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Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Matt Mitrione won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1490
Elo1356
Matt Mitrione

Kevin FergusonvsMatt MitrioneUFC Prediction Result

UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 · Saturday, May 8, 2010Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Official fight result

Matt Mitrione won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:24

Style matchupKevin Ferguson: WrestlervsMatt Mitrione: Elusive striker

The wrestler must close distance through high-output striking. The elusive striker thrives in space.

Model Prediction: Kevin Ferguson wins(80.4%)

Actual result: Matt Mitrione wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Kevin Ferguson at -103 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Matt Mitrione has 26pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Matt Mitrione has 19pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Matt Mitrione (52.9%).
  • Matt Mitrione has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Kevin Ferguson
Red Corner
VS
Matt Mitrione
Blue Corner
-103
(51%)
Vegas Odds
-107
(52%)
1490
Elo
1356
52
Age
48
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
6'2"
Height
6'3"
195.58 cm
Reach
208.28 cm

Recent Form

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

Kevin FergusonNo prior UFC fights on record.
Matt MitrioneL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Shawn Jordan · Mar 14
W
KOvs Derrick Lewis · Sep 14
W
KOvs Gabriel Gonzaga · Dec 14
L
SUBvs Ben Rothwell · Jun 15
L
KOvs Travis Browne · Jan 16
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Kevin FergusonMetricMatt Mitrione
2.30
Strikes / min
3.55
3.41
Strikes absorbed / min
2.79
38%
Strike defense
64%
3.10
TDs / 15 min
0.00
36%
Takedown defense
55%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.11Δ 1.87 — meaningful gap+0.76

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1500Strikes27.0 vs 14.0Takedowns4.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.00Form0.0 vs 0.0
Kevin FergusonMatt Mitrione

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Kevin Ferguson(1 fights)Matt Mitrione(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 +134.0|Blue -134.0
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Kevin FergusonTargetMatt Mitrione

By target zone

4
31% acc · 80%
Head
28
70% acc · 64%
1
14% acc · 20%
Body
5
100% acc · 11%
0
0% acc
Leg
11
100% acc · 25%

By position

4
20% acc · 80%
Distance
18
67% acc · 41%
0
Clinch
4
67% acc · 9%
1
100% acc · 20%
Ground
22
96% acc · 50%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Kevin Ferguson rounds
0
even
1
Matt Mitrione rounds
Round 1Kevin Ferguson edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns2
Control2:59
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:49Control
Round 2Matt Mitrione edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:33
39Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
2:28Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
5 / 21
Sig Strikes
44 / 56
23.5%
Sig Str %
64%
14 / 30
Total Strikes
63 / 75
2 / 5
TDs
0 / 0
50%
TD %
0
Sub Att
4
0
Rev
0
3:32
Ctrl Time
3:17

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Matt Mitrione5 / 135 / 130 / 03
1Kevin Ferguson3 / 1112 / 202 / 20
2Matt Mitrione39 / 4358 / 620 / 01
2Kevin Ferguson2 / 102 / 100 / 30

Kevin Ferguson

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights1

Matt Mitrione

StanceSwitch
Height75.0"
Reach82.0"
Fights13