
100% acc · 5%

By position

50
47% acc · 82%
Distance
31
36% acc · 70%
9
90% acc · 15%
Clinch
9
75% acc · 20%
2
67% acc · 3%
Ground
4
50% acc · 9%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Kurt Holobaugh rounds
0
even
1
Austin Hubbard rounds
Round 1Austin Hubbard edged it
Sig. strikes37
Takedowns0
Control0:00
31Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:06Control
Round 2Kurt Holobaugh edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns0
Control1:08
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:17Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
61 / 119
Sig Strikes
44 / 107
52.5%
Sig Str %
40%
85 / 144
Total Strikes
61 / 125
0 / 0
TDs
2 / 6
TD %
25%
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:08
Ctrl Time
2:23

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Austin Hubbard31 / 7448 / 922 / 40
1Kurt Holobaugh37 / 7858 / 1000 / 00
2Austin Hubbard13 / 3313 / 330 / 20
2Kurt Holobaugh24 / 4127 / 440 / 02

Kurt Holobaugh

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights9

Austin Hubbard

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights12