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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Josh Samman won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1357
Josh Samman
Elo1358
Kevin Casey

Josh SammanvsKevin CaseyUFC Prediction Result

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale · Saturday, April 13, 2013Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Josh Samman won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:17

Model Prediction: Kevin Casey wins(51.4%)

Actual result: Josh Samman wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kevin Casey at +405 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Josh Samman is a KO finisher (67% of wins). Kevin Casey has lost 100% of fights by KO.
  • Kevin Casey has 12pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Kevin Casey (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Josh Samman
Red Corner
VS
Kevin Casey
Blue Corner
-455
(82%)
Vegas Odds
+405
(20%)
1357
Elo
1358
38
Age
45
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'3"
Height
5'11"
200.66 cm
Reach
195.58 cm

Recent Form

Last 4 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Josh SammanL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Eddie Gordon · Dec 14
W
SUBvs Caio Magalhaes · Jul 15
L
SUBvs Tamdan McCrory · Dec 15
L
KOvs Tim Boetsch · Jul 16
latest
Kevin CaseyL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Ildemar Alcantara · Jul 15
L
KOvs Rafael Natal · Jan 16
L
KOvs Sam Alvey · Aug 16
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Josh SammanMetricKevin Casey
2.08
Strikes / min
2.27
2.47
Strikes absorbed / min
3.76
34%
Strike defense
46%
1.09
TDs / 15 min
0.79
33%
Takedown defense
27%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.39Δ 1.10 — meaningful gap-1.49
Not enough statistical data to render a radar chart for this matchup.

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Josh Samman(5 fights)Kevin Casey(4 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 -0.4|Blue +0.4
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Josh SammanTargetKevin Casey

By target zone

13
39% acc · 36%
Head
9
60% acc · 64%
21
78% acc · 58%
Body
5
71% acc · 36%
2
100% acc · 6%
Leg
0

By position

1
33% acc · 3%
Distance
0
0% acc
30
64% acc · 83%
Clinch
3
100% acc · 21%
5
42% acc · 14%
Ground
11
69% acc · 79%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Josh Samman rounds
0
even
1
Kevin Casey rounds
Round 1Kevin Casey edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control1:13
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
3:13Control
Round 2Josh Samman edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control1:04
Knockdowns1
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
36 / 62
Sig Strikes
14 / 22
57%
Sig Str %
64.5%
55 / 83
Total Strikes
64 / 76
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 1
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
2
0
Rev
0
2:17
Ctrl Time
3:13

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kevin Casey12 / 1945 / 540 / 02
1Josh Samman13 / 2317 / 270 / 00
2Kevin Casey2 / 319 / 220 / 10
2Josh Samman23 / 3938 / 560 / 00

Josh Samman

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights5

Kevin Casey

StanceSouthpaw
Height71.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights4