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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Al Iaquinta won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1492
Elo1411

Joe LauzonvsAl IaquintaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz · Saturday, January 31, 2015Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Al Iaquinta won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:34

Style matchupJoe Lauzon: WrestlervsAl Iaquinta: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Al Iaquinta wins(64.2%)

Actual result: Al Iaquinta wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Al Iaquinta at -185 American odds

+$54 profit

$154 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Al Iaquinta enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Joe Lauzon threatens submissions; Al Iaquinta has lost 33% of fights by sub.
  • Al Iaquinta has 20pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Joe Lauzon
Red Corner
VS
Al Iaquinta
Blue Corner
+170
(37%)
Vegas Odds
-185
(65%)
1492
Elo
1411
42
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'10"
180.34 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Joe Lauzon
oldest →
W
vs Marcin Held · Jan 17
L
vs Stevie Ray · Apr 17
L
KOvs Clay Guida · Nov 17
L
KOvs Chris Gruetzemacher · Apr 18
W
KOvs Jonathan Pearce · Oct 19
latest
Al IaquintaL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Khabib Nurmagomedov · Apr 18
W
vs Kevin Lee · Dec 18
L
vs Donald Cerrone · May 19
L
vs Dan Hooker · Oct 19
L
KOvs Bobby Green · Nov 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Joe LauzonMetricAl Iaquinta
2.84
Strikes / min
4.06
5.39
Strikes absorbed / min
4.53
54%
Strike defense
61%
2.39
TDs / 15 min
0.63
54%
Takedown defense
74%
2.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-2.55Δ 2.08 — meaningful gap-0.47

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1538 vs 1553Strikes17.6 vs 51.3Takedowns1.4 vs 1.0Sub Atts1.53 vs 0.43Form0.5 vs 0.6
Joe LauzonAl Iaquinta

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Joe Lauzon(10 fights)Al Iaquinta(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 +80.8|Blue -80.8
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -1.5|Blue +1.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Layoff
Red +63.0|Blue -63.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Joe LauzonTargetAl Iaquinta

By target zone

31
37% acc · 97%
Head
44
33% acc · 75%
0
0% acc
Body
9
64% acc · 15%
1
100% acc · 3%
Leg
6
75% acc · 10%

By position

32
38% acc · 100%
Distance
51
36% acc · 86%
0
0% acc
Clinch
5
71% acc · 8%
0
Ground
3
50% acc · 5%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Joe Lauzon rounds
0
even
2
Al Iaquinta rounds
Round 1Al Iaquinta edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control0:08
21Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:14Control
Round 2Al Iaquinta edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
38Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:08Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
32 / 86
Sig Strikes
59 / 154
36%
Sig Str %
38.5%
32 / 86
Total Strikes
63 / 158
0 / 1
TDs
1 / 3
0%
TD %
33%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:08
Ctrl Time
0:22

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Al Iaquinta21 / 8122 / 821 / 30
1Joe Lauzon21 / 5221 / 520 / 00
2Al Iaquinta38 / 7341 / 760 / 00
2Joe Lauzon11 / 3411 / 340 / 10

Joe Lauzon

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights20

Al Iaquinta

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights15