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Lightweight
5 Rounds
Rafael Dos Anjos won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1490
Elo1491
Rafael Dos Anjos

Benson HendersonvsRafael Dos AnjosUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le · Saturday, August 23, 2014Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Official fight result

Rafael Dos Anjos won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:31

Model Prediction: Benson Henderson wins(70.3%)

Actual result: Rafael Dos Anjos wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Benson Henderson at -510 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Rafael Dos Anjos enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Benson Henderson
Red Corner
VS
Rafael Dos Anjos
Blue Corner
-510
(84%)
Vegas Odds
+440
(19%)
1490
Elo
1491
42
Age
41
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'9"
Height
5'8"
177.8 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Benson HendersonW2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Josh Thomson · Jan 14
W
SUBvs Rustam Khabilov · Jun 14
L
vs Donald Cerrone · Jan 15
W
SUBvs Brandon Thatch · Feb 15
W
vs Jorge Masvidal · Nov 15
latest
Rafael Dos AnjosL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Rafael Fiziev · Jul 22
W
SUBvs Bryan Barberena · Dec 22
L
vs Vicente Luque · Aug 23
L
vs Mateusz Gamrot · Mar 24
L
KOvs Geoff Neal · Oct 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Benson HendersonMetricRafael Dos Anjos
2.93
Strikes / min
3.48
1.79
Strikes absorbed / min
3.23
63%
Strike defense
60%
2.40
TDs / 15 min
1.95
63%
Takedown defense
54%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.14evenly matched on net striking+0.25

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1631 vs 1586Strikes58.7 vs 31.3Takedowns2.6 vs 1.9Sub Atts0.90 vs 0.80Form0.7 vs 0.4
Benson HendersonRafael Dos Anjos

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Benson Henderson(10 fights)Rafael Dos Anjos(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 -0.1|Blue +0.1
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red +1.7|Blue -1.7
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Benson HendersonTargetRafael Dos Anjos

By target zone

3
17% acc · 30%
Head
11
50% acc · 61%
4
67% acc · 40%
Body
4
80% acc · 22%
3
100% acc · 30%
Leg
3
100% acc · 17%

By position

10
37% acc · 100%
Distance
15
60% acc · 83%
0
Clinch
2
100% acc · 11%
0
Ground
1
33% acc · 6%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Benson Henderson rounds
0
even
1
Rafael Dos Anjos rounds
Round 1Rafael Dos Anjos edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control0:02
Knockdowns0
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
10 / 27
Sig Strikes
18 / 30
37%
Sig Str %
60%
10 / 27
Total Strikes
18 / 30
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:02
Ctrl Time
0:02

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Rafael Dos Anjos18 / 3018 / 300 / 00
1Benson Henderson10 / 2710 / 270 / 10

Benson Henderson

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights14

Rafael Dos Anjos

StanceSouthpaw
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights32