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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Stevie Ray won · M-DEC R3
Elo1492
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Stevie Ray

Joe LauzonvsStevie RayUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov · Saturday, April 22, 2017Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Official fight result

Stevie Ray won

M-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJoe Lauzon: WrestlervsStevie Ray: Well-rounded

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

Model Prediction: Stevie Ray wins(63.1%)

Actual result: Stevie Ray wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Stevie Ray at -165 American odds

+$61 profit

$161 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Stance matchup historically favors Stevie Ray (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Joe Lauzon
Red Corner
VS
Stevie Ray
Blue Corner
+145
(41%)
Vegas Odds
-165
(62%)
1492
Elo
1492
42
Age
36
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 →
L
vs Jim Miller · Aug 16
W
vs Marcin Held · Jan 17
L
KOvs Clay Guida · Nov 17
L
KOvs Chris Gruetzemacher · Apr 18
W
KOvs Jonathan Pearce · Oct 19
latest
Stevie Ray
oldest →
L
KOvs Paul Felder · Jul 17
L
vs Kajan Johnson · Mar 18
W
vs Jessin Ayari · Oct 18
L
KOvs Leonardo Santos · Jun 19
W
vs Michael Johnson · Oct 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Joe LauzonMetricStevie Ray
2.84
Strikes / min
3.73
5.39
Strikes absorbed / min
2.93
54%
Strike defense
54%
2.39
TDs / 15 min
0.75
54%
Takedown defense
55%
2.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-2.55Δ 3.35 — meaningful gap+0.80

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1535 vs 1548Strikes21.1 vs 29.8Takedowns1.2 vs 0.4Sub Atts1.22 vs 0.60Form0.3 vs 0.4
Joe LauzonStevie Ray

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Joe Lauzon(10 fights)Stevie Ray(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 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red -57.0|Blue +57.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Joe LauzonTargetStevie Ray

By target zone

42
58% acc · 91%
Head
94
53% acc · 86%
4
100% acc · 9%
Body
14
88% acc · 13%
0
Leg
1
100% acc · 1%

By position

20
47% acc · 43%
Distance
67
48% acc · 61%
1
25% acc · 2%
Clinch
18
62% acc · 17%
25
86% acc · 54%
Ground
24
89% acc · 22%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Joe Lauzon rounds
0
even
2
Stevie Ray rounds
Round 1Joe Lauzon edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns3
Control4:27
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
Round 2Stevie Ray edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns1
Control1:56
28Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Stevie Ray edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns1
Control1:49
77Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:32Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
46 / 76
Sig Strikes
109 / 196
62.7%
Sig Str %
61%
65 / 97
Total Strikes
139 / 237
5 / 7
TDs
0 / 0
66.7%
TD %
1
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
8:12
Ctrl Time
0:35

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Stevie Ray4 / 59 / 110 / 00
1Joe Lauzon19 / 2130 / 333 / 31
2Stevie Ray28 / 6436 / 740 / 00
2Joe Lauzon12 / 2516 / 301 / 20
3Stevie Ray77 / 12794 / 1520 / 01
3Joe Lauzon15 / 3019 / 341 / 20

Joe Lauzon

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights20

Stevie Ray

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights11