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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Evan Dunham won · U-DEC R3
Elo1492
Elo1385
Evan Dunham

Joe LauzonvsEvan DunhamUFC Prediction Result

The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale · Friday, December 11, 2015Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Evan Dunham won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJoe Lauzon: WrestlervsEvan Dunham: Submission grappler

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

Model Prediction: Evan Dunham wins(56.8%)

Actual result: Evan Dunham wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Evan Dunham at -190 American odds

+$53 profit

$153 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Evan Dunham enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Evan Dunham has 25pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Evan Dunham (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Joe Lauzon
Red Corner
VS
Evan Dunham
Blue Corner
+165
(38%)
Vegas Odds
-190
(66%)
1492
Elo
1385
42
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
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
Evan DunhamL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Ross Pearson · Jul 15
W
vs Rick Glenn · Sep 16
L
KOvs Olivier Aubin-Mercier · Apr 18
L
KOvs Francisco Trinaldo · Sep 18
L
SUBvs Herbert Burns · Jun 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Joe LauzonMetricEvan Dunham
2.84
Strikes / min
5.33
5.39
Strikes absorbed / min
3.54
54%
Strike defense
61%
2.39
TDs / 15 min
1.82
54%
Takedown defense
79%
2.00
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-2.55Δ 4.34 — meaningful gap+1.79

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1537 vs 1519Strikes18.3 vs 59.3Takedowns1.3 vs 1.5Sub Atts1.37 vs 0.87Form0.4 vs 0.4
Joe LauzonEvan Dunham

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Joe Lauzon(10 fights)Evan Dunham(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 +107.0|Blue -107.0
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -2.0|Blue +2.0
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red -7.0|Blue +7.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Joe LauzonTargetEvan Dunham

By target zone

37
35% acc · 88%
Head
96
38% acc · 76%
3
50% acc · 7%
Body
21
72% acc · 17%
2
100% acc · 5%
Leg
10
100% acc · 8%

By position

33
33% acc · 79%
Distance
97
41% acc · 76%
9
69% acc · 21%
Clinch
30
58% acc · 24%
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.

0
Joe Lauzon rounds
0
even
3
Evan Dunham rounds
Round 1Evan Dunham edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control0:14
39Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:09Control
Round 2Evan Dunham edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control0:00
36Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:37Control
Round 3Evan Dunham edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control0:00
52Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
42 / 113
Sig Strikes
127 / 291
38%
Sig Str %
43.3%
44 / 115
Total Strikes
147 / 318
0 / 3
TDs
1 / 3
0%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:14
Ctrl Time
1:50

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Evan Dunham39 / 9440 / 951 / 10
1Joe Lauzon19 / 5521 / 570 / 10
2Evan Dunham36 / 8054 / 1050 / 20
2Joe Lauzon13 / 2713 / 270 / 10
3Evan Dunham52 / 11753 / 1180 / 00
3Joe Lauzon10 / 3110 / 310 / 10

Joe Lauzon

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights20

Evan Dunham

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights17