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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Frankie Edgar won · U-DEC R3
Elo1441
Frankie Edgar
Elo1473
Jeremy Stephens

Frankie EdgarvsJeremy StephensUFC Prediction Result

UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · Saturday, November 12, 2016New York City, New York, USA

Official fight result

Frankie Edgar won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupFrankie Edgar: WrestlervsJeremy Stephens: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Frankie Edgar wins(68.8%)

Actual result: Frankie Edgar wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Frankie Edgar at -325 American odds

+$31 profit

$131 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Frankie Edgar enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Jeremy Stephens enters on a 5-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Frankie Edgar
Red Corner
VS
Jeremy Stephens
Blue Corner
-325
(76%)
Vegas Odds
+265
(27%)
1441
Elo
1473
44
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'9"
172.72 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Frankie EdgarL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Chan Sung Jung · Dec 19
W
vs Pedro Munhoz · Aug 20
L
KOvs Cory Sandhagen · Feb 21
L
KOvs Marlon Vera · Nov 21
L
KOvs Chris Gutierrez · Nov 22
latest
Jeremy StephensL5 streak
oldest →
L
vs Yair Rodriguez · Oct 19
L
KOvs Calvin Kattar · May 20
L
SUBvs Mateusz Gamrot · Jul 21
L
vs Mason Jones · May 25
L
SUBvs King Green · May 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Frankie EdgarMetricJeremy Stephens
3.77
Strikes / min
3.13
2.82
Strikes absorbed / min
3.25
65%
Strike defense
57%
2.29
TDs / 15 min
1.10
65%
Takedown defense
61%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.95Δ 1.07 — meaningful gap-0.12

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1570 vs 1531Strikes63.3 vs 35.1Takedowns3.0 vs 1.2Sub Atts0.40 vs 0.39Form0.1 vs 0.2
Frankie EdgarJeremy Stephens

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Frankie Edgar(10 fights)Jeremy Stephens(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 -31.9|Blue +31.9
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red +1.6|Blue -1.6
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
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.

Frankie EdgarTargetJeremy Stephens

By target zone

29
47% acc · 73%
Head
23
17% acc · 70%
7
78% acc · 18%
Body
4
80% acc · 12%
4
80% acc · 10%
Leg
6
75% acc · 18%

By position

33
51% acc · 83%
Distance
25
18% acc · 76%
3
75% acc · 8%
Clinch
7
78% acc · 21%
4
57% acc · 10%
Ground
1
100% acc · 3%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Frankie Edgar rounds
1
even
0
Jeremy Stephens rounds
Round 1Frankie Edgar edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns1
Control1:16
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns2
Control1:28
Knockdowns0
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
Round 3Frankie Edgar edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns2
Control2:04
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
40 / 76
Sig Strikes
33 / 146
49.7%
Sig Str %
20.7%
45 / 81
Total Strikes
41 / 154
5 / 14
TDs
0 / 0
40.7%
TD %
2
Sub Att
1
1
Rev
0
4:48
Ctrl Time
0:04

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jeremy Stephens5 / 396 / 400 / 00
1Frankie Edgar6 / 207 / 211 / 60
2Jeremy Stephens20 / 6022 / 620 / 00
2Frankie Edgar20 / 3021 / 312 / 52
3Jeremy Stephens8 / 4713 / 520 / 01
3Frankie Edgar14 / 2617 / 292 / 30

Frankie Edgar

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights22

Jeremy Stephens

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights27