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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Paul Felder won · U-DEC R3
Elo1377
James Vick
Elo1392

James VickvsPaul FelderUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez · Sunday, February 17, 2019Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Official fight result

Paul Felder won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJames Vick: Well-roundedvsPaul Felder: Striker

The well-rounded fighter has more paths to victory. The striker needs to be sharp early.

Model Prediction: Paul Felder wins(53.2%)

Actual result: Paul Felder wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Paul Felder at +100 American odds

+$100 profit

$200 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • James Vick enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • James Vick has 12pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • James Vick has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

James Vick
Red Corner
VS
Paul Felder
Blue Corner
-120
(55%)
Vegas Odds
+100
(50%)
1377
Elo
1392
39
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
5'11"
193.04 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

James VickL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Joe Duffy · Nov 17
W
vs Francisco Trinaldo · Feb 18
L
KOvs Justin Gaethje · Aug 18
L
KOvs Dan Hooker · Jul 19
L
KOvs Niko Price · Oct 19
latest
Paul FelderL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Charles Oliveira · Dec 17
L
vs Mike Perry · Jul 18
W
vs Edson Barboza · Sep 19
L
vs Dan Hooker · Feb 20
L
vs Rafael Dos Anjos · Nov 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

James VickMetricPaul Felder
4.13
Strikes / min
3.70
3.31
Strikes absorbed / min
3.44
60%
Strike defense
48%
0.26
TDs / 15 min
0.29
57%
Takedown defense
64%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.82evenly matched on net striking+0.26

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1612 vs 1557Strikes35.9 vs 40.4Takedowns0.2 vs 0.3Sub Atts0.45 vs 0.27Form0.3 vs 0.0
James VickPaul Felder

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
James Vick(10 fights)Paul Felder(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 -14.8|Blue +14.8
Recent Form
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Striker Score
Red -0.7|Blue +0.7
Grappler Score
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -49.0|Blue +49.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

James VickTargetPaul Felder

By target zone

24
32% acc · 39%
Head
31
39% acc · 56%
16
76% acc · 26%
Body
4
50% acc · 7%
21
84% acc · 34%
Leg
20
63% acc · 36%

By position

57
51% acc · 93%
Distance
48
44% acc · 87%
4
44% acc · 7%
Clinch
7
70% acc · 13%
0
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
1
even
1
Paul Felder rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns0
Control0:03
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:31Control
Round 2James Vick edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control1:39
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
Round 3Paul Felder edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control0:32
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:39Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
61 / 121
Sig Strikes
55 / 119
51%
Sig Str %
45.3%
69 / 129
Total Strikes
70 / 134
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:14
Ctrl Time
1:13

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Paul Felder20 / 4721 / 480 / 00
1James Vick22 / 4923 / 500 / 00
2Paul Felder12 / 3223 / 430 / 00
2James Vick19 / 3120 / 320 / 00
3Paul Felder23 / 4026 / 430 / 00
3James Vick20 / 4126 / 470 / 00

James Vick

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights14

Paul Felder

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights15