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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Kelvin Gastelum won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1492
Kelvin Gastelum
Elo1363

Kelvin GastelumvsNate MarquardtUFC Prediction Result

UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · Saturday, June 13, 2015Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Official fight result

Kelvin Gastelum won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 5:00

Style matchupKelvin Gastelum: Well-roundedvsNate Marquardt: Well-rounded

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

Model Prediction: Kelvin Gastelum wins(58.6%)

Actual result: Kelvin Gastelum wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kelvin Gastelum at -500 American odds

+$20 profit

$120 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Nate Marquardt enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Kelvin Gastelum (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Kelvin Gastelum
Red Corner
VS
Nate Marquardt
Blue Corner
-500
(83%)
Vegas Odds
+400
(20%)
1492
Elo
1363
34
Age
47
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
6'0"
180.34 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

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

Kelvin Gastelum
oldest →
L
SUBvs Sean Brady · Dec 23
W
vs Daniel Rodriguez · Jun 24
L
vs Joe Pyfer · Jun 25
W
vs Dustin Stoltzfus · Sep 25
L
SUBvs Vicente Luque · Apr 26
latest
Nate MarquardtL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Thiago Santos · May 16
W
KOvs Tamdan McCrory · Oct 16
L
vs Sam Alvey · Jan 17
L
vs Vitor Belfort · Jun 17
L
vs Cezar Ferreira · Nov 17
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Kelvin GastelumMetricNate Marquardt
3.65
Strikes / min
2.71
3.52
Strikes absorbed / min
2.32
57%
Strike defense
55%
1.04
TDs / 15 min
1.87
60%
Takedown defense
70%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.13evenly matched on net striking+0.39

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1570 vs 1490Strikes36.5 vs 24.9Takedowns1.0 vs 1.6Sub Atts0.33 vs 0.78Form0.4 vs -0.4
Kelvin GastelumNate Marquardt

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Kelvin Gastelum(10 fights)Nate Marquardt(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 +129.0|Blue -129.0
Recent Form
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red -28.0|Blue +28.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Kelvin GastelumTargetNate Marquardt

By target zone

41
47% acc · 69%
Head
8
22% acc · 44%
12
71% acc · 20%
Body
10
83% acc · 56%
6
100% acc · 10%
Leg
0

By position

39
47% acc · 66%
Distance
16
37% acc · 89%
7
64% acc · 12%
Clinch
2
50% acc · 11%
13
81% acc · 22%
Ground
0
0% acc

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Kelvin Gastelum rounds
0
even
0
Nate Marquardt rounds
Round 1Kelvin Gastelum edged it
Sig. strikes27
Takedowns1
Control0:51
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:12Control
Round 2Kelvin Gastelum edged it
Sig. strikes32
Takedowns0
Control2:48
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
59 / 110
Sig Strikes
18 / 49
53.5%
Sig Str %
36.5%
126 / 188
Total Strikes
24 / 57
1 / 2
TDs
0 / 2
50%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
3:39
Ctrl Time
0:12

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Nate Marquardt12 / 3317 / 390 / 20
1Kelvin Gastelum27 / 5846 / 811 / 10
2Nate Marquardt6 / 167 / 180 / 00
2Kelvin Gastelum32 / 5280 / 1070 / 10

Kelvin Gastelum

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights24

Nate Marquardt

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights14