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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Darren Stewart won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1385
Charles Byrd
Elo1407

Charles ByrdvsDarren StewartUFC Prediction Result

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · Saturday, September 8, 2018Dallas, Texas, USA

Official fight result

Darren Stewart won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:17

Style matchupCharles Byrd: WrestlervsDarren Stewart: Well-rounded

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

Model Prediction: Charles Byrd wins(55.7%)

Actual result: Darren Stewart wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Charles Byrd at -170 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Darren Stewart enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Darren Stewart has 27pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Charles Byrd
Red Corner
VS
Darren Stewart
Blue Corner
-170
(63%)
Vegas Odds
+150
(40%)
1385
Elo
1407
42
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
6'0"
185.42 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

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

Charles ByrdL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs John Phillips · Mar 18
L
KOvs Edmen Shahbazyan · Mar 19
L
KOvs Maki Pitolo · Jun 20
latest
Darren StewartL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Deron Winn · Oct 19
W
SUBvs Maki Pitolo · Aug 20
L
vs Kevin Holland · Sep 20
L
vs Eryk Anders · Jun 21
L
KOvs Dustin Jacoby · Aug 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Charles ByrdMetricDarren Stewart
3.43
Strikes / min
3.05
2.63
Strikes absorbed / min
3.29
55%
Strike defense
48%
2.50
TDs / 15 min
1.75
40%
Takedown defense
67%
1.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.80Δ 1.04 — meaningful gap-0.24

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1519 vs 1472Strikes11.0 vs 22.2Takedowns1.0 vs 1.2Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs -0.2
Charles ByrdDarren Stewart

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Charles Byrd(4 fights)Darren Stewart(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 -21.9|Blue +21.9
Recent Form
Red +1.2|Blue -1.2
Striker Score
Red -1.1|Blue +1.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red +71.0|Blue -71.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Charles ByrdTargetDarren Stewart

By target zone

32
58% acc · 84%
Head
17
29% acc · 71%
3
75% acc · 8%
Body
6
100% acc · 25%
3
75% acc · 8%
Leg
1
100% acc · 4%

By position

25
57% acc · 66%
Distance
10
21% acc · 42%
13
68% acc · 34%
Clinch
14
78% acc · 58%
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
Charles Byrd rounds
0
even
1
Darren Stewart rounds
Round 1Charles Byrd edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control1:15
10Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:50Control
Round 2Darren Stewart edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:27
Knockdowns0
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:10Control
1Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
38 / 63
Sig Strikes
24 / 65
60%
Sig Str %
36.5%
59 / 85
Total Strikes
28 / 69
0 / 3
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:42
Ctrl Time
1:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Darren Stewart10 / 3113 / 340 / 00
1Charles Byrd23 / 3838 / 540 / 30
2Darren Stewart14 / 3415 / 350 / 00
2Charles Byrd15 / 2521 / 310 / 00

Charles Byrd

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights4

Darren Stewart

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights12