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Welterweight
3 Rounds
John Maguire won · U-DEC R3
Elo1352
Elo1355

John MaguirevsJustin EdwardsUFC Prediction Result

UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz · Saturday, November 5, 2011Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Official fight result

John Maguire won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJohn Maguire: WrestlervsJustin Edwards: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Justin Edwards wins(82.9%)

Actual result: John Maguire wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Justin Edwards at -130 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • John Maguire enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Justin Edwards enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • John Maguire has 14pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • John Maguire has 50pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors John Maguire (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

John Maguire
Red Corner
VS
Justin Edwards
Blue Corner
+120
(45%)
Vegas Odds
-130
(57%)
1352
Elo
1355
43
Age
43
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'10"
175.26 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

John MaguireL3 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs DaMarques Johnson · Apr 12
L
vs John Hathaway · Sep 12
L
vs Matthew Riddle · Nov 12
L
vs Mitch Clarke · Jun 13
latest
Justin EdwardsL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Jorge Lopez · Sep 11
W
SUBvs Josh Neer · Oct 12
L
KOvs Brandon Thatch · Aug 13
L
vs Ramsey Nijem · Jan 14
L
SUBvs Joe Proctor · Jun 15
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

John MaguireMetricJustin Edwards
1.41
Strikes / min
2.68
2.44
Strikes absorbed / min
3.32
65%
Strike defense
51%
2.80
TDs / 15 min
2.14
77%
Takedown defense
27%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.03evenly matched on net striking-0.64

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1501Strikes vs 41.5Takedowns vs 4.5Sub Atts vs 1.00Form0.0 vs 0.1
John MaguireJustin Edwards

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
John Maguire(5 fights)Justin Edwards(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 -2.6|Blue +2.6
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red +48.6|Blue -48.6
Grappler Score
Red +49.5|Blue -49.5
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

John MaguireTargetJustin Edwards

By target zone

18
64% acc · 67%
Head
13
33% acc · 46%
6
86% acc · 22%
Body
12
60% acc · 43%
3
100% acc · 11%
Leg
3
75% acc · 11%

By position

9
53% acc · 33%
Distance
11
38% acc · 39%
9
90% acc · 33%
Clinch
12
57% acc · 43%
9
82% acc · 33%
Ground
5
36% acc · 18%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
John Maguire rounds
1
even
0
Justin Edwards rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns4
Control3:29
Knockdowns0
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:37Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2John Maguire edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns1
Control2:43
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:36Control
Round 3John Maguire edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns1
Control3:05
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:41Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
27 / 38
Sig Strikes
28 / 64
70.3%
Sig Str %
40.7%
70 / 88
Total Strikes
45 / 87
6 / 9
TDs
0 / 2
60%
TD %
0%
2
Sub Att
1
1
Rev
0
9:17
Ctrl Time
1:54

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Justin Edwards17 / 3423 / 400 / 11
1John Maguire9 / 1418 / 264 / 50
2Justin Edwards7 / 1916 / 330 / 10
2John Maguire7 / 1122 / 291 / 21
3Justin Edwards4 / 116 / 140 / 00
3John Maguire11 / 1330 / 331 / 21

John Maguire

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights5

Justin Edwards

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights7