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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Drew Dober won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1364
Elo1514
Drew Dober

Joshua BurkmanvsDrew DoberUFC Prediction Result

UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 · Saturday, July 29, 2017Anaheim, California, USA

Official fight result

Drew Dober won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:04

Style matchupJoshua Burkman: WrestlervsDrew Dober: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Joshua Burkman wins(68.4%)

Actual result: Drew Dober wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Scouting Report

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

  • Joshua Burkman enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Drew Dober (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Joshua Burkman
Red Corner
VS
Drew Dober
Blue Corner
+255
(28%)
Vegas Odds
-310
(76%)
1364
Elo
1514
46
Age
37
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'10"
Height
5'8"
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.

Joshua BurkmanL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs KJ Noons · Feb 16
L
vs Paul Felder · May 16
L
vs Zak Ottow · Oct 16
L
SUBvs Michel Prazeres · Mar 17
L
SUBvs Alex Morono · Feb 18
latest
Drew DoberW2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Renato Moicano · Feb 24
L
KOvs Jean Silva · Jul 24
L
KOvs Manuel Torres · Mar 25
W
KOvs Kyle Prepolec · Oct 25
W
KOvs Michael Johnson · Mar 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Joshua BurkmanMetricDrew Dober
2.69
Strikes / min
4.48
3.13
Strikes absorbed / min
4.33
51%
Strike defense
53%
2.53
TDs / 15 min
0.61
72%
Takedown defense
58%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.44evenly matched on net striking+0.15

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1441 vs 1487Strikes31.1 vs 27.1Takedowns2.0 vs 0.6Sub Atts0.24 vs 0.13Form-0.7 vs 0.0
Joshua BurkmanDrew Dober

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701485150015151530← oldermost recent →
Joshua Burkman(8 fights)Drew Dober(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 -149.8|Blue +149.8
Recent Form
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Striker Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red -91.0|Blue +91.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Joshua BurkmanTargetDrew Dober

By target zone

4
57% acc · 36%
Head
5
29% acc · 33%
4
67% acc · 36%
Body
4
67% acc · 27%
3
60% acc · 27%
Leg
6
100% acc · 40%

By position

7
50% acc · 64%
Distance
9
43% acc · 60%
4
100% acc · 36%
Clinch
5
71% acc · 33%
0
Ground
1
100% acc · 7%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Joshua Burkman rounds
0
even
1
Drew Dober rounds
Round 1Drew Dober edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:07Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
11 / 18
Sig Strikes
15 / 29
61%
Sig Str %
51%
11 / 18
Total Strikes
20 / 34
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 1
0%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
1:07

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Drew Dober15 / 2920 / 340 / 10
1Joshua Burkman11 / 1811 / 180 / 10

Joshua Burkman

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights8

Drew Dober

StanceSouthpaw
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights26