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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Joe Duffy won · U-DEC R3
Elo1386
Joe Duffy
Elo1360

Joe DuffyvsReza MadadiUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson · Saturday, March 18, 2017London, England, United Kingdom

Official fight result

Joe Duffy won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJoe Duffy: Well-roundedvsReza Madadi: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Reza Madadi wins(59.4%)

Actual result: Joe Duffy wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Reza Madadi at +425 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Joe Duffy enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Reza Madadi has 12pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Reza Madadi has 25pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Joe Duffy
Red Corner
VS
Reza Madadi
Blue Corner
-550
(85%)
Vegas Odds
+425
(19%)
1386
Elo
1360
38
Age
48
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'11"
185.42 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Joe DuffyL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Dustin Poirier · Jan 16
W
SUBvs Mitch Clarke · Jul 16
L
KOvs James Vick · Nov 17
L
vs Marc Diakiese · Mar 19
L
SUBvs Joel Alvarez · Jul 20
latest
Reza Madadi
oldest →
L
vs Cristiano Marcello · Oct 12
W
SUBvs Michael Johnson · Apr 13
L
vs Norman Parke · Oct 15
W
KOvs Yan Cabral · May 16
L
vs Joaquim Silva · May 17
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Joe DuffyMetricReza Madadi
2.68
Strikes / min
2.51
3.78
Strikes absorbed / min
3.31
54%
Strike defense
66%
0.96
TDs / 15 min
3.17
64%
Takedown defense
89%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.10evenly matched on net striking-0.80

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1537 vs 1519Strikes15.8 vs 34.4Takedowns0.0 vs 2.4Sub Atts0.75 vs 0.60Form0.5 vs 0.3
Joe DuffyReza Madadi

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Joe Duffy(8 fights)Reza Madadi(7 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 +26.0|Blue -26.0
Recent Form
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Striker Score
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Grappler Score
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Layoff
Red -60.0|Blue +60.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Joe DuffyTargetReza Madadi

By target zone

39
27% acc · 76%
Head
20
40% acc · 71%
9
64% acc · 18%
Body
7
78% acc · 25%
3
75% acc · 6%
Leg
1
25% acc · 4%

By position

43
28% acc · 84%
Distance
22
39% acc · 79%
1
100% acc · 2%
Clinch
5
83% acc · 18%
7
88% acc · 14%
Ground
1
100% acc · 4%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Joe Duffy rounds
0
even
0
Reza Madadi rounds
Round 1Joe Duffy edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control3:34
4Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
0:46Control
Round 2Joe Duffy edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control0:00
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
Round 3Joe Duffy edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control0:46
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:05Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
51 / 161
Sig Strikes
28 / 63
36.7%
Sig Str %
46.3%
61 / 172
Total Strikes
34 / 71
0 / 0
TDs
2 / 12
TD %
22%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
4:20
Ctrl Time
0:54

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Reza Madadi4 / 710 / 152 / 30
1Joe Duffy9 / 1717 / 260 / 00
2Reza Madadi7 / 257 / 250 / 40
2Joe Duffy21 / 7721 / 770 / 00
3Reza Madadi17 / 3117 / 310 / 50
3Joe Duffy21 / 6723 / 690 / 00

Joe Duffy

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights8

Reza Madadi

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights7