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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Clay Guida won · U-DEC R3
Elo1373
Elo1490
Clay Guida

BJ PennvsClay GuidaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade · Saturday, May 11, 2019Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Official fight result

Clay Guida won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupBJ Penn: Well-roundedvsClay Guida: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: BJ Penn wins(50.1%)

Actual result: Clay Guida wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

BJ Penn at +525 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • BJ Penn enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Clay Guida enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

BJ Penn
Red Corner
VS
Clay Guida
Blue Corner
+525
(16%)
Vegas Odds
-750
(88%)
1373
Elo
1490
47
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'7"
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.

BJ PennL5 streak
oldest →
L
vs Rory MacDonald · Dec 12
L
KOvs Frankie Edgar · Jul 14
L
KOvs Yair Rodriguez · Jan 17
L
vs Dennis Siver · Jun 17
L
SUBvs Ryan Hall · Dec 18
latest
Clay GuidaL3 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Claudio Puelles · Apr 22
W
vs Scott Holtzman · Dec 22
L
vs Rafa Garcia · Apr 23
L
vs Joaquim Silva · Dec 23
L
SUBvs Chase Hooper · Dec 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

BJ PennMetricClay Guida
2.76
Strikes / min
2.63
3.20
Strikes absorbed / min
3.00
56%
Strike defense
61%
1.19
TDs / 15 min
3.10
74%
Takedown defense
66%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.44evenly matched on net striking-0.37

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1407 vs 1530Strikes36.0 vs 28.1Takedowns1.0 vs 2.4Sub Atts0.46 vs 0.54Form-1.0 vs -0.1
BJ PennClay Guida

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
BJ Penn(10 fights)Clay Guida(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 -117.8|Blue +117.8
Recent Form
Red -0.9|Blue +0.9
Striker Score
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red -203.0|Blue +203.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

BJ PennTargetClay Guida

By target zone

56
34% acc · 88%
Head
52
31% acc · 65%
8
67% acc · 13%
Body
13
62% acc · 16%
0
0% acc
Leg
15
88% acc · 19%

By position

54
33% acc · 84%
Distance
64
36% acc · 80%
10
83% acc · 16%
Clinch
16
52% acc · 20%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
BJ Penn rounds
0
even
2
Clay Guida rounds
Round 1BJ Penn edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control0:00
21Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Clay Guida edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control0:00
27Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:05Control
Round 3Clay Guida edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control0:00
32Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
2:58Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
64 / 177
Sig Strikes
80 / 208
36%
Sig Str %
38%
74 / 188
Total Strikes
113 / 242
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 2
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
4:03

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Clay Guida21 / 6921 / 690 / 00
1BJ Penn23 / 6923 / 690 / 00
2Clay Guida27 / 6841 / 831 / 20
2BJ Penn21 / 5726 / 630 / 00
3Clay Guida32 / 7151 / 900 / 00
3BJ Penn20 / 5125 / 560 / 00

BJ Penn

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights10

Clay Guida

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights27