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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Kevin Vallejos won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1477
Giga Chikadze
Elo1575
Kevin Vallejos editorial illustration

Giga ChikadzevsKevin VallejosUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape · Saturday, December 13, 2025Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Kevin Vallejos won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:29

Style matchupGiga Chikadze: StrikervsKevin Vallejos: Pressure fighter

The pressure fighter will force exchanges. The cleaner striker needs lateral movement.

Model Prediction: Kevin Vallejos wins(83.6%)

Actual result: Kevin Vallejos wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kevin Vallejos at -375 American odds

+$27 profit

$127 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Kevin Vallejos enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Kevin Vallejos has 19pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Kevin Vallejos (52.9%).
  • Giga Chikadze has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Giga Chikadze
Red Corner
VS
Kevin Vallejos
Blue Corner
+300
(25%)
Vegas Odds
-375
(79%)
1477
Elo
1575
37
Age
24
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
6'0"
Height
5'7"
187.96 cm
Reach
172.72 cm

Recent Form

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

Giga ChikadzeL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Edson Barboza · Aug 21
L
vs Calvin Kattar · Jan 22
W
vs Alex Caceres · Aug 23
L
vs Arnold Allen · Jul 24
L
vs David Onama · Apr 25
latest
Kevin VallejosW3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs SeungWoo Choi · Mar 25
W
vs Danny Silva · Aug 25
W
KOvs Josh Emmett · Mar 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Giga ChikadzeMetricKevin Vallejos
3.75
Strikes / min
6.12
3.47
Strikes absorbed / min
4.41
59%
Strike defense
57%
0.18
TDs / 15 min
0.66
65%
Takedown defense
84%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.28Δ 1.43 — meaningful gap+1.71

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1569 vs 1532Strikes3.8 vs 6.1Takedowns0.2 vs 0.7Sub Atts0.20 vs 0.00Form-0.7 vs 1.0
Giga ChikadzeKevin Vallejos

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601493152515581590← oldermost recent →
Giga Chikadze(10 fights)Kevin Vallejos(4 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 -98.3|Blue +98.3
Recent Form
Red -1.7|Blue +1.7
Striker Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Grappler Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +98.0|Blue -98.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Giga ChikadzeTargetKevin Vallejos

By target zone

2
20% acc · 17%
Head
14
58% acc · 70%
10
100% acc · 83%
Body
2
67% acc · 10%
0
0% acc
Leg
4
80% acc · 20%

By position

12
55% acc · 100%
Distance
15
58% acc · 75%
0
Clinch
1
50% acc · 5%
0
Ground
4
100% acc · 20%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Giga Chikadze rounds
0
even
2
Kevin Vallejos rounds
Round 1Kevin Vallejos edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:00
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:27Control
Round 2Kevin Vallejos edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
12 / 22
Sig Strikes
20 / 32
56%
Sig Str %
64%
19 / 29
Total Strikes
23 / 35
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 1
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
1:28

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kevin Vallejos9 / 1812 / 210 / 10
1Giga Chikadze9 / 1716 / 240 / 00
2Kevin Vallejos11 / 1411 / 140 / 00
2Giga Chikadze3 / 53 / 50 / 00

Giga Chikadze

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights12

Kevin Vallejos

StanceSwitch
Height67.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights4