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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Bryce Mitchell won · U-DEC R3
Elo1480
Edson Barboza
Elo1528
Bryce Mitchell

Edson BarbozavsBryce MitchellUFC Prediction Result

UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · Saturday, March 5, 2022Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Bryce Mitchell won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupEdson Barboza: Pressure fightervsBryce Mitchell: Wrestler

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Bryce Mitchell wins(71.7%)

Actual result: Bryce Mitchell wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Bryce Mitchell at -170 American odds

+$59 profit

$159 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Edson Barboza enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Edson Barboza has 40pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Bryce Mitchell (53.5%).
  • Edson Barboza has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Edson Barboza
Red Corner
VS
Bryce Mitchell
Blue Corner
+150
(40%)
Vegas Odds
-170
(63%)
1480
Elo
1528
40
Age
31
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'11"
Height
5'10"
190.5 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

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
Bryce MitchellW2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Josh Emmett · Dec 23
W
KOvs Kron Gracie · Dec 24
L
SUBvs Jean Silva · Apr 25
W
vs Said Nurmagomedov · Jul 25
W
SUBvs Santiago Luna · Jun 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Edson BarbozaMetricBryce Mitchell
4.14
Strikes / min
2.27
4.68
Strikes absorbed / min
1.60
55%
Strike defense
58%
0.43
TDs / 15 min
3.24
73%
Takedown defense
33%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
1.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.54Δ 1.21 — meaningful gap+0.67

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1570 vs 1576Strikes4.1 vs 2.3Takedowns0.5 vs 3.5Sub Atts0.10 vs 1.60Form-0.0 vs 1.0
Edson BarbozaBryce Mitchell

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601480150015201540← oldermost recent →
Edson Barboza(10 fights)Bryce Mitchell(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 -48.3|Blue +48.3
Recent Form
Red -1.1|Blue +1.1
Striker Score
Red +1.4|Blue -1.4
Grappler Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Layoff
Red -301.0|Blue +301.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Edson BarbozaTargetBryce Mitchell

By target zone

3
18% acc · 19%
Head
28
70% acc · 82%
6
50% acc · 38%
Body
4
80% acc · 12%
7
88% acc · 44%
Leg
2
100% acc · 6%

By position

15
42% acc · 94%
Distance
9
50% acc · 26%
0
Clinch
0
1
100% acc · 6%
Ground
25
86% acc · 74%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Edson Barboza rounds
0
even
3
Bryce Mitchell rounds
Round 1Bryce Mitchell edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
14Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:48Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Bryce Mitchell edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:00
7Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
4:41Control
Round 3Bryce Mitchell edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:02
13Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:59Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
16 / 37
Sig Strikes
34 / 47
48.7%
Sig Str %
73%
23 / 46
Total Strikes
182 / 209
0 / 0
TDs
4 / 4
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:02
Ctrl Time
11:28

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Bryce Mitchell14 / 1847 / 531 / 10
1Edson Barboza11 / 1912 / 210 / 00
2Bryce Mitchell7 / 978 / 832 / 20
2Edson Barboza3 / 43 / 40 / 00
3Bryce Mitchell13 / 2057 / 731 / 10
3Edson Barboza2 / 148 / 210 / 00

Edson Barboza

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights32

Bryce Mitchell

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights14