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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Edson Barboza won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1480
Edson Barboza
Elo1484
Dan Hooker

Edson BarbozavsDan HookerUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta · Saturday, December 15, 2018Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Official fight result

Edson Barboza won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 2:19

Style matchupEdson Barboza: Pressure fightervsDan Hooker: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Edson Barboza wins(56.8%)

Actual result: Edson Barboza wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Edson Barboza at -105 American odds

+$95 profit

$195 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.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Dan Hooker (52.9%).

Tale of the Tape

Edson Barboza
Red Corner
VS
Dan Hooker
Blue Corner
-105
(51%)
Vegas Odds
-115
(53%)
1480
Elo
1484
40
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'11"
Height
6'0"
190.5 cm
Reach
190.5 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
Dan HookerL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Claudio Puelles · Nov 22
W
vs Jalin Turner · Jul 23
W
vs Mateusz Gamrot · Aug 24
L
SUBvs Arman Tsarukyan · Nov 25
L
KOvs Benoit Saint Denis · Jan 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Edson BarbozaMetricDan Hooker
4.14
Strikes / min
4.82
4.68
Strikes absorbed / min
4.94
55%
Strike defense
49%
0.43
TDs / 15 min
0.68
73%
Takedown defense
77%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.54evenly matched on net striking-0.12

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1595 vs 1573Strikes41.2 vs 33.5Takedowns0.4 vs 0.3Sub Atts0.05 vs 0.30Form-0.4 vs 0.9
Edson BarbozaDan Hooker

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Edson Barboza(10 fights)Dan Hooker(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 -4.3|Blue +4.3
Recent Form
Red -1.3|Blue +1.3
Striker Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +77.0|Blue -77.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Edson BarbozaTargetDan Hooker

By target zone

71
44% acc · 56%
Head
59
37% acc · 73%
36
84% acc · 29%
Body
12
41% acc · 15%
19
83% acc · 15%
Leg
10
71% acc · 12%

By position

117
54% acc · 93%
Distance
78
39% acc · 96%
9
82% acc · 7%
Clinch
3
50% 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
Edson Barboza rounds
0
even
0
Dan Hooker rounds
Round 1Edson Barboza edged it
Sig. strikes34
Takedowns0
Control0:00
26Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Edson Barboza edged it
Sig. strikes63
Takedowns0
Control1:12
40Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
Round 3Edson Barboza edged it
Sig. strikes29
Takedowns0
Control0:31
Knockdowns1
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
126 / 226
Sig Strikes
81 / 204
55.3%
Sig Str %
40%
127 / 227
Total Strikes
111 / 234
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 1
0%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:43
Ctrl Time
0:05

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Dan Hooker26 / 7526 / 750 / 00
1Edson Barboza34 / 7334 / 730 / 00
2Dan Hooker40 / 9663 / 1190 / 00
2Edson Barboza63 / 10663 / 1060 / 10
3Dan Hooker15 / 3322 / 400 / 10
3Edson Barboza29 / 4730 / 480 / 00

Edson Barboza

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights32

Dan Hooker

StanceSwitch
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights24