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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Desmond Green won · S-DEC R3
Elo1461
Josh Emmett
Elo1492

Josh EmmettvsDesmond GreenUFC Prediction Result

UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · Saturday, April 8, 2017Buffalo, New York, USA

Official fight result

Desmond Green won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Josh Emmett wins(82.8%)

Actual result: Desmond Green wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Josh Emmett at -200 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Josh Emmett enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Desmond Green has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Desmond Green has 32pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Desmond Green (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Josh Emmett
Red Corner
VS
Desmond Green
Blue Corner
-200
(67%)
Vegas Odds
+170
(37%)
1461
Elo
1492
41
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'6"
Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Josh EmmettL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Ilia Topuria · Jun 23
W
KOvs Bryce Mitchell · Dec 23
L
vs Lerone Murphy · Apr 25
L
SUBvs Youssef Zalal · Oct 25
L
KOvs Kevin Vallejos · Mar 26
latest
Desmond GreenW2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Michel Prazeres · Feb 18
W
vs Gleison Tibau · Jun 18
L
vs Mairbek Taisumov · Sep 18
W
KOvs Ross Pearson · Mar 19
W
vs Charles Jourdain · May 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Josh EmmettMetricDesmond Green
3.67
Strikes / min
3.70
4.52
Strikes absorbed / min
2.51
59%
Strike defense
69%
1.07
TDs / 15 min
1.62
43%
Takedown defense
75%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.85Δ 2.04 — meaningful gap+1.19

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1538 vs 1500Strikes70.5 vs Takedowns4.0 vs Sub Atts0.50 vs Form1.0 vs 0.0
Josh EmmettDesmond Green

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14501468148515031520← oldermost recent →
Josh Emmett(10 fights)Desmond Green(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 -30.5|Blue +30.5
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red -48.2|Blue +48.2
Grappler Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Josh EmmettTargetDesmond Green

By target zone

13
13% acc · 32%
Head
51
45% acc · 89%
10
50% acc · 24%
Body
2
40% acc · 4%
18
78% acc · 44%
Leg
4
67% acc · 7%

By position

41
29% acc · 100%
Distance
54
45% acc · 95%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
3
100% 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
Josh Emmett rounds
1
even
2
Desmond Green rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:00
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Desmond Green edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control0:00
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Desmond Green edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:00
17Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:34Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
41 / 142
Sig Strikes
57 / 124
28.3%
Sig Str %
46%
43 / 144
Total Strikes
66 / 135
0 / 1
TDs
1 / 2
0%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:34

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Desmond Green17 / 3617 / 360 / 00
1Josh Emmett17 / 5117 / 510 / 00
2Desmond Green23 / 5223 / 520 / 00
2Josh Emmett10 / 4310 / 430 / 10
3Desmond Green17 / 3626 / 471 / 20
3Josh Emmett14 / 4816 / 500 / 00

Josh Emmett

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights17

Desmond Green

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights7