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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Jeremy Stephens won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1491
Elo1473
Jeremy Stephens

Dennis BermudezvsJeremy StephensUFC Prediction Result

UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · Saturday, July 11, 2015Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Jeremy Stephens won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 0:32

Style matchupDennis Bermudez: WrestlervsJeremy Stephens: Well-rounded

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

Model Prediction: Dennis Bermudez wins(72.4%)

Actual result: Jeremy Stephens wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Dennis Bermudez at -245 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Jeremy Stephens enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Dennis Bermudez has 21pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Jeremy Stephens has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Dennis Bermudez
Red Corner
VS
Jeremy Stephens
Blue Corner
-245
(71%)
Vegas Odds
+205
(33%)
1491
Elo
1473
39
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'9"
167.64 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Dennis Bermudez
oldest →
L
KOvs Chan Sung Jung · Feb 17
L
vs Darren Elkins · Jul 17
L
vs Andre Fili · Jan 18
L
vs Rick Glenn · Jul 18
W
vs Te Edwards · Jan 19
latest
Jeremy StephensL5 streak
oldest →
L
vs Yair Rodriguez · Oct 19
L
KOvs Calvin Kattar · May 20
L
SUBvs Mateusz Gamrot · Jul 21
L
vs Mason Jones · May 25
L
SUBvs King Green · May 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Dennis BermudezMetricJeremy Stephens
4.42
Strikes / min
3.13
3.07
Strikes absorbed / min
3.25
59%
Strike defense
57%
3.89
TDs / 15 min
1.10
82%
Takedown defense
61%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.35Δ 1.47 — meaningful gap-0.12

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1576 vs 1504Strikes47.7 vs 33.4Takedowns3.1 vs 1.4Sub Atts1.22 vs 0.45Form0.3 vs -0.2
Dennis BermudezJeremy Stephens

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Dennis Bermudez(10 fights)Jeremy Stephens(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 +18.8|Blue -18.8
Recent Form
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Striker Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red +27.0|Blue -27.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Dennis BermudezTargetJeremy Stephens

By target zone

23
36% acc · 66%
Head
26
46% acc · 68%
4
50% acc · 11%
Body
4
80% acc · 11%
8
80% acc · 23%
Leg
8
67% acc · 21%

By position

27
40% acc · 77%
Distance
22
42% acc · 58%
4
36% acc · 11%
Clinch
9
75% acc · 24%
4
100% acc · 11%
Ground
7
88% acc · 18%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Dennis Bermudez rounds
0
even
2
Jeremy Stephens rounds
Round 1Dennis Bermudez edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns1
Control3:21
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:10Control
Round 2Jeremy Stephens edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control1:34
Knockdowns0
22Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:06Control
1Knockdowns
Round 3Jeremy Stephens edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
2
35 / 82
Sig Strikes
38 / 73
41%
Sig Str %
56.7%
66 / 116
Total Strikes
39 / 74
1 / 6
TDs
0 / 2
12.5%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
4:55
Ctrl Time
0:20

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jeremy Stephens7 / 178 / 180 / 00
1Dennis Bermudez18 / 3243 / 591 / 40
2Jeremy Stephens22 / 4522 / 450 / 20
2Dennis Bermudez15 / 4421 / 510 / 20
3Jeremy Stephens9 / 119 / 110 / 00
3Dennis Bermudez2 / 62 / 60 / 00

Dennis Bermudez

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights17

Jeremy Stephens

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights27