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Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Alistair Overeem won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1493
Elo1369
Mark Hunt

Alistair OvereemvsMark HuntUFC Prediction Result

UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 · Saturday, March 4, 2017Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Alistair Overeem won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:44

Style matchupAlistair Overeem: Elusive strikervsMark Hunt: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has more dimensions. The elusive striker needs to win the striking exchanges clearly.

Model Prediction: Alistair Overeem wins(65.0%)

Actual result: Alistair Overeem wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Alistair Overeem at -130 American odds

+$77 profit

$177 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Mark Hunt enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Alistair Overeem is a KO finisher (75% of wins). Mark Hunt has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • Mark Hunt is a KO finisher (88% of wins). Alistair Overeem has lost 100% of fights by KO.
  • Alistair Overeem has a 20cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Alistair Overeem
Red Corner
VS
Mark Hunt
Blue Corner
-130
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+110
(48%)
1493
Elo
1369
46
Age
52
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'4"
Height
5'10"
203.2 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Alistair Overeem
oldest →
W
KOvs Aleksei Oleinik · Apr 19
L
KOvs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · Dec 19
W
KOvs Walt Harris · May 20
W
KOvs Augusto Sakai · Sep 20
L
KOvs Alexander Volkov · Feb 21
latest
Mark HuntL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Frank Mir · Mar 16
W
KOvs Derrick Lewis · Jun 17
L
vs Curtis Blaydes · Feb 18
L
SUBvs Aleksei Oleinik · Sep 18
L
vs Justin Willis · Dec 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Alistair OvereemMetricMark Hunt
3.67
Strikes / min
2.81
2.44
Strikes absorbed / min
2.90
57%
Strike defense
51%
1.42
TDs / 15 min
0.51
73%
Takedown defense
64%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.23Δ 1.32 — meaningful gap-0.09

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1535 vs 1542Strikes33.6 vs 27.7Takedowns0.3 vs 0.5Sub Atts0.10 vs 0.08Form0.3 vs 0.5
Alistair OvereemMark Hunt

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Alistair Overeem(10 fights)Mark Hunt(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 +124.1|Blue -124.1
Recent Form
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Striker Score
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red -175.0|Blue +175.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Alistair OvereemTargetMark Hunt

By target zone

11
55% acc · 20%
Head
12
31% acc · 57%
30
86% acc · 55%
Body
5
83% acc · 24%
14
93% acc · 25%
Leg
4
67% acc · 19%

By position

32
71% acc · 58%
Distance
12
30% acc · 57%
23
92% acc · 42%
Clinch
9
82% acc · 43%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Alistair Overeem rounds
0
even
0
Mark Hunt rounds
Round 1Alistair Overeem edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns0
Control0:00
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Alistair Overeem edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns0
Control2:55
10Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Alistair Overeem edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:38
Knockdowns1
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
55 / 70
Sig Strikes
21 / 51
81%
Sig Str %
39%
59 / 76
Total Strikes
27 / 59
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
3:33
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Mark Hunt9 / 2610 / 280 / 00
1Alistair Overeem24 / 3224 / 330 / 10
2Mark Hunt10 / 1715 / 230 / 00
2Alistair Overeem22 / 2825 / 320 / 00
3Mark Hunt2 / 82 / 80 / 00
3Alistair Overeem9 / 1010 / 110 / 00

Alistair Overeem

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights20

Mark Hunt

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights16