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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Rani Yahya won · SUB R1
Elo1352
Elo1495

Josh GrispivsRani YahyaUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera · Saturday, August 4, 2012Los Angeles, California, USA

Official fight result

Rani Yahya won

SUB · Round 1 · 3:15

Style matchupJosh Grispi: Submission grapplervsRani Yahya: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Rani Yahya wins(57.3%)

Actual result: Rani Yahya wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Rani Yahya at +185 American odds

+$185 profit

$285 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Josh Grispi enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Josh Grispi has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Josh Grispi
Red Corner
VS
Rani Yahya
Blue Corner
-200
(67%)
Vegas Odds
+185
(35%)
1352
Elo
1495
37
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'6"
187.96 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

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

Josh GrispiL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Dustin Poirier · Jan 11
L
KOvs George Roop · Jun 11
L
vs Andy Ogle · Feb 13
latest
Rani YahyaL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Ricky Simon · Feb 19
W
SUBvs Ray Rodriguez · Mar 21
W
vs Kyung Ho Kang · Nov 21
L
KOvs Montel Jackson · Apr 23
L
KOvs Victor Henry · Apr 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Josh GrispiMetricRani Yahya
1.44
Strikes / min
1.71
3.71
Strikes absorbed / min
2.08
50%
Strike defense
50%
1.97
TDs / 15 min
2.73
16%
Takedown defense
29%
2.20
Sub atts / 15 min
1.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-2.27Δ 1.90 — meaningful gap-0.37

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1468 vs 1499Strikes13.5 vs 27.5Takedowns3.0 vs 1.5Sub Atts1.00 vs 1.00Form-1.0 vs -0.3
Josh GrispiRani Yahya

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Josh Grispi(4 fights)Rani Yahya(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 -143.1|Blue +143.1
Recent Form
Red -0.7|Blue +0.7
Striker Score
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red +63.0|Blue -63.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Josh GrispiTargetRani Yahya

By target zone

3
43% acc · 50%
Head
2
29% acc · 67%
2
100% acc · 33%
Body
0
1
100% acc · 17%
Leg
1
50% acc · 33%

By position

5
56% acc · 83%
Distance
1
17% acc · 33%
0
Clinch
0
1
100% acc · 17%
Ground
2
67% acc · 67%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Josh Grispi rounds
0
even
1
Rani Yahya rounds
Round 1Rani Yahya edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control0:06
3Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:27Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
6 / 10
Sig Strikes
3 / 9
60%
Sig Str %
33%
8 / 12
Total Strikes
11 / 27
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 2
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:06
Ctrl Time
2:27

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Rani Yahya3 / 911 / 271 / 21
1Josh Grispi6 / 108 / 120 / 00

Josh Grispi

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights4

Rani Yahya

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights19