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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Kyle Kingsbury won · U-DEC R3
Elo1356
Fabio Maldonado
Elo1353
Kyle Kingsbury

Fabio MaldonadovsKyle KingsburyUFC Prediction Result

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · Saturday, June 4, 2011Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Kyle Kingsbury won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupFabio Maldonado: Pressure fightervsKyle Kingsbury: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Kyle Kingsbury wins(51.1%)

Actual result: Kyle Kingsbury wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kyle Kingsbury at -190 American odds

+$53 profit

$153 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Kyle Kingsbury enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Kyle Kingsbury has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Fabio Maldonado
Red Corner
VS
Kyle Kingsbury
Blue Corner
+165
(38%)
Vegas Odds
-190
(66%)
1356
Elo
1353
46
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'4"
190.5 cm
Reach
200.66 cm

Recent Form

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

Fabio MaldonadoL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Gian Villante · Mar 14
L
KOvs Stipe Miocic · May 14
W
KOvs Hans Stringer · Oct 14
L
DECvs Rampage Jackson · Apr 15
L
vs Corey Anderson · Nov 15
latest
Kyle KingsburyL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Ricardo Romero · Feb 11
L
vs Stephan Bonnar · Nov 11
L
SUBvs Glover Teixeira · May 12
L
KOvs Jimi Manuwa · Sep 12
L
vs Patrick Cummins · Jul 14
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Fabio MaldonadoMetricKyle Kingsbury
5.29
Strikes / min
2.97
4.31
Strikes absorbed / min
3.81
53%
Strike defense
51%
0.44
TDs / 15 min
2.64
61%
Takedown defense
52%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.98Δ 1.82 — meaningful gap-0.84

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1515 vs 1533Strikes89.0 vs 30.8Takedowns0.0 vs 2.8Sub Atts2.00 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs 1.0
Fabio MaldonadoKyle Kingsbury

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Fabio Maldonado(10 fights)Kyle Kingsbury(7 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 +2.3|Blue -2.3
Recent Form
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red -1.8|Blue +1.8
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red +112.0|Blue -112.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Fabio MaldonadoTargetKyle Kingsbury

By target zone

45
48% acc · 58%
Head
43
36% acc · 45%
32
64% acc · 41%
Body
24
77% acc · 25%
1
100% acc · 1%
Leg
28
70% acc · 29%

By position

63
53% acc · 81%
Distance
66
44% acc · 69%
14
61% acc · 18%
Clinch
26
68% acc · 27%
1
50% acc · 1%
Ground
3
75% acc · 3%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Fabio Maldonado rounds
0
even
2
Kyle Kingsbury rounds
Round 1Kyle Kingsbury edged it
Sig. strikes31
Takedowns0
Control0:04
42Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
0:57Control
Round 2Kyle Kingsbury edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control0:36
29Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:08Control
Round 3Fabio Maldonado edged it
Sig. strikes34
Takedowns2
Control0:55
24Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:31Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
78 / 144
Sig Strikes
95 / 191
52.3%
Sig Str %
49.7%
122 / 189
Total Strikes
110 / 209
2 / 2
TDs
5 / 14
100%
TD %
39.7%
2
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
1:35
Ctrl Time
2:36

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kyle Kingsbury42 / 8848 / 942 / 30
1Fabio Maldonado31 / 5447 / 700 / 01
2Kyle Kingsbury29 / 5334 / 602 / 60
2Fabio Maldonado13 / 4028 / 560 / 01
3Kyle Kingsbury24 / 5028 / 551 / 50
3Fabio Maldonado34 / 5047 / 632 / 20

Fabio Maldonado

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights11

Kyle Kingsbury

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights7