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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Davey Grant won · U-DEC R3
Elo1521
Elo1510

Davey GrantvsDa'Mon BlackshearUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · Saturday, July 26, 2025Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Official fight result

Davey Grant won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupDavey Grant: Pressure fightervsDa'Mon Blackshear: Submission grappler

The pressure fighter risks getting subbed if they over-commit on the ground.

Model Prediction: Da'Mon Blackshear wins(59.6%)

Actual result: Davey Grant wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Da'Mon Blackshear at -390 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Da'Mon Blackshear enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Da'Mon Blackshear threatens submissions; Davey Grant has lost 57% of fights by sub.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Da'Mon Blackshear (52.9%).

Tale of the Tape

Davey Grant
Red Corner
VS
Da'Mon Blackshear
Blue Corner
+310
(24%)
Vegas Odds
-390
(80%)
1521
Elo
1510
40
Age
31
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'8"
Height
5'10"
175.26 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Davey Grant
oldest →
W
SUBvs Raphael Assuncao · Mar 23
L
vs Daniel Marcos · Jul 23
W
vs Ramon Taveras · Dec 24
L
SUBvs Charles Jourdain · Oct 25
W
DECvs Adrian Luna Martinetti · Apr 26
latest
Da'Mon BlackshearW3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Mario Bautista · Aug 23
L
KOvs Montel Jackson · Jul 24
W
SUBvs Cody Stamann · Nov 24
W
SUBvs Cody Gibson · Mar 25
W
vs Alatengheili · Apr 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Davey GrantMetricDa'Mon Blackshear
5.58
Strikes / min
4.33
4.04
Strikes absorbed / min
4.19
54%
Strike defense
52%
0.95
TDs / 15 min
1.48
65%
Takedown defense
71%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
1.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.54Δ 1.40 — meaningful gap+0.14

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1526 vs 1538Strikes5.1 vs 4.3Takedowns1.0 vs 1.5Sub Atts0.20 vs 1.50Form0.6 vs 0.6
Davey GrantDa'Mon Blackshear

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Davey Grant(10 fights)Da'Mon Blackshear(9 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 +10.1|Blue -10.1
Recent Form
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red +133.0|Blue -133.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Davey GrantTargetDa'Mon Blackshear

By target zone

17
25% acc · 26%
Head
12
27% acc · 36%
27
69% acc · 41%
Body
7
54% acc · 21%
22
92% acc · 33%
Leg
14
88% acc · 42%

By position

65
51% acc · 98%
Distance
31
43% acc · 94%
1
100% acc · 2%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 3%
0
0% acc
Ground
1
100% acc · 3%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Davey Grant rounds
0
even
1
Da'Mon Blackshear rounds
Round 1Da'Mon Blackshear edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:19
2Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:52Control
Round 2Davey Grant edged it
Sig. strikes29
Takedowns0
Control0:00
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Davey Grant edged it
Sig. strikes34
Takedowns0
Control0:00
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
66 / 130
Sig Strikes
33 / 74
53.3%
Sig Str %
46%
66 / 133
Total Strikes
36 / 78
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 5
TD %
33.3%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:19
Ctrl Time
3:52

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Da'Mon Blackshear2 / 44 / 71 / 11
1Davey Grant3 / 53 / 80 / 00
2Da'Mon Blackshear17 / 3318 / 340 / 10
2Davey Grant29 / 5729 / 570 / 00
3Da'Mon Blackshear14 / 3714 / 370 / 30
3Davey Grant34 / 6834 / 680 / 00

Davey Grant

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights16

Da'Mon Blackshear

StanceSwitch
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights9