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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Edson Barboza won · U-DEC R3
Elo1480
Edson Barboza
Elo1392

Edson BarbozavsPaul FelderUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II · Saturday, July 25, 2015Chicago, Illinois, USA

Official fight result

Edson Barboza won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupEdson Barboza: Pressure fightervsPaul Felder: Striker

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

Model Prediction: Paul Felder wins(70.5%)

Actual result: Edson Barboza wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Paul Felder at +135 American odds

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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 a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Edson Barboza
Red Corner
VS
Paul Felder
Blue Corner
-155
(61%)
Vegas Odds
+135
(43%)
1480
Elo
1392
40
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'11"
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
Paul FelderL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Mike Perry · Jul 18
W
vs James Vick · Feb 19
W
vs Edson Barboza · Sep 19
L
vs Dan Hooker · Feb 20
L
vs Rafael Dos Anjos · Nov 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Edson BarbozaMetricPaul Felder
4.14
Strikes / min
3.70
4.68
Strikes absorbed / min
3.44
55%
Strike defense
48%
0.43
TDs / 15 min
0.29
73%
Takedown defense
64%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.54evenly matched on net striking+0.26

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1587 vs 1539Strikes36.9 vs 42.0Takedowns0.3 vs 0.5Sub Atts0.08 vs 0.00Form0.1 vs 1.0
Edson BarbozaPaul Felder

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Edson Barboza(10 fights)Paul Felder(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 +88.1|Blue -88.1
Recent Form
Red -0.9|Blue +0.9
Striker Score
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Edson BarbozaTargetPaul Felder

By target zone

19
24% acc · 30%
Head
22
19% acc · 47%
22
76% acc · 34%
Body
9
60% acc · 19%
23
82% acc · 36%
Leg
16
76% acc · 34%

By position

64
47% acc · 100%
Distance
45
31% acc · 96%
0
Clinch
2
67% 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.

2
Edson Barboza rounds
1
even
0
Paul Felder rounds
Round 1Edson Barboza edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control0:00
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control0:00
24Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Edson Barboza edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control0:00
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:18Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
64 / 135
Sig Strikes
47 / 150
47.7%
Sig Str %
29.7%
64 / 135
Total Strikes
50 / 153
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 1
0%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:18

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Paul Felder14 / 5014 / 500 / 00
1Edson Barboza21 / 4521 / 450 / 00
2Paul Felder24 / 5924 / 590 / 00
2Edson Barboza23 / 5423 / 540 / 10
3Paul Felder9 / 4112 / 440 / 10
3Edson Barboza20 / 3620 / 360 / 00

Edson Barboza

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights32

Paul Felder

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights15