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Lightweight
3 Rounds
James Vick won · U-DEC R3
Elo1377
James Vick
Elo1490

James VickvsValmir LazaroUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le · Saturday, August 23, 2014Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Official fight result

James Vick won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJames Vick: Well-roundedvsValmir Lazaro: Pressure fighter

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: James Vick wins(65.7%)

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 -125 American odds

+$80 profit

$180 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.
  • Valmir Lazaro has 39pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

James Vick
Red Corner
VS
Valmir Lazaro
Blue Corner
-125
(56%)
Vegas Odds
+115
(47%)
1377
Elo
1490
39
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'0"
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
Valmir Lazaro
oldest →
W
vs James Krause · Feb 15
L
vs Michel Prazeres · Nov 15
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

James VickMetricValmir Lazaro
4.13
Strikes / min
4.87
3.31
Strikes absorbed / min
4.09
60%
Strike defense
61%
0.26
TDs / 15 min
1.33
57%
Takedown defense
96%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.82evenly matched on net striking+0.78

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1519 vs 1500Strikes0.0 vs Takedowns0.0 vs Sub Atts1.00 vs Form1.0 vs 0.0
James VickValmir Lazaro

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
James Vick(10 fights)Valmir Lazaro(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 -113.6|Blue +113.6
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
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.

James VickTargetValmir Lazaro

By target zone

51
27% acc · 66%
Head
64
34% acc · 70%
15
79% acc · 19%
Body
15
58% acc · 16%
11
85% acc · 14%
Leg
12
80% acc · 13%

By position

68
32% acc · 88%
Distance
79
38% acc · 87%
9
82% acc · 12%
Clinch
12
55% 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
0
even
2
Valmir Lazaro rounds
Round 1Valmir Lazaro edged it
Sig. strikes34
Takedowns0
Control0:07
38Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
0:20Control
Round 2Valmir Lazaro edged it
Sig. strikes25
Takedowns0
Control0:00
33Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:15Control
Round 3James Vick edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control0:16
Knockdowns1
20Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:23Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
77 / 221
Sig Strikes
91 / 231
34%
Sig Str %
38.3%
83 / 227
Total Strikes
96 / 236
0 / 1
TDs
4 / 10
0%
TD %
51%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
0:23
Ctrl Time
0:58

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Valmir Lazaro38 / 9039 / 912 / 20
1James Vick34 / 9137 / 940 / 00
2Valmir Lazaro33 / 7835 / 801 / 50
2James Vick25 / 7125 / 710 / 00
3Valmir Lazaro20 / 6322 / 651 / 30
3James Vick18 / 5921 / 620 / 10

James Vick

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights14

Valmir Lazaro

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights3