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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Karl Roberson won · SUB R1
Elo1407
Elo1429

Darren StewartvsKarl RobersonUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · Saturday, November 11, 2017Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Official fight result

Karl Roberson won

SUB · Round 1 · 3:41

Model Prediction: Darren Stewart wins(58.6%)

Actual result: Karl Roberson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Darren Stewart at +185 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Darren Stewart enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Karl Roberson enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Darren Stewart has 27pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Karl Roberson (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Darren Stewart
Red Corner
VS
Karl Roberson
Blue Corner
+185
(35%)
Vegas Odds
-255
(72%)
1407
Elo
1429
35
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'0"
Height
6'1"
187.96 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

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

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
Karl RobersonL4 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Roman Kopylov · Nov 19
L
SUBvs Marvin Vettori · Jun 20
L
SUBvs Brendan Allen · Apr 21
L
KOvs Khalil Rountree Jr. · Mar 22
L
KOvs Kennedy Nzechukwu · Jul 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Darren StewartMetricKarl Roberson
3.05
Strikes / min
2.57
3.29
Strikes absorbed / min
2.42
48%
Strike defense
57%
1.75
TDs / 15 min
0.72
67%
Takedown defense
40%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.24evenly matched on net striking+0.15

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1485 vs 1500Strikes19.0 vs Takedowns1.0 vs Sub Atts0.00 vs Form-1.0 vs 0.0
Darren StewartKarl Roberson

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Darren Stewart(10 fights)Karl Roberson(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 -1.0|Blue +1.0
Striker Score
Red -49.3|Blue +49.3
Grappler Score
Red -49.8|Blue +49.8
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Darren StewartTargetKarl Roberson

By target zone

3
33% acc · 50%
Head
12
71% acc · 71%
0
0% acc
Body
5
83% acc · 29%
3
38% acc · 50%
Leg
0

By position

4
22% acc · 67%
Distance
5
56% acc · 29%
2
100% acc · 33%
Clinch
9
100% acc · 53%
0
Ground
3
60% acc · 18%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Darren Stewart rounds
0
even
1
Karl Roberson rounds
Round 1Karl Roberson edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control0:34
17Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:14Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
6 / 20
Sig Strikes
17 / 23
30%
Sig Str %
73%
6 / 20
Total Strikes
21 / 29
0 / 1
TDs
1 / 1
0%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
2
0
Rev
0
0:34
Ctrl Time
1:14

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Karl Roberson17 / 2321 / 291 / 12
1Darren Stewart6 / 206 / 200 / 10

Darren Stewart

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights12

Karl Roberson

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights10