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Light Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Title Bout
Jan Blachowicz won · KO/TKO
Elo1522
Dominick Reyes
Elo1493
Jan Blachowicz editorial illustration

Dominick ReyesvsJan BlachowiczUFC Prediction Result

UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa · Saturday, September 26, 2020Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Official fight result

Jan Blachowicz won

KO/TKO

Style matchupDominick Reyes: StrikervsJan Blachowicz: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has more paths to victory. The striker needs to be sharp early.

Model Prediction: Dominick Reyes wins(74.6%)

Actual result: Jan Blachowicz wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Dominick Reyes at -265 American odds

$100 profit

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Scouting Report

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

  • Stance matchup historically favors Dominick Reyes (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Dominick Reyes
Red Corner
VS
Jan Blachowicz
Blue Corner
-265
(73%)
Vegas Odds
+215
(32%)
1522
Elo
1493
36
Age
43
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'4"
Height
6'2"
195.58 cm
Reach
198.12 cm

Recent Form

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

Dominick Reyes
oldest →
W
KOvs Dustin Jacoby · Jun 24
W
KOvs Anthony Smith · Dec 24
W
KOvs Nikita Krylov · Apr 25
L
KOvs Carlos Ulberg · Sep 25
W
DECvs Johnny Walker · Apr 26
latest
Jan Blachowicz
oldest →
L
SUBvs Glover Teixeira · Oct 21
W
KOvs Aleksandar Rakic · May 22
L
vs Alex Pereira · Jul 23
L
vs Carlos Ulberg · Mar 25
D
vs Bogdan Guskov · Dec 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Dominick ReyesMetricJan Blachowicz
4.99
Strikes / min
3.55
3.40
Strikes absorbed / min
3.14
49%
Strike defense
52%
0.25
TDs / 15 min
0.98
82%
Takedown defense
69%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.59Δ 1.18 — meaningful gap+0.41

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1571 vs 1582Strikes4.9 vs 3.5Takedowns0.2 vs 1.2Sub Atts0.20 vs 0.30Form0.3 vs 0.8
Dominick ReyesJan Blachowicz

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Dominick Reyes(10 fights)Jan Blachowicz(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 +28.6|Blue -28.6
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red -0.7|Blue +0.7
Grappler Score
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +7.0|Blue -7.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Dominick ReyesTargetJan Blachowicz

By target zone

9
26% acc · 43%
Head
25
36% acc · 61%
2
40% acc · 10%
Body
6
67% acc · 15%
10
91% acc · 48%
Leg
10
100% acc · 24%

By position

21
41% acc · 100%
Distance
37
45% acc · 90%
0
Clinch
1
50% acc · 2%
0
Ground
3
75% acc · 7%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Dominick Reyes rounds
0
even
2
Jan Blachowicz rounds
Round 1Jan Blachowicz edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control0:00
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Jan Blachowicz edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
26Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
21 / 51
Sig Strikes
41 / 89
42.5%
Sig Str %
45%
21 / 51
Total Strikes
41 / 89
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:03

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jan Blachowicz15 / 3615 / 360 / 00
1Dominick Reyes10 / 2010 / 200 / 00
2Jan Blachowicz26 / 5326 / 530 / 00
2Dominick Reyes11 / 3111 / 310 / 00

Dominick Reyes

StanceSouthpaw
Height76.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights13

Jan Blachowicz

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights21