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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Evan Dunham won · U-DEC R3
Elo1385
Evan Dunham
Elo1351

Evan DunhamvsShamar BaileyUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger · Saturday, September 17, 2011New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Official fight result

Evan Dunham won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Shamar Bailey wins(70.8%)

Actual result: Evan Dunham wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Shamar Bailey at +370 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Evan Dunham enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Evan Dunham has 42pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Shamar Bailey has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Evan Dunham
Red Corner
VS
Shamar Bailey
Blue Corner
-415
(81%)
Vegas Odds
+370
(21%)
1385
Elo
1351
44
Age
43
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'10"
Height
5'9"
177.8 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

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

Evan DunhamL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Joe Lauzon · Dec 15
W
vs Rick Glenn · Sep 16
L
KOvs Olivier Aubin-Mercier · Apr 18
L
KOvs Francisco Trinaldo · Sep 18
L
SUBvs Herbert Burns · Jun 20
latest
Shamar Bailey
oldest →
W
vs Ryan McGillivray · Jun 11
L
KOvs Danny Castillo · Nov 11
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Evan DunhamMetricShamar Bailey
5.33
Strikes / min
1.56
3.54
Strikes absorbed / min
3.91
61%
Strike defense
69%
1.82
TDs / 15 min
1.50
79%
Takedown defense
37%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.79Δ 4.14 — meaningful gap-2.35

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1483 vs 1519Strikes33.0 vs 33.0Takedowns1.3 vs 5.0Sub Atts1.67 vs 0.00Form-0.5 vs 1.0
Evan DunhamShamar Bailey

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Evan Dunham(10 fights)Shamar Bailey(3 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 +33.7|Blue -33.7
Recent Form
Red -1.5|Blue +1.5
Striker Score
Red +2.2|Blue -2.2
Grappler Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Layoff
Red +133.0|Blue -133.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Evan DunhamTargetShamar Bailey

By target zone

87
26% acc · 95%
Head
19
11% acc · 54%
3
25% acc · 3%
Body
5
33% acc · 14%
2
67% acc · 2%
Leg
11
50% acc · 31%

By position

90
26% acc · 98%
Distance
33
16% acc · 94%
2
40% acc · 2%
Clinch
2
100% acc · 6%
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
Evan Dunham rounds
0
even
0
Shamar Bailey rounds
Round 1Evan Dunham edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control0:00
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
Round 2Evan Dunham edged it
Sig. strikes34
Takedowns0
Control0:13
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Evan Dunham edged it
Sig. strikes38
Takedowns0
Control0:00
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:10Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
92 / 351
Sig Strikes
35 / 206
25.7%
Sig Str %
17.3%
94 / 353
Total Strikes
35 / 206
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 5
TD %
0%
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:13
Ctrl Time
0:12

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Shamar Bailey16 / 5716 / 570 / 10
1Evan Dunham20 / 9620 / 960 / 00
2Shamar Bailey8 / 638 / 630 / 30
2Evan Dunham34 / 10936 / 1110 / 00
3Shamar Bailey11 / 8611 / 860 / 10
3Evan Dunham38 / 14638 / 1460 / 01

Evan Dunham

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights17

Shamar Bailey

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights3