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Lightweight
3 Rounds
James Vick won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1377
James Vick
Elo1386
Joe Duffy

James VickvsJoe DuffyUFC Prediction Result

UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre · Saturday, November 4, 2017New York City, New York, USA

Official fight result

James Vick won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:59

Style matchupJames Vick: Well-roundedvsJoe Duffy: Well-rounded

Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.

Model Prediction: James Vick wins(71.2%)

Actual result: James Vick wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

James Vick at +135 American odds

+$135 profit

$235 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • James Vick enters on a 4-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

James Vick
Red Corner
VS
Joe Duffy
Blue Corner
+135
(43%)
Vegas Odds
-155
(61%)
1377
Elo
1386
39
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
5'10"
193.04 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

James VickL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Francisco Trinaldo · Feb 18
L
KOvs Justin Gaethje · Aug 18
L
vs Paul Felder · Feb 19
L
KOvs Dan Hooker · Jul 19
L
KOvs Niko Price · Oct 19
latest
Joe DuffyL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Dustin Poirier · Jan 16
W
SUBvs Mitch Clarke · Jul 16
W
vs Reza Madadi · Mar 17
L
vs Marc Diakiese · Mar 19
L
SUBvs Joel Alvarez · Jul 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

James VickMetricJoe Duffy
4.13
Strikes / min
2.68
3.31
Strikes absorbed / min
3.78
60%
Strike defense
54%
0.26
TDs / 15 min
0.96
57%
Takedown defense
64%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.82Δ 1.92 — meaningful gap-1.10

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1604 vs 1554Strikes34.4 vs 22.8Takedowns0.1 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.63 vs 0.60Form0.7 vs 0.7
James VickJoe Duffy

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
James Vick(10 fights)Joe Duffy(8 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 -9.6|Blue +9.6
Recent Form
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +0.9|Blue -0.9
Grappler Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -56.0|Blue +56.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

James VickTargetJoe Duffy

By target zone

27
25% acc · 64%
Head
9
21% acc · 36%
10
48% acc · 24%
Body
7
50% acc · 28%
5
56% acc · 12%
Leg
9
90% acc · 36%

By position

34
27% acc · 81%
Distance
24
38% acc · 96%
4
100% acc · 10%
Clinch
1
50% acc · 4%
4
57% acc · 10%
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
James Vick rounds
0
even
1
Joe Duffy rounds
Round 1Joe Duffy edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control0:00
16Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
0:30Control
Round 2James Vick edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns0
Control0:04
Knockdowns1
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
42 / 137
Sig Strikes
25 / 66
30%
Sig Str %
37%
43 / 138
Total Strikes
26 / 67
0 / 0
TDs
2 / 2
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:04
Ctrl Time
0:30

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Joe Duffy16 / 4016 / 402 / 20
1James Vick18 / 6818 / 680 / 00
2Joe Duffy9 / 2610 / 270 / 00
2James Vick24 / 6925 / 700 / 00

James Vick

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights14

Joe Duffy

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights8