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3 Rounds

James Te Huna won · KO/TKO R1

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James Te HunavsRicardo RomeroUFC Prediction Result

UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage · Saturday, September 24, 2011Denver, Colorado, USA

Official fight result

James Te Huna won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:47

Style matchupJames Te Huna: WrestlervsRicardo Romero: Submission grappler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: James Te Huna wins(62.8%)

Actual result: James Te Huna wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

James Te Huna at -152 American odds

+$66 profit

$166 total returned

Scouting Report

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

James Te Huna enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
James Te Huna is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Ricardo Romero has lost 100% of fights by KO.
Ricardo Romero threatens submissions; James Te Huna has lost 60% of fights by sub.
James Te Huna has 16pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
Ricardo Romero has 42pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

James Te Huna

Red Corner

Ricardo Romero

Blue Corner

-152

(60%)

Vegas Odds

+142

(41%)

1357

Elo

1351

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

6'2"

Height

6'0"

190.5 cm

Reach

193.04 cm

Recent Form

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

James Te HunaL4 streak

oldest →

vs Ryan Jimmo · Feb 13

SUBvs Glover Teixeira · May 13

KOvs Mauricio Rua · Dec 13

SUBvs Nate Marquardt · Jun 14

KOvs Steve Bosse · Mar 16

latest

Ricardo Romero

oldest →

SUBvs Seth Petruzelli · Jul 10

KOvs Kyle Kingsbury · Feb 11

latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

James Te HunaMetricRicardo Romero

4.04

Strikes / min

2.17

2.99

Strikes absorbed / min

4.77

62%

Strike defense

46%

2.75

TDs / 15 min

1.63

58%

Takedown defense

100%

0.20

Sub atts / 15 min

3.30

Net striking (SLpM − SApM)

+1.05Δ 3.65 — meaningful gap-2.60

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

James Te HunaRicardo Romero

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

James Te Huna(9 fights)Ricardo Romero(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 +5.4|Blue -5.4

Recent Form

Red -0.7|Blue +0.7

Striker Score

Red +0.7|Blue -0.7

Grappler Score

Red +0.6|Blue -0.6

Layoff

Red -21.0|Blue +21.0

Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

James Te HunaTargetRicardo Romero

By target zone

71% acc · 100%

Head

0% acc

Body

Leg

By position

100% acc · 20%

Distance

0% acc

Clinch

100% acc · 80%

Ground

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

James Te Huna rounds

even

Ricardo Romero rounds

Round 1James Te Huna edged it

Sig. strikes5

Takedowns0

Control0:10

Knockdowns1

0Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

5 / 7

Sig Strikes

0 / 3

71%

Sig Str %

6 / 9

Total Strikes

0 / 3

0 / 0

TDs

0 / 3

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TD %

Sub Att

Rev

0:10

Ctrl Time

0:00

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD	Sub
1	Ricardo Romero	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0
1	James Te Huna	5 / 7	6 / 9	0 / 0	0

James Te Huna

StanceOrthodox

Height74.0"

Reach75.0"

Fights9

Ricardo Romero

StanceOrthodox

Height72.0"

Reach76.0"

Fights3