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Lightweight
5 Rounds
Kevin Lee won · KO/TKO R5
Elo1480
Edson Barboza
Elo1466
Kevin Lee

Edson BarbozavsKevin LeeUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · Saturday, April 21, 2018Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Official fight result

Kevin Lee won

KO/TKO · Round 5 · 2:18

Style matchupEdson Barboza: Pressure fightervsKevin Lee: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Edson Barboza wins(52.4%)

Actual result: Kevin Lee wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Edson Barboza at +145 American odds

$100 profit

$0 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.
  • Kevin Lee enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Edson Barboza
Red Corner
VS
Kevin Lee
Blue Corner
+145
(41%)
Vegas Odds
-165
(62%)
1480
Elo
1466
40
Age
33
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'9"
190.5 cm
Reach
195.58 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
Kevin LeeL3 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Rafael Dos Anjos · May 19
W
KOvs Gregor Gillespie · Nov 19
L
SUBvs Charles Oliveira · Mar 20
L
vs Daniel Rodriguez · Aug 21
L
SUBvs Rinat Fakhretdinov · Jul 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Edson BarbozaMetricKevin Lee
4.14
Strikes / min
3.88
4.68
Strikes absorbed / min
3.60
55%
Strike defense
50%
0.43
TDs / 15 min
3.18
73%
Takedown defense
75%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.54evenly matched on net striking+0.28

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1614 vs 1609Strikes40.7 vs 36.9Takedowns0.4 vs 2.3Sub Atts0.06 vs 0.92Form-0.1 vs 0.4
Edson BarbozaKevin Lee

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Edson Barboza(10 fights)Kevin Lee(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 +13.8|Blue -13.8
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
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.

Edson BarbozaTargetKevin Lee

By target zone

26
36% acc · 51%
Head
138
58% acc · 97%
20
77% acc · 39%
Body
3
75% acc · 2%
5
71% acc · 10%
Leg
1
100% acc · 1%

By position

47
46% acc · 92%
Distance
46
38% acc · 32%
2
100% acc · 4%
Clinch
0
2
100% acc · 4%
Ground
96
81% acc · 68%

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
1
even
4
Kevin Lee rounds
Round 1Kevin Lee edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:00
40Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
4:18Control
Round 2Kevin Lee edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:00
34Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
4:12Control
Round 3Kevin Lee edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control0:10
16Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:11Control
Round 4Kevin Lee edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns0
Control0:00
38Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
4:33Control
Round 5Even round
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns0
Control0:00
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:46Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
51 / 106
Sig Strikes
142 / 241
44%
Sig Str %
57.2%
64 / 119
Total Strikes
233 / 344
0 / 1
TDs
4 / 9
0%
TD %
56.6%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:10
Ctrl Time
15:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kevin Lee40 / 6460 / 891 / 10
1Edson Barboza4 / 124 / 120 / 00
2Kevin Lee34 / 4676 / 911 / 20
2Edson Barboza7 / 159 / 170 / 10
3Kevin Lee16 / 4819 / 511 / 30
3Edson Barboza19 / 3430 / 450 / 00
4Edson Barboza5 / 155 / 150 / 00
4Kevin Lee38 / 5664 / 861 / 10
5Kevin Lee14 / 2714 / 270 / 20
5Edson Barboza16 / 3016 / 300 / 00

Edson Barboza

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights32

Kevin Lee

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights19