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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Demian Maia won · U-DEC R3
Elo1351
Elo1402
Demian Maia

Kendall GrovevsDemian MaiaUFC Prediction Result

The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · Saturday, December 4, 2010Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Demian Maia won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Kendall Grove wins(64.0%)

Actual result: Demian Maia wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kendall Grove at +265 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Stance matchup historically favors Demian Maia (53.5%).
  • Kendall Grove has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Kendall Grove
Red Corner
VS
Demian Maia
Blue Corner
+265
(27%)
Vegas Odds
-295
(75%)
1351
Elo
1402
43
Age
48
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'6"
Height
6'1"
200.66 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Kendall Grove
oldest →
L
KOvs Mark Munoz · Apr 10
W
vs Goran Reljic · Jul 10
L
vs Tim Boetsch · May 11
latest
Demian MaiaL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Lyman Good · Feb 19
W
DECvs Rocco Martin · Jun 19
W
SUBvs Ben Askren · Oct 19
L
KOvs Gilbert Burns · Mar 20
L
vs Belal Muhammad · Jun 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Kendall GroveMetricDemian Maia
2.31
Strikes / min
1.80
2.40
Strikes absorbed / min
2.07
54%
Strike defense
63%
0.49
TDs / 15 min
2.49
56%
Takedown defense
61%
1.70
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.09evenly matched on net striking-0.27

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1501 vs 1501Strikes20.4 vs 14.0Takedowns0.4 vs 1.8Sub Atts1.55 vs 1.11Form0.1 vs 0.2
Kendall GroveDemian Maia

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Kendall Grove(4 fights)Demian Maia(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 -51.4|Blue +51.4
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red +56.0|Blue -56.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Kendall GroveTargetDemian Maia

By target zone

17
26% acc · 94%
Head
29
45% acc · 69%
1
100% acc · 6%
Body
11
92% acc · 26%
0
0% acc
Leg
2
67% acc · 5%

By position

13
21% acc · 72%
Distance
12
30% acc · 29%
4
80% acc · 22%
Clinch
1
50% acc · 2%
1
100% acc · 6%
Ground
29
78% acc · 69%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Kendall Grove rounds
0
even
3
Demian Maia rounds
Round 1Demian Maia edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control0:00
22Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
3:31Control
Round 2Demian Maia edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:00
11Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:37Control
Round 3Demian Maia edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:00
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:08Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
18 / 68
Sig Strikes
42 / 79
27.3%
Sig Str %
53.7%
50 / 106
Total Strikes
71 / 111
0 / 0
TDs
5 / 13
TD %
36%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
8:16

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Demian Maia22 / 3733 / 483 / 41
1Kendall Grove6 / 169 / 190 / 00
2Demian Maia11 / 1629 / 372 / 60
2Kendall Grove4 / 1811 / 270 / 00
3Demian Maia9 / 269 / 260 / 30
3Kendall Grove8 / 3430 / 600 / 00

Kendall Grove

StanceOrthodox
Height78.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights4

Demian Maia

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights26