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Kai Kara-France won · U-DEC R3
Elo1495
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Askar AskarovvsKai Kara-FranceUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus · Saturday, March 26, 2022Columbus, Ohio, USA

Official fight result

Kai Kara-France won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupAskar Askarov: WrestlervsKai Kara-France: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Askar Askarov wins(55.5%)

Actual result: Kai Kara-France 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.

  • Askar Askarov enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Kai Kara-France has 17pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Askar Askarov
Red Corner
VS
Kai Kara-France
Blue Corner
-450
(82%)
Vegas Odds
+340
(23%)
1495
Elo
1495
33
Age
33
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'4"
170.18 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

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

Askar AskarovW3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Tim Elliott · Jan 20
W
vs Alexandre Pantoja · Jul 20
W
vs Joseph Benavidez · Mar 21
latest
Kai Kara-France
oldest →
W
KOvs Cody Garbrandt · Dec 21
L
KOvs Brandon Moreno · Jul 22
L
vs Amir Albazi · Jun 23
W
KOvs Steve Erceg · Aug 24
L
SUBvs Alexandre Pantoja · Jun 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Askar AskarovMetricKai Kara-France
3.05
Strikes / min
4.46
2.80
Strikes absorbed / min
3.24
57%
Strike defense
64%
2.60
TDs / 15 min
0.56
66%
Takedown defense
83%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.25evenly matched on net striking+1.22

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1553 vs 1560Strikes3.0 vs 4.6Takedowns2.6 vs 0.6Sub Atts0.40 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs 0.7
Askar AskarovKai Kara-France

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Askar Askarov(4 fights)Kai Kara-France(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 -0.5|Blue +0.5
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red -0.9|Blue +0.9
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red +280.0|Blue -280.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Askar AskarovTargetKai Kara-France

By target zone

25
45% acc · 93%
Head
26
27% acc · 51%
1
25% acc · 4%
Body
10
56% acc · 20%
1
100% acc · 4%
Leg
15
94% acc · 29%

By position

24
42% acc · 89%
Distance
46
37% acc · 90%
3
100% acc · 11%
Clinch
3
100% acc · 6%
0
Ground
2
100% acc · 4%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Askar Askarov rounds
0
even
2
Kai Kara-France rounds
Round 1Askar Askarov edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns1
Control3:09
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Kai Kara-France edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns1
Control0:58
24Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Kai Kara-France edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control1:07
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
27 / 60
Sig Strikes
51 / 130
53%
Sig Str %
39%
37 / 76
Total Strikes
64 / 145
2 / 14
TDs
0 / 1
13%
TD %
0%
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
5:14
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kai Kara-France4 / 1014 / 210 / 00
1Askar Askarov3 / 413 / 201 / 42
2Kai Kara-France24 / 6526 / 680 / 00
2Askar Askarov12 / 2812 / 281 / 70
3Kai Kara-France23 / 5524 / 560 / 10
3Askar Askarov12 / 2812 / 280 / 30

Askar Askarov

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights4

Kai Kara-France

StanceOrthodox
Height64.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights11