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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Justin Edwards won · SUB R1
Elo1352
Josh Neer
Elo1355

Josh NeervsJustin EdwardsUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · Friday, October 5, 2012Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Official fight result

Justin Edwards won

SUB · Round 1 · 0:45

Style matchupJosh Neer: Submission grapplervsJustin Edwards: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Justin Edwards wins(57.4%)

Actual result: Justin Edwards wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Justin Edwards at +255 American odds

+$255 profit

$355 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Justin Edwards enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Justin Edwards threatens submissions; Josh Neer has lost 33% of fights by sub.
  • Josh Neer has 19pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Josh Neer
Red Corner
VS
Justin Edwards
Blue Corner
-280
(74%)
Vegas Odds
+255
(28%)
1352
Elo
1355
43
Age
43
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'10"
182.88 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Josh NeerL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Keith Wisniewski · Oct 11
W
SUBvs Duane Ludwig · Jan 12
L
KOvs Mike Pyle · Jun 12
L
vs Court McGee · Feb 13
latest
Justin EdwardsL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Jorge Lopez · Sep 11
L
vs John Maguire · Nov 11
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.

Josh NeerMetricJustin Edwards
3.29
Strikes / min
2.68
3.63
Strikes absorbed / min
3.32
58%
Strike defense
51%
1.09
TDs / 15 min
2.14
46%
Takedown defense
27%
1.30
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.34evenly matched on net striking-0.64

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1519 vs 1482Strikes31.5 vs 37.0Takedowns0.8 vs 3.0Sub Atts1.00 vs 1.00Form0.1 vs -0.3
Josh NeerJustin Edwards

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Josh Neer(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 -2.8|Blue +2.8
Recent Form
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Striker Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red -216.0|Blue +216.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Josh NeerTargetJustin Edwards

By target zone

0
Head
4
80% acc · 67%
0
Body
1
100% acc · 17%
0
Leg
1
100% acc · 17%

By position

0
Distance
6
86% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Josh Neer rounds
0
even
1
Justin Edwards rounds
Round 1Justin Edwards edged it
Sig. strikes0
Takedowns0
Control0:20
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:08Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
0 / 0
Sig Strikes
6 / 7
Sig Str %
85%
0 / 0
Total Strikes
7 / 8
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 1
0%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:20
Ctrl Time
0:08

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Justin Edwards6 / 77 / 80 / 11
1Josh Neer0 / 00 / 00 / 10

Josh Neer

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights5

Justin Edwards

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights7