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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Darren Stewart won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1374
Eric Spicely
Elo1407

Eric SpicelyvsDarren StewartUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till · Sunday, May 27, 2018Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Official fight result

Darren Stewart won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:47

Style matchupEric Spicely: Submission grapplervsDarren Stewart: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Eric Spicely wins(59.4%)

Actual result: Darren Stewart wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Eric Spicely at -160 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Darren Stewart enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Eric Spicely
Red Corner
VS
Darren Stewart
Blue Corner
-160
(62%)
Vegas Odds
+140
(42%)
1374
Elo
1407
39
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'0"
185.42 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

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

Eric SpicelyL2 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Sam Alvey · Jul 16
W
SUBvs Thiago Santos · Sep 16
W
SUBvs Alessio Di Chirico · Jan 17
L
KOvs Gerald Meerschaert · Dec 17
L
vs Deron Winn · Jun 19
latest
Darren StewartL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Deron Winn · Oct 19
W
SUBvs Maki Pitolo · Aug 20
L
vs Kevin Holland · Sep 20
L
vs Eryk Anders · Jun 21
L
KOvs Dustin Jacoby · Aug 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Eric SpicelyMetricDarren Stewart
3.71
Strikes / min
3.05
5.72
Strikes absorbed / min
3.29
55%
Strike defense
48%
1.31
TDs / 15 min
1.75
75%
Takedown defense
67%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-2.01Δ 1.77 — meaningful gap-0.24

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1503 vs 1450Strikes7.5 vs 19.3Takedowns0.8 vs 1.5Sub Atts0.75 vs 0.00Form-0.2 vs -1.0
Eric SpicelyDarren Stewart

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Eric Spicely(6 fights)Darren Stewart(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 -32.9|Blue +32.9
Recent Form
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Striker Score
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Grappler Score
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +15.0|Blue -15.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Eric SpicelyTargetDarren Stewart

By target zone

11
17% acc · 73%
Head
26
33% acc · 76%
0
0% acc
Body
8
80% acc · 24%
4
100% acc · 27%
Leg
0

By position

15
20% acc · 100%
Distance
25
34% acc · 74%
0
0% acc
Clinch
4
67% acc · 12%
0
Ground
5
50% acc · 15%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Eric Spicely rounds
0
even
2
Darren Stewart rounds
Round 1Darren Stewart edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control1:02
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Darren Stewart edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:01
Knockdowns0
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:15Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
15 / 75
Sig Strikes
34 / 90
20.5%
Sig Str %
38%
19 / 79
Total Strikes
34 / 90
0 / 4
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:03
Ctrl Time
0:15

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Darren Stewart17 / 5017 / 500 / 00
1Eric Spicely11 / 5811 / 580 / 30
2Darren Stewart17 / 4017 / 400 / 00
2Eric Spicely4 / 178 / 210 / 10

Eric Spicely

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights6

Darren Stewart

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights12