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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Jose Delgado won · Decision R3
Elo1482
Austin Bashi editorial illustration
Elo1559
Jose Delgado editorial illustration

Austin BashivsJose DelgadoUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman · Saturday, July 18, 2026Oklahoma City, USA

Official fight result

Jose Delgado won

Decision · Round 3 · 5:00

Engine 7.0 was correct

Pre-fight pick: Jose Delgado

If $100 had been placed on our pre-fight pick

Jose Delgado at -105 American odds · hypothetical only

+$95 profit

$195 total returned

Style matchupAustin Bashi: WrestlervsJose Delgado: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Scouting Report

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

  • Jose Delgado has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Austin Bashi
Red Corner
VS
Jose Delgado
Blue Corner
-120
(55%)
Vegas Odds
-100
(50%)
1482
Elo
1559
24
Age
28
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'6"
Height
5'11"
177.8 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

Last 4 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Austin Bashi
oldest →
L
vs Christian Rodriguez · Jan 25
W
SUBvs John Yannis · Aug 25
latest
Jose Delgado
oldest →
W
KOvs Connor Matthews · Feb 25
W
KOvs Hyder Amil · Jun 25
L
vs Nathaniel Wood · Oct 25
W
vs Andre Fili · Mar 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Austin BashiMetricJose Delgado
1.75
Strikes / min
7.48
2.34
Strikes absorbed / min
4.95
48%
Strike defense
50%
7.81
TDs / 15 min
1.51
62%
Takedown defense
50%
1.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.59Δ 3.12 — meaningful gap+2.53
Not enough statistical data to render a radar chart for this matchup.

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701495152015451570← oldermost recent →
Austin Bashi(3 fights)Jose Delgado(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 -77.0|Blue +77.0
Recent Form
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Striker Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Grappler Score
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Layoff
Red +224.0|Blue -224.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Austin BashiTargetJose Delgado

By target zone

23
31% acc · 72%
Head
22
31% acc · 63%
7
70% acc · 22%
Body
9
82% acc · 26%
2
67% acc · 6%
Leg
4
100% acc · 11%

By position

26
33% acc · 81%
Distance
29
37% acc · 83%
4
57% acc · 13%
Clinch
5
83% acc · 14%
2
100% acc · 6%
Ground
1
100% acc · 3%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Austin Bashi rounds
1
even
1
Jose Delgado rounds
Round 1Jose Delgado edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns1
Control0:40
Knockdowns0
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:24Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns2
Control1:10
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:11Control
Round 3Austin Bashi edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control1:20
10Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:19Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
32 / 87
Sig Strikes
35 / 85
35.3%
Sig Str %
40.7%
54 / 111
Total Strikes
70 / 126
3 / 14
TDs
1 / 3
18.7%
TD %
33%
1
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
3:10
Ctrl Time
1:54

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jose Delgado12 / 2938 / 600 / 00
1Austin Bashi10 / 2811 / 291 / 60
2Jose Delgado13 / 2815 / 300 / 00
2Austin Bashi7 / 2713 / 332 / 50
3Jose Delgado10 / 2817 / 361 / 30
3Austin Bashi15 / 3230 / 490 / 31

The Pick

Vegas favorite
Austin Bashi
Odds
-115

Market-implied probability

Jose Delgado 49%

Model pick shown for research — not a betting edge.

$100 bet returns

Austin Bashi$187
Jose Delgado (model pick · research)$195

49% market-implied · model 53% (research) · vufc_v7_0_20260718_090638

🔒 Pick locked Jul 18, 2026, 9:29 AM UTC at -105 · never rewritten

Austin Bashi

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights3

Jose Delgado

StanceSwitch
Height71.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights5