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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Justin Edwards won · U-DEC R3
Elo1355
Elo1351

Justin EdwardsvsJorge LopezUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger · Saturday, September 17, 2011New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Official fight result

Justin Edwards won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJustin Edwards: WrestlervsJorge Lopez: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Justin Edwards wins(70.7%)

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 +320 American odds

+$320 profit

$420 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Justin Edwards enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Jorge Lopez has 54pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Justin Edwards
Red Corner
VS
Jorge Lopez
Blue Corner
+320
(24%)
Vegas Odds
-390
(80%)
1355
Elo
1351
43
Age
37
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
183 cm

Recent Form

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

Justin EdwardsL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs John Maguire · Nov 11
W
SUBvs Josh Neer · Oct 12
L
KOvs Brandon Thatch · Aug 13
L
vs Ramsey Nijem · Jan 14
L
SUBvs Joe Proctor · Jun 15
latest
Jorge Lopez
oldest →
L
vs Amir Sadollah · May 12
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Justin EdwardsMetricJorge Lopez
2.68
Strikes / min
2.47
3.32
Strikes absorbed / min
2.57
51%
Strike defense
50%
2.14
TDs / 15 min
3.50
27%
Takedown defense
81%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.64evenly matched on net striking-0.10

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1482 vs 1500Strikes42.0 vs Takedowns7.0 vs Sub Atts0.00 vs Form-1.0 vs 0.0
Justin EdwardsJorge Lopez

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Justin Edwards(7 fights)Jorge Lopez(2 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 +3.3|Blue -3.3
Recent Form
Red -1.0|Blue +1.0
Striker Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
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.

Justin EdwardsTargetJorge Lopez

By target zone

20
40% acc · 49%
Head
34
62% acc · 81%
17
100% acc · 41%
Body
5
100% acc · 12%
4
67% acc · 10%
Leg
3
100% acc · 7%

By position

10
29% acc · 24%
Distance
8
32% acc · 19%
20
74% acc · 49%
Clinch
13
81% acc · 31%
11
92% acc · 27%
Ground
21
95% acc · 50%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Justin Edwards rounds
0
even
1
Jorge Lopez rounds
Round 1Justin Edwards edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control2:09
15Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:57Control
Round 2Justin Edwards edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns2
Control2:06
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:14Control
Round 3Jorge Lopez edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns0
Control0:08
21Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
4:32Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
41 / 73
Sig Strikes
42 / 63
55.3%
Sig Str %
64.3%
72 / 105
Total Strikes
64 / 87
2 / 13
TDs
3 / 3
33%
TD %
100%
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
1
4:23
Ctrl Time
6:43

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jorge Lopez15 / 2719 / 311 / 10
1Justin Edwards20 / 3427 / 410 / 101
2Jorge Lopez6 / 117 / 130 / 00
2Justin Edwards16 / 3034 / 492 / 31
3Jorge Lopez21 / 2538 / 432 / 20
3Justin Edwards5 / 911 / 150 / 00

Justin Edwards

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights7

Jorge Lopez

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach
Fights2