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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Kai Kara-France won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1495
Elo1487

Kai Kara-FrancevsCody GarbrandtUFC Prediction Result

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · Saturday, December 11, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Kai Kara-France won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:21

Style matchupKai Kara-France: Well-roundedvsCody Garbrandt: Well-rounded

Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.

Model Prediction: Kai Kara-France wins(66.4%)

Actual result: Kai Kara-France wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kai Kara-France at +125 American odds

+$125 profit

$225 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Kai Kara-France has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Kai Kara-France
Red Corner
VS
Cody Garbrandt
Blue Corner
+125
(44%)
Vegas Odds
-145
(59%)
1495
Elo
1487
33
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'4"
Height
5'8"
175.26 cm
Reach
165.1 cm

Recent Form

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

Kai Kara-France
oldest →
W
vs Askar Askarov · Mar 22
L
KOvs Brandon Moreno · Jul 22
L
vs Amir Albazi · Jun 23
W
KOvs Steve Erceg · Aug 24
L
SUBvs Alexandre Pantoja · Jun 25
latest
Cody Garbrandt
oldest →
W
KOvs Brian Kelleher · Dec 23
L
SUBvs Deiveson Figueiredo · Apr 24
L
vs Raoni Barcelos · Jun 25
W
vs Xiao Long · Mar 26
L
KOvs Adrian Yanez · Jul 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Kai Kara-FranceMetricCody Garbrandt
4.46
Strikes / min
2.79
3.24
Strikes absorbed / min
3.66
64%
Strike defense
58%
0.56
TDs / 15 min
0.85
83%
Takedown defense
81%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.22Δ 2.09 — meaningful gap-0.87

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1543 vs 1553Strikes4.6 vs 3.0Takedowns0.6 vs 1.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form0.4 vs -0.5
Kai Kara-FranceCody Garbrandt

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Kai Kara-France(10 fights)Cody Garbrandt(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 +8.2|Blue -8.2
Recent Form
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Striker Score
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red +77.0|Blue -77.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Kai Kara-FranceTargetCody Garbrandt

By target zone

18
56% acc · 78%
Head
4
40% acc · 44%
1
25% acc · 4%
Body
0
0% acc
4
80% acc · 17%
Leg
5
83% acc · 56%

By position

19
51% acc · 83%
Distance
9
53% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
4
100% acc · 17%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Kai Kara-France rounds
0
even
0
Cody Garbrandt rounds
Round 1Kai Kara-France edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control0:06
Knockdowns2
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

2
KD
0
23 / 41
Sig Strikes
9 / 17
56%
Sig Str %
52%
23 / 41
Total Strikes
9 / 17
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 1
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:06
Ctrl Time
0:06

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Cody Garbrandt9 / 179 / 170 / 10
1Kai Kara-France23 / 4123 / 410 / 00

Kai Kara-France

StanceOrthodox
Height64.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights11

Cody Garbrandt

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights18