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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Imanol Rodriguez won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1521
Elo1486

Imanol RodriguezvsKevin BorjasUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh · Saturday, February 28, 2026Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Official fight result

Imanol Rodriguez won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:21

Style matchupImanol Rodriguez: Elusive strikervsKevin Borjas: Striker

Two strikers, different gameplans. Volume vs precision — judges typically favor activity.

Model Prediction: Imanol Rodriguez wins(78.5%)

Actual result: Imanol Rodriguez wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Imanol Rodriguez at -530 American odds

+$19 profit

$119 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Imanol Rodriguez is a KO finisher (100% of wins). Kevin Borjas has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • Kevin Borjas has 70pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Kevin Borjas has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Imanol Rodriguez
Red Corner
VS
Kevin Borjas
Blue Corner
-530
(84%)
Vegas Odds
+370
(21%)
1521
Elo
1486
26
Age
28
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'4"
Height
5'5"
162.56 cm
Reach
172.72 cm

Recent Form

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

Imanol RodriguezNo prior UFC fights on record.
Kevin Borjas
oldest →
L
vs Joshua Van · Nov 23
L
KOvs Alessandro Costa · May 24
W
vs Ronaldo Rodriguez · Mar 25
L
vs Sumudaerji · Aug 25
W
DECvs Andre Lima · Jun 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Imanol RodriguezMetricKevin Borjas
5.71
Strikes / min
3.96
2.42
Strikes absorbed / min
5.64
58%
Strike defense
49%
1.30
TDs / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown defense
70%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+3.29Δ 4.97 — meaningful gap-1.68

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1471Strikes5.7 vs 4.0Takedowns1.3 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form0.0 vs -0.4
Imanol RodriguezKevin Borjas

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14501473149515181540← oldermost recent →
Imanol Rodriguez(1 fights)Kevin Borjas(6 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 +34.8|Blue -34.8
Recent Form
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Striker Score
Red +49.6|Blue -49.6
Grappler Score
Red +50.0|Blue -50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Imanol RodriguezTargetKevin Borjas

By target zone

35
52% acc · 76%
Head
17
38% acc · 77%
7
64% acc · 15%
Body
3
60% acc · 14%
4
67% acc · 9%
Leg
2
100% acc · 9%

By position

30
48% acc · 65%
Distance
20
41% acc · 91%
2
50% acc · 4%
Clinch
2
67% acc · 9%
14
82% acc · 30%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Imanol Rodriguez rounds
0
even
1
Kevin Borjas rounds
Round 1Kevin Borjas edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns1
Control3:28
Knockdowns0
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
2Knockdowns
Round 2Imanol Rodriguez edged it
Sig. strikes34
Takedowns0
Control0:05
Knockdowns1
10Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
2
46 / 84
Sig Strikes
22 / 52
54%
Sig Str %
43%
55 / 93
Total Strikes
24 / 54
1 / 3
TDs
0 / 0
50%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
3:33
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kevin Borjas12 / 2314 / 250 / 00
1Imanol Rodriguez12 / 2221 / 311 / 10
2Kevin Borjas10 / 2910 / 290 / 00
2Imanol Rodriguez34 / 6234 / 620 / 20

Imanol Rodriguez

StanceOrthodox
Height64.0"
Reach64.0"
Fights1

Kevin Borjas

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights7