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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Donald Cerrone won · SUB R1
Elo1429
Donald Cerrone
Elo1480
Edson Barboza

Donald CerronevsEdson BarbozaUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne · Saturday, April 19, 2014Orlando, Florida, USA

Official fight result

Donald Cerrone won

SUB · Round 1 · 3:15

Style matchupDonald Cerrone: Submission grapplervsEdson Barboza: Pressure fighter

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

Model Prediction: Donald Cerrone wins(69.1%)

Actual result: Donald Cerrone wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Donald Cerrone at +160 American odds

+$160 profit

$260 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Donald Cerrone enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Edson Barboza enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Edson Barboza is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Donald Cerrone has lost 57% of fights by KO.

Tale of the Tape

Donald Cerrone
Red Corner
VS
Edson Barboza
Blue Corner
+160
(38%)
Vegas Odds
-170
(63%)
1429
Elo
1480
43
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'11"
185.42 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

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

Donald CerroneL5 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Justin Gaethje · Sep 19
L
KOvs Conor McGregor · Jan 20
L
vs Anthony Pettis · May 20
L
KOvs Alex Morono · May 21
L
SUBvs Jim Miller · Jul 22
latest
Edson BarbozaL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Billy Quarantillo · Apr 23
W
vs Sodiq Yusuff · Oct 23
L
vs Lerone Murphy · May 24
L
vs Drakkar Klose · Aug 25
L
KOvs Jalin Turner · Dec 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Donald CerroneMetricEdson Barboza
4.41
Strikes / min
4.14
4.48
Strikes absorbed / min
4.68
53%
Strike defense
55%
1.16
TDs / 15 min
0.43
73%
Takedown defense
73%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.07evenly matched on net striking-0.54

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1591 vs 1595Strikes43.3 vs 40.0Takedowns0.9 vs 0.5Sub Atts0.25 vs 0.13Form0.4 vs 0.8
Donald CerroneEdson Barboza

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Donald Cerrone(10 fights)Edson Barboza(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 -51.1|Blue +51.1
Recent Form
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Striker Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Grappler Score
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -42.0|Blue +42.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Donald CerroneTargetEdson Barboza

By target zone

6
40% acc · 55%
Head
17
45% acc · 61%
2
100% acc · 18%
Body
7
78% acc · 25%
3
100% acc · 27%
Leg
4
57% acc · 14%

By position

11
55% acc · 100%
Distance
28
52% 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
Donald Cerrone rounds
0
even
1
Edson Barboza rounds
Round 1Edson Barboza edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:22
Knockdowns1
28Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
11 / 20
Sig Strikes
28 / 54
55%
Sig Str %
51%
11 / 20
Total Strikes
28 / 54
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:22
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Edson Barboza28 / 5428 / 540 / 00
1Donald Cerrone11 / 2011 / 200 / 12

Donald Cerrone

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights37

Edson Barboza

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights32