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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Paul Felder won · S-DEC R3
Elo1480
Edson Barboza
Elo1392

Edson BarbozavsPaul FelderUFC Prediction Result

UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · Saturday, September 7, 2019Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Official fight result

Paul Felder won

S-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(59.8%)

Actual result: Paul Felder wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Paul Felder at +100 American odds

+$100 profit

$200 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 a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Edson Barboza
Red Corner
VS
Paul Felder
Blue Corner
-120
(55%)
Vegas Odds
+100
(50%)
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 →
W
KOvs Charles Oliveira · Dec 17
L
vs Mike Perry · Jul 18
W
vs James Vick · Feb 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

Elo1589 vs 1579Strikes4.0 vs 3.5Takedowns0.5 vs 0.3Sub Atts0.10 vs 0.30Form-0.3 vs 0.6
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 -0.8|Blue +0.8
Striker Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -41.0|Blue +41.0
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

27
36% acc · 45%
Head
41
30% acc · 73%
19
79% acc · 32%
Body
9
90% acc · 16%
14
88% acc · 23%
Leg
6
86% acc · 11%

By position

55
50% acc · 92%
Distance
51
35% acc · 91%
0
Clinch
1
100% acc · 2%
5
100% acc · 8%
Ground
4
67% acc · 7%

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
0
even
1
Paul Felder rounds
Round 1Edson Barboza edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns0
Control0:00
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:45Control
Round 2Edson Barboza edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns1
Control1:29
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:45Control
Round 3Paul Felder edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:21
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:33Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
60 / 114
Sig Strikes
56 / 154
54%
Sig Str %
36%
77 / 133
Total Strikes
75 / 174
1 / 3
TDs
0 / 2
50%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:50
Ctrl Time
2:03

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Paul Felder13 / 5116 / 540 / 00
1Edson Barboza24 / 5424 / 540 / 00
2Paul Felder20 / 4631 / 570 / 20
2Edson Barboza21 / 3437 / 521 / 10
3Paul Felder23 / 5728 / 630 / 00
3Edson Barboza15 / 2616 / 270 / 20

Edson Barboza

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights32

Paul Felder

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights15