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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Bryan Barberena won · U-DEC R3
Elo1491
Bryan Barberena
Elo1433

Bryan BarberenavsDarian WeeksUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo · Saturday, December 4, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Bryan Barberena won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupBryan Barberena: Pressure fightervsDarian Weeks: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Darian Weeks wins(51.8%)

Actual result: Bryan Barberena wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Darian Weeks at +125 American odds

$100 profit

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Scouting Report

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

  • Bryan Barberena enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Darian Weeks has 50pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Bryan Barberena (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Bryan Barberena
Red Corner
VS
Darian Weeks
Blue Corner
-145
(59%)
Vegas Odds
+125
(44%)
1491
Elo
1433
37
Age
32
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
5'11"
182.88 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Bryan BarberenaL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Robbie Lawler · Jul 22
L
SUBvs Rafael Dos Anjos · Dec 22
L
SUBvs Gunnar Nelson · Mar 23
L
vs Makhmud Muradov · Jul 23
L
SUBvs Gerald Meerschaert · Mar 24
latest
Darian WeeksL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Ian Garry · Apr 22
L
vs Yohan Lainesse · Sep 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Bryan BarberenaMetricDarian Weeks
5.35
Strikes / min
4.49
4.59
Strikes absorbed / min
4.56
44%
Strike defense
51%
0.13
TDs / 15 min
2.00
50%
Takedown defense
100%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.76evenly matched on net striking-0.07

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1504 vs 1500Strikes5.3 vs 4.5Takedowns0.1 vs 2.0Sub Atts0.30 vs 0.00Form-0.4 vs 0.0
Bryan BarberenaDarian Weeks

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Bryan Barberena(10 fights)Darian Weeks(3 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 +58.0|Blue -58.0
Recent Form
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Striker Score
Red -47.1|Blue +47.1
Grappler Score
Red -49.9|Blue +49.9
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Bryan BarberenaTargetDarian Weeks

By target zone

55
36% acc · 51%
Head
62
46% acc · 53%
30
83% acc · 28%
Body
37
73% acc · 31%
23
79% acc · 21%
Leg
19
86% acc · 16%

By position

97
47% acc · 90%
Distance
101
54% acc · 86%
11
92% acc · 10%
Clinch
14
78% acc · 12%
0
Ground
3
75% 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
Bryan Barberena rounds
0
even
2
Darian Weeks rounds
Round 1Darian Weeks edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control0:21
26Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:20Control
Round 2Darian Weeks edged it
Sig. strikes32
Takedowns0
Control0:00
49Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:00Control
Round 3Bryan Barberena edged it
Sig. strikes55
Takedowns0
Control0:00
43Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:58Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
108 / 217
Sig Strikes
118 / 209
49%
Sig Str %
56%
134 / 243
Total Strikes
125 / 217
0 / 0
TDs
4 / 8
TD %
55.3%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:21
Ctrl Time
3:18

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Darian Weeks26 / 4529 / 491 / 30
1Bryan Barberena21 / 4024 / 430 / 00
2Darian Weeks49 / 8552 / 882 / 20
2Bryan Barberena32 / 7538 / 810 / 00
3Darian Weeks43 / 7944 / 801 / 30
3Bryan Barberena55 / 10272 / 1190 / 00

Bryan Barberena

StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights19

Darian Weeks

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights3