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Welterweight
3 Rounds
James Krause won · U-DEC
Elo1431
Claudio Silva
Elo1493
James Krause

Claudio SilvavsJames KrauseUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie · Saturday, October 17, 2020Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Official fight result

James Krause won

U-DEC

Style matchupClaudio Silva: WrestlervsJames Krause: Pressure fighter

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

Model Prediction: Claudio Silva wins(60.7%)

Actual result: James Krause wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Scouting Report

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

  • James Krause has 15pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • James Krause has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Claudio Silva (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Claudio Silva
Red Corner
VS
James Krause
Blue Corner
+120
(45%)
Vegas Odds
-150
(60%)
1431
Elo
1493
43
Age
40
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
6'2"
180.34 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Claudio SilvaL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Nordine Taleb · May 18
W
SUBvs Danny Roberts · Mar 19
W
SUBvs Cole Williams · Aug 19
L
vs Court McGee · May 21
L
vs Nicolas Dalby · Jul 22
latest
James Krause
oldest →
W
vs Tom Gallicchio · Jul 17
W
vs Alex White · Jan 18
W
KOvs Warlley Alves · Aug 18
W
KOvs Sergio Moraes · Nov 19
L
vs Trevin Giles · Feb 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Claudio SilvaMetricJames Krause
2.48
Strikes / min
4.79
3.00
Strikes absorbed / min
4.11
46%
Strike defense
61%
2.85
TDs / 15 min
0.96
44%
Takedown defense
59%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.52Δ 1.20 — meaningful gap+0.68

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1589 vs 1569Strikes2.8 vs 4.7Takedowns3.3 vs 1.1Sub Atts2.10 vs 1.00Form1.0 vs 0.1
Claudio SilvaJames Krause

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Claudio Silva(8 fights)James Krause(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 -62.0|Blue +62.0
Recent Form
Red +0.9|Blue -0.9
Striker Score
Red -1.4|Blue +1.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red +189.0|Blue -189.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Claudio SilvaTargetJames Krause

By target zone

30
21% acc · 47%
Head
73
54% acc · 78%
11
26% acc · 17%
Body
18
86% acc · 19%
23
82% acc · 36%
Leg
3
100% acc · 3%

By position

64
30% acc · 100%
Distance
94
59% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
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.

0
Claudio Silva rounds
0
even
3
James Krause rounds
Round 1James Krause edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns2
Control0:58
31Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:13Control
Round 2James Krause edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control0:00
31Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:01Control
Round 3James Krause edged it
Sig. strikes29
Takedowns0
Control0:00
32Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
64 / 214
Sig Strikes
94 / 159
29%
Sig Str %
59%
66 / 216
Total Strikes
96 / 162
2 / 12
TDs
0 / 1
9.3%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:58
Ctrl Time
0:14

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1James Krause31 / 5233 / 550 / 00
1Claudio Silva17 / 5719 / 592 / 70
2James Krause31 / 4931 / 490 / 00
2Claudio Silva18 / 6518 / 650 / 20
3James Krause32 / 5832 / 580 / 10
3Claudio Silva29 / 9229 / 920 / 30

Claudio Silva

StanceSouthpaw
Height71.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights8

James Krause

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights13