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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Joe Riggs won · DQ R2
Elo1490
Elo1490
Ron Stallings

Joe RiggsvsRon StallingsUFC Prediction Result

UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · Saturday, September 5, 2015Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Joe Riggs won

DQ · Round 2 · 2:28

Style matchupJoe Riggs: WrestlervsRon Stallings: Striker

Classic wrestler-vs-striker. The wrestler historically gets the edge if they can close distance and finish takedowns.

Model Prediction: Ron Stallings wins(65.3%)

Actual result: Joe Riggs wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Ron Stallings at -235 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Joe Riggs enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Striker vs grappler stylistic clash — fight location (standing vs ground) typically decides it.
  • Ron Stallings has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Joe Riggs
Red Corner
VS
Ron Stallings
Blue Corner
+195
(34%)
Vegas Odds
-235
(70%)
1490
Elo
1490
43
Age
43
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
6'0"
Height
6'2"
177.8 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

Last 3 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Joe RiggsL3 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Ben Saunders · Dec 14
L
vs Patrick Cote · Apr 15
L
KOvs Chris Camozzi · Feb 16
latest
Ron Stallings
oldest →
L
KOvs Uriah Hall · Jan 15
W
vs Justin Jones · Apr 15
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Joe RiggsMetricRon Stallings
2.41
Strikes / min
3.22
1.69
Strikes absorbed / min
3.26
57%
Strike defense
51%
2.45
TDs / 15 min
0.00
62%
Takedown defense
71%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.72evenly matched on net striking-0.04

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1463 vs 1500Strikes13.0 vs 30.0Takedowns1.1 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.20 vs 0.00Form-1.0 vs 0.1
Joe RiggsRon Stallings

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Joe Riggs(4 fights)Ron Stallings(3 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 +0.1|Blue -0.1
Recent Form
Red -1.1|Blue +1.1
Striker Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red -21.0|Blue +21.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Joe RiggsTargetRon Stallings

By target zone

31
56% acc · 89%
Head
18
62% acc · 75%
2
50% acc · 6%
Body
2
67% acc · 8%
2
100% acc · 6%
Leg
4
100% acc · 17%

By position

15
52% acc · 43%
Distance
17
61% acc · 71%
0
0% acc
Clinch
4
80% acc · 17%
20
67% acc · 57%
Ground
3
100% acc · 13%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Joe Riggs rounds
0
even
0
Ron Stallings rounds
Round 1Joe Riggs edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns2
Control1:42
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:26Control
Round 2Joe Riggs edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control2:17
Knockdowns1
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
35 / 61
Sig Strikes
24 / 36
57.5%
Sig Str %
81%
47 / 74
Total Strikes
32 / 46
2 / 2
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
3:59
Ctrl Time
0:26

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ron Stallings20 / 3225 / 380 / 00
1Joe Riggs16 / 3320 / 382 / 20
2Ron Stallings4 / 47 / 80 / 00
2Joe Riggs19 / 2827 / 360 / 00

Joe Riggs

StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights4

Ron Stallings

StanceSouthpaw
Height74.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights3