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Lightweight
3 Rounds
James Vick won · U-DEC R3
Elo1377
James Vick
Elo1373
Nick Hein

James VickvsNick HeinUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson · Saturday, November 22, 2014Austin, Texas, USA

Official fight result

James Vick won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJames Vick: Well-roundedvsNick Hein: Well-rounded

Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.

Model Prediction: Nick Hein wins(62.3%)

Actual result: James Vick wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Nick Hein at +255 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • James Vick enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Nick Hein enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Nick Hein has 26pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Nick Hein (53.5%).
  • James Vick has a 25cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

James Vick
Red Corner
VS
Nick Hein
Blue Corner
-280
(74%)
Vegas Odds
+255
(28%)
1377
Elo
1373
39
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'3"
Height
5'6"
193.04 cm
Reach
167.64 cm

Recent Form

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

James VickL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Francisco Trinaldo · Feb 18
L
KOvs Justin Gaethje · Aug 18
L
vs Paul Felder · Feb 19
L
KOvs Dan Hooker · Jul 19
L
KOvs Niko Price · Oct 19
latest
Nick HeinL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Yusuke Kasuya · Sep 15
W
vs Tae Hyun Bang · Sep 16
L
SUBvs Davi Ramos · May 18
L
vs Damir Hadzovic · Jul 18
L
KOvs Frank Camacho · Jun 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

James VickMetricNick Hein
4.13
Strikes / min
2.65
3.31
Strikes absorbed / min
3.61
60%
Strike defense
59%
0.26
TDs / 15 min
0.86
57%
Takedown defense
83%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.82Δ 1.78 — meaningful gap-0.96

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1537 vs 1518Strikes38.5 vs 50.0Takedowns0.0 vs 2.0Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs 1.0
James VickNick Hein

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
James Vick(10 fights)Nick Hein(8 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 +3.6|Blue -3.6
Recent Form
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red -84.0|Blue +84.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

James VickTargetNick Hein

By target zone

32
28% acc · 80%
Head
11
19% acc · 44%
3
19% acc · 8%
Body
4
25% acc · 16%
5
63% acc · 13%
Leg
10
83% acc · 40%

By position

40
29% acc · 100%
Distance
22
28% acc · 88%
0
0% acc
Clinch
1
25% acc · 4%
0
0% acc
Ground
2
100% acc · 8%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
James Vick rounds
1
even
1
Nick Hein rounds
Round 1Nick Hein edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:15
Knockdowns0
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:58Control
2Knockdowns
Round 2James Vick edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:00
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:00
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
2
40 / 140
Sig Strikes
25 / 85
28%
Sig Str %
36.3%
43 / 143
Total Strikes
29 / 90
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 1
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
0:15
Ctrl Time
1:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Nick Hein6 / 1010 / 150 / 00
1James Vick11 / 4014 / 430 / 00
2Nick Hein5 / 355 / 350 / 10
2James Vick15 / 4715 / 470 / 00
3Nick Hein14 / 4014 / 400 / 00
3James Vick14 / 5314 / 530 / 00

James Vick

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights14

Nick Hein

StanceSouthpaw
Height66.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights8