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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Tim Elliott won · U-DEC R3
Elo1352
Jared Papazian
Elo1500
Tim Elliott

Jared PapazianvsTim ElliottUFC Prediction Result

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale · Saturday, December 15, 2012Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Tim Elliott won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJared Papazian: StrikervsTim Elliott: Wrestler

Classic striker-vs-wrestler. The wrestler historically gets the edge if they can close distance and finish takedowns.

Model Prediction: Tim Elliott wins(60.1%)

Actual result: Tim Elliott wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Tim Elliott at -190 American odds

+$53 profit

$153 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Tim Elliott has 12pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Striker vs grappler stylistic clash — fight location (standing vs ground) typically decides it.

Tale of the Tape

Jared Papazian
Red Corner
VS
Tim Elliott
Blue Corner
+175
(36%)
Vegas Odds
-190
(66%)
1352
Elo
1500
38
Age
39
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'8"
Height
5'7"
170.18 cm
Reach
167.64 cm

Recent Form

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

Jared PapazianL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Mike Easton · Jan 12
L
SUBvs Dustin Pague · Jun 12
latest
Tim Elliott
oldest →
W
vs Victor Altamirano · Jun 23
L
SUBvs Muhammad Mokaev · Oct 23
W
SUBvs Sumudaerji · Dec 23
W
SUBvs Kai Asakura · Aug 25
L
DECvs Steve Erceg · May 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Jared PapazianMetricTim Elliott
3.33
Strikes / min
3.51
3.81
Strikes absorbed / min
3.00
44%
Strike defense
56%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
3.61
50%
Takedown defense
59%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
1.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.48evenly matched on net striking+0.51

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1469 vs 1485Strikes37.5 vs 79.0Takedowns0.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form-1.0 vs -1.0
Jared PapazianTim Elliott

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Jared Papazian(3 fights)Tim Elliott(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 -148.2|Blue +148.2
Recent Form
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +2.2|Blue -2.2
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -34.0|Blue +34.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Jared PapazianTargetTim Elliott

By target zone

28
32% acc · 78%
Head
26
46% acc · 72%
5
71% acc · 14%
Body
7
78% acc · 19%
3
100% acc · 8%
Leg
3
100% acc · 8%

By position

30
34% acc · 83%
Distance
27
47% acc · 75%
4
67% acc · 11%
Clinch
4
80% acc · 11%
2
50% acc · 6%
Ground
5
83% acc · 14%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Jared Papazian rounds
0
even
3
Tim Elliott rounds
Round 1Tim Elliott edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control1:21
8Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
2:32Control
Round 2Tim Elliott edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control0:00
20Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
1:10Control
Round 3Tim Elliott edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:49
Knockdowns0
8Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:25Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
36 / 97
Sig Strikes
36 / 69
36.3%
Sig Str %
56%
46 / 109
Total Strikes
189 / 256
0 / 1
TDs
7 / 14
0%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
4
1
Rev
0
2:10
Ctrl Time
7:07

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Tim Elliott8 / 1353 / 683 / 43
1Jared Papazian14 / 3016 / 340 / 10
2Tim Elliott20 / 4332 / 573 / 60
2Jared Papazian18 / 5418 / 540 / 00
3Tim Elliott8 / 13104 / 1311 / 41
3Jared Papazian4 / 1312 / 210 / 00

Jared Papazian

StanceSouthpaw
Height68.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights3

Tim Elliott

StanceSouthpaw
Height67.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights21