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Lightweight
5 Rounds
Al Iaquinta won · U-DEC R5
Elo1466
Kevin Lee
Elo1411

Kevin LeevsAl IaquintaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta · Saturday, December 15, 2018Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Official fight result

Al Iaquinta won

U-DEC · Round 5 · 5:00

Style matchupKevin Lee: WrestlervsAl Iaquinta: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Kevin Lee wins(53.6%)

Actual result: Al Iaquinta wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kevin Lee at -335 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Kevin Lee enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Al Iaquinta enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Al Iaquinta has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Kevin Lee has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Kevin Lee
Red Corner
VS
Al Iaquinta
Blue Corner
-335
(77%)
Vegas Odds
+275
(27%)
1466
Elo
1411
33
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'10"
195.58 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Kevin LeeL3 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Rafael Dos Anjos · May 19
W
KOvs Gregor Gillespie · Nov 19
L
SUBvs Charles Oliveira · Mar 20
L
vs Daniel Rodriguez · Aug 21
L
SUBvs Rinat Fakhretdinov · Jul 23
latest
Al IaquintaL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Diego Sanchez · Apr 17
L
vs Khabib Nurmagomedov · Apr 18
L
vs Donald Cerrone · May 19
L
vs Dan Hooker · Oct 19
L
KOvs Bobby Green · Nov 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Kevin LeeMetricAl Iaquinta
3.88
Strikes / min
4.06
3.60
Strikes absorbed / min
4.53
50%
Strike defense
61%
3.18
TDs / 15 min
0.63
75%
Takedown defense
74%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.28evenly matched on net striking-0.47

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1628 vs 1588Strikes45.0 vs 47.8Takedowns2.5 vs 0.7Sub Atts0.85 vs 0.27Form0.6 vs -0.2
Kevin LeeAl Iaquinta

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Kevin Lee(10 fights)Al Iaquinta(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 +54.9|Blue -54.9
Recent Form
Red +0.9|Blue -0.9
Striker Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red -14.0|Blue +14.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Kevin LeeTargetAl Iaquinta

By target zone

80
30% acc · 78%
Head
82
43% acc · 74%
14
67% acc · 14%
Body
19
68% acc · 17%
8
100% acc · 8%
Leg
10
91% acc · 9%

By position

81
30% acc · 79%
Distance
110
49% acc · 99%
1
100% acc · 1%
Clinch
0
20
91% acc · 20%
Ground
1
50% acc · 1%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Kevin Lee rounds
0
even
2
Al Iaquinta rounds
Round 1Kevin Lee edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control0:00
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Kevin Lee edged it
Sig. strikes34
Takedowns1
Control1:44
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Kevin Lee edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns2
Control2:29
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 4Al Iaquinta edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:00
24Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 5Al Iaquinta edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control1:14
33Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:13Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
102 / 296
Sig Strikes
111 / 228
34%
Sig Str %
49.4%
121 / 319
Total Strikes
113 / 230
3 / 5
TDs
0 / 7
50%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
5:27
Ctrl Time
0:13

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Al Iaquinta20 / 5120 / 510 / 60
1Kevin Lee23 / 8623 / 860 / 00
2Al Iaquinta18 / 3518 / 350 / 00
2Kevin Lee34 / 6943 / 811 / 20
3Al Iaquinta16 / 2918 / 310 / 10
3Kevin Lee10 / 3520 / 462 / 20
4Kevin Lee17 / 6117 / 610 / 00
4Al Iaquinta24 / 6024 / 600 / 00
5Al Iaquinta33 / 5333 / 530 / 00
5Kevin Lee18 / 4518 / 450 / 10

Kevin Lee

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights19

Al Iaquinta

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights15