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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Donald Cerrone won · U-DEC R3
Elo1429
Donald Cerrone
Elo1473
Jeremy Stephens

Donald CerronevsJeremy StephensUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · Tuesday, May 15, 2012Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Official fight result

Donald Cerrone won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupDonald Cerrone: Submission grapplervsJeremy Stephens: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Donald Cerrone wins(66.2%)

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 -220 American odds

+$45 profit

$145 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.
  • Jeremy Stephens enters on a 5-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Donald Cerrone
Red Corner
VS
Jeremy Stephens
Blue Corner
-220
(69%)
Vegas Odds
+200
(33%)
1429
Elo
1473
43
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'9"
185.42 cm
Reach
180.34 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
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.

Donald CerroneMetricJeremy Stephens
4.41
Strikes / min
3.13
4.48
Strikes absorbed / min
3.25
53%
Strike defense
57%
1.16
TDs / 15 min
1.10
73%
Takedown defense
61%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.07evenly matched on net striking-0.12

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1552 vs 1515Strikes51.6 vs 31.7Takedowns0.6 vs 1.4Sub Atts0.40 vs 0.62Form0.4 vs 0.0
Donald CerroneJeremy Stephens

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Donald Cerrone(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 -43.9|Blue +43.9
Recent Form
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Striker Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -83.0|Blue +83.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Donald CerroneTargetJeremy Stephens

By target zone

35
26% acc · 40%
Head
24
30% acc · 52%
20
91% acc · 23%
Body
11
58% acc · 24%
32
91% acc · 37%
Leg
11
73% acc · 24%

By position

85
45% acc · 98%
Distance
44
39% acc · 96%
2
50% acc · 2%
Clinch
2
100% acc · 4%
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.

3
Donald Cerrone rounds
0
even
0
Jeremy Stephens rounds
Round 1Donald Cerrone edged it
Sig. strikes29
Takedowns0
Control0:00
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:01Control
Round 2Donald Cerrone edged it
Sig. strikes27
Takedowns1
Control0:27
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Donald Cerrone edged it
Sig. strikes31
Takedowns0
Control0:03
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
87 / 192
Sig Strikes
46 / 115
45%
Sig Str %
39.7%
87 / 192
Total Strikes
50 / 119
1 / 3
TDs
0 / 3
33.3%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:30
Ctrl Time
0:01

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jeremy Stephens16 / 3916 / 390 / 10
1Donald Cerrone29 / 5829 / 580 / 10
2Jeremy Stephens12 / 3116 / 350 / 20
2Donald Cerrone27 / 6627 / 661 / 10
3Jeremy Stephens18 / 4518 / 450 / 00
3Donald Cerrone31 / 6831 / 680 / 10

Donald Cerrone

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights37

Jeremy Stephens

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights27