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Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Josh Barnett won · SUB R3
Elo1492
Andrei Arlovski
Elo1491
Josh Barnett

Andrei ArlovskivsJosh BarnettUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett · Saturday, September 3, 2016Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Official fight result

Josh Barnett won

SUB · Round 3 · 2:53

Style matchupAndrei Arlovski: StrikervsJosh Barnett: Submission grappler

Striker must keep this standing. Grappler wins big if it hits the floor.

Model Prediction: Andrei Arlovski wins(54.2%)

Actual result: Josh Barnett wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Scouting Report

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

  • Andrei Arlovski enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Andrei Arlovski has 21pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Striker vs grappler stylistic clash — fight location (standing vs ground) typically decides it.

Tale of the Tape

Andrei Arlovski
Red Corner
VS
Josh Barnett
Blue Corner
+110
(48%)
Vegas Odds
-130
(57%)
1492
Elo
1491
47
Age
48
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'3"
195.58 cm
Reach
198.12 cm

Recent Form

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

Andrei ArlovskiL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Jake Collier · Apr 22
L
SUBvs Marcos Rogerio de Lima · Oct 22
L
KOvs Don'Tale Mayes · Jun 23
L
vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta · Jan 24
L
vs Martin Buday · Jun 24
latest
Josh Barnett
oldest →
W
KOvs Frank Mir · Aug 13
L
KOvs Travis Browne · Dec 13
W
vs Roy Nelson · Sep 15
L
SUBvs Ben Rothwell · Jan 16
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Andrei ArlovskiMetricJosh Barnett
3.82
Strikes / min
3.20
3.22
Strikes absorbed / min
2.11
57%
Strike defense
57%
0.37
TDs / 15 min
1.26
76%
Takedown defense
55%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
1.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.60evenly matched on net striking+1.09

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1528 vs 1502Strikes21.4 vs 37.7Takedowns0.1 vs 0.4Sub Atts0.25 vs 0.44Form-0.2 vs -0.1
Andrei ArlovskiJosh Barnett

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Andrei Arlovski(10 fights)Josh Barnett(5 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 +1.8|Blue -1.8
Recent Form
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red -99.0|Blue +99.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Andrei ArlovskiTargetJosh Barnett

By target zone

22
48% acc · 58%
Head
40
61% acc · 75%
11
100% acc · 29%
Body
12
80% acc · 23%
5
100% acc · 13%
Leg
1
100% acc · 2%

By position

19
49% acc · 50%
Distance
13
43% acc · 25%
16
80% acc · 42%
Clinch
15
71% acc · 28%
3
100% acc · 8%
Ground
25
81% acc · 47%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Andrei Arlovski rounds
0
even
2
Josh Barnett rounds
Round 1Andrei Arlovski edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns1
Control1:41
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:42Control
Round 2Josh Barnett edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:23
28Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
3:27Control
Round 3Josh Barnett edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:20
17Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:25Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
38 / 62
Sig Strikes
53 / 82
64.7%
Sig Str %
61%
51 / 77
Total Strikes
112 / 150
1 / 2
TDs
1 / 2
50%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
1
2:24
Ctrl Time
6:34

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Josh Barnett8 / 1625 / 370 / 10
1Andrei Arlovski16 / 2825 / 371 / 10
2Josh Barnett28 / 3966 / 810 / 00
2Andrei Arlovski7 / 911 / 150 / 10
3Josh Barnett17 / 2721 / 321 / 11
3Andrei Arlovski15 / 2515 / 250 / 00

Andrei Arlovski

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights27

Josh Barnett

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights5