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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Jimmy Crute won · SUB R3
Elo1517
Jimmy Crute
Elo1473
Paul Craig

Jimmy CrutevsPaul CraigUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · Saturday, December 1, 2018Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Official fight result

Jimmy Crute won

SUB · Round 3 · 4:51

Style matchupJimmy Crute: WrestlervsPaul Craig: Submission grappler

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

Model Prediction: Paul Craig wins(66.9%)

Actual result: Jimmy Crute wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Paul Craig at +245 American odds

$100 profit

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Scouting Report

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

  • Paul Craig enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Paul Craig threatens submissions; Jimmy Crute has lost 40% of fights by sub.
  • Jimmy Crute has 23pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Jimmy Crute
Red Corner
VS
Paul Craig
Blue Corner
-290
(74%)
Vegas Odds
+245
(29%)
1517
Elo
1473
30
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
6'3"
187.96 cm
Reach
193.04 cm

Recent Form

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

Jimmy CruteW2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Jamahal Hill · Dec 21
L
SUBvs Alonzo Menifield · Jul 23
D
vs Rodolfo Bellato · Feb 25
W
SUBvs Marcin Prachnio · Jul 25
W
SUBvs Ivan Erslan · Sep 25
latest
Paul CraigL5 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Brendan Allen · Nov 23
L
KOvs Caio Borralho · May 24
L
vs Bo Nickal · Nov 24
L
vs Rodolfo Bellato · Jun 25
L
KOvs Modestas Bukauskas · Sep 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Jimmy CruteMetricPaul Craig
4.15
Strikes / min
2.50
3.65
Strikes absorbed / min
3.04
42%
Strike defense
43%
4.39
TDs / 15 min
1.43
58%
Takedown defense
35%
2.00
Sub atts / 15 min
1.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.50Δ 1.04 — meaningful gap-0.54

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1501Strikes vs 19.5Takedowns vs 0.8Sub Atts vs 1.00Form0.0 vs 0.2
Jimmy CrutePaul Craig

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601478149515131530← oldermost recent →
Jimmy Crute(10 fights)Paul Craig(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 +44.4|Blue -44.4
Recent Form
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Striker Score
Red +48.7|Blue -48.7
Grappler Score
Red +49.6|Blue -49.6
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Jimmy CruteTargetPaul Craig

By target zone

16
44% acc · 94%
Head
7
44% acc · 58%
0
Body
5
83% acc · 42%
1
50% acc · 6%
Leg
0

By position

2
14% acc · 12%
Distance
8
44% acc · 67%
0
Clinch
1
100% acc · 8%
15
63% acc · 88%
Ground
3
100% acc · 25%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Jimmy Crute rounds
0
even
1
Paul Craig rounds
Round 1Jimmy Crute edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns1
Control2:58
4Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:07Control
Round 2Paul Craig edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control1:07
5Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:11Control
Round 3Jimmy Crute edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control4:22
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
17 / 38
Sig Strikes
12 / 22
45.7%
Sig Str %
54%
49 / 75
Total Strikes
45 / 57
1 / 1
TDs
3 / 7
100%
TD %
33.3%
4
Sub Att
0
2
Rev
1
8:27
Ctrl Time
4:18

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Paul Craig4 / 714 / 181 / 20
1Jimmy Crute5 / 167 / 191 / 11
2Paul Craig5 / 924 / 282 / 40
2Jimmy Crute4 / 1010 / 170 / 01
3Paul Craig3 / 67 / 110 / 10
3Jimmy Crute8 / 1232 / 390 / 02

Jimmy Crute

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights10

Paul Craig

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights20