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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Arnold Allen won · U-DEC R3
Elo1511
Elo1395
Nik Lentz

Arnold AllenvsNik LentzUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos · Saturday, January 25, 2020Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Official fight result

Arnold Allen won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupArnold Allen: Well-roundedvsNik Lentz: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Nik Lentz wins(60.0%)

Actual result: Arnold Allen wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Scouting Report

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

  • Arnold Allen has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Arnold Allen has 28pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Arnold Allen (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Arnold Allen
Red Corner
VS
Nik Lentz
Blue Corner
-235
(70%)
Vegas Odds
+195
(34%)
1511
Elo
1395
32
Age
41
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'8"
177.8 cm
Reach
172.72 cm

Recent Form

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

Arnold Allen
oldest →
L
vs Max Holloway · Apr 23
L
vs Movsar Evloev · Jan 24
W
vs Giga Chikadze · Jul 24
L
vs Jean Silva · Jan 26
W
DECvs Melquizael Costa · May 26
latest
Nik LentzL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs David Teymur · Jun 18
W
KOvs Gray Maynard · Oct 18
W
vs Scott Holtzman · Feb 19
L
KOvs Charles Oliveira · May 19
L
vs Movsar Evloev · Jan 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Arnold AllenMetricNik Lentz
3.47
Strikes / min
3.44
3.04
Strikes absorbed / min
3.25
60%
Strike defense
50%
0.86
TDs / 15 min
3.30
71%
Takedown defense
43%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
1.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.43evenly matched on net striking+0.19

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1584 vs 1569Takedowns1.6 vs 3.6Sub Atts0.50 vs 1.30Form1.0 vs 0.1
Arnold AllenNik Lentz

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Arnold Allen(10 fights)Nik Lentz(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 +116.2|Blue -116.2
Recent Form
Red +0.9|Blue -0.9
Striker Score
Red -1.6|Blue +1.6
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red -49.0|Blue +49.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Arnold AllenTargetNik Lentz

By target zone

58
47% acc · 92%
Head
25
18% acc · 51%
5
71% acc · 8%
Body
16
70% acc · 33%
0
Leg
8
89% acc · 16%

By position

61
48% acc · 97%
Distance
42
26% acc · 86%
2
67% acc · 3%
Clinch
7
70% acc · 14%
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.

3
Arnold Allen rounds
0
even
0
Nik Lentz rounds
Round 1Arnold Allen edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control0:07
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:56Control
Round 2Arnold Allen edged it
Sig. strikes29
Takedowns0
Control0:17
24Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:17Control
Round 3Arnold Allen edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:57
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
63 / 131
Sig Strikes
49 / 172
46.7%
Sig Str %
27.7%
68 / 137
Total Strikes
63 / 190
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 9
0%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:21
Ctrl Time
1:17

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Nik Lentz16 / 4920 / 550 / 40
1Arnold Allen20 / 4120 / 410 / 10
2Nik Lentz24 / 6827 / 730 / 20
2Arnold Allen29 / 5630 / 570 / 00
3Nik Lentz9 / 5516 / 620 / 30
3Arnold Allen14 / 3418 / 390 / 00

Arnold Allen

StanceSouthpaw
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights14

Nik Lentz

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights22