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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Duane Ludwig won · U-DEC R3
Elo1354
Amir Sadollah
Elo1352
Duane Ludwig

Amir SadollahvsDuane LudwigUFC Prediction Result

UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle · Sunday, August 14, 2011Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Official fight result

Duane Ludwig won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupAmir Sadollah: Pressure fightervsDuane Ludwig: Striker

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

Model Prediction: Amir Sadollah wins(74.2%)

Actual result: Duane Ludwig wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Amir Sadollah at -395 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Duane Ludwig enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Amir Sadollah has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Amir Sadollah
Red Corner
VS
Duane Ludwig
Blue Corner
-395
(80%)
Vegas Odds
+350
(22%)
1354
Elo
1352
45
Age
47
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'10"
190.5 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Amir SadollahL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Peter Sobotta · Nov 10
W
KOvs DaMarques Johnson · Mar 11
W
vs Jorge Lopez · May 12
L
vs Dan Hardy · Sep 12
L
vs Yoshihiro Akiyama · Sep 14
latest
Duane LudwigL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Darren Elkins · Mar 10
W
vs Nick Osipczak · Nov 10
L
SUBvs Josh Neer · Jan 12
L
KOvs Dan Hardy · May 12
L
KOvs Che Mills · Sep 12
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Amir SadollahMetricDuane Ludwig
4.71
Strikes / min
4.62
3.55
Strikes absorbed / min
3.05
60%
Strike defense
57%
0.57
TDs / 15 min
0.43
60%
Takedown defense
59%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.16evenly matched on net striking+1.57

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1519 vs 1499Strikes55.3 vs 28.2Takedowns0.6 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.29 vs 0.00Form0.6 vs 0.3
Amir SadollahDuane Ludwig

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Amir Sadollah(7 fights)Duane Ludwig(6 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 +2.0|Blue -2.0
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red +2.4|Blue -2.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red -133.0|Blue +133.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Amir SadollahTargetDuane Ludwig

By target zone

45
26% acc · 47%
Head
96
34% acc · 78%
20
39% acc · 21%
Body
22
58% acc · 18%
30
86% acc · 32%
Leg
5
71% acc · 4%

By position

88
36% acc · 93%
Distance
102
34% acc · 83%
7
54% acc · 7%
Clinch
20
69% acc · 16%
0
Ground
1
50% acc · 1%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Amir Sadollah rounds
0
even
2
Duane Ludwig rounds
Round 1Duane Ludwig edged it
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns0
Control0:45
57Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:56Control
Round 2Duane Ludwig edged it
Sig. strikes32
Takedowns0
Control0:12
37Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:20Control
Round 3Amir Sadollah edged it
Sig. strikes37
Takedowns0
Control0:02
29Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:21Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
95 / 256
Sig Strikes
123 / 328
36.7%
Sig Str %
36.7%
96 / 257
Total Strikes
125 / 331
0 / 8
TDs
1 / 2
0%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:59
Ctrl Time
1:37

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Duane Ludwig57 / 11957 / 1190 / 00
1Amir Sadollah26 / 8327 / 840 / 30
2Duane Ludwig37 / 10237 / 1020 / 10
2Amir Sadollah32 / 7832 / 780 / 20
3Duane Ludwig29 / 10731 / 1101 / 10
3Amir Sadollah37 / 9537 / 950 / 30

Amir Sadollah

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights7

Duane Ludwig

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights6