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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Daniel Rodriguez won · U-DEC R3
Elo1466
Kevin Lee
Elo1520
Daniel Rodriguez editorial illustration

Kevin LeevsDaniel RodriguezUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze · Saturday, August 28, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Daniel Rodriguez won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupKevin Lee: WrestlervsDaniel Rodriguez: Pressure fighter

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

Model Prediction: Daniel Rodriguez wins(55.4%)

Actual result: Daniel Rodriguez wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Daniel Rodriguez at +125 American odds

+$125 profit

$225 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Daniel Rodriguez enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Daniel Rodriguez (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Kevin Lee
Red Corner
VS
Daniel Rodriguez
Blue Corner
-145
(59%)
Vegas Odds
+125
(44%)
1466
Elo
1520
33
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'9"
Height
6'1"
195.58 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

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

Kevin LeeL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Al Iaquinta · Dec 18
L
SUBvs Rafael Dos Anjos · May 19
W
KOvs Gregor Gillespie · Nov 19
L
SUBvs Charles Oliveira · Mar 20
L
SUBvs Rinat Fakhretdinov · Jul 23
latest
Daniel RodriguezW3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Ian Machado Garry · May 23
L
vs Kelvin Gastelum · Jun 24
W
vs Alex Morono · Oct 24
W
KOvs Santiago Ponzinibbio · May 25
W
vs Kevin Holland · Jul 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Kevin LeeMetricDaniel Rodriguez
3.88
Strikes / min
7.20
3.60
Strikes absorbed / min
5.40
50%
Strike defense
57%
3.18
TDs / 15 min
0.51
75%
Takedown defense
64%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.28Δ 1.52 — meaningful gap+1.80

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1592 vs 1567Strikes3.9 vs 8.1Takedowns3.2 vs 0.8Sub Atts0.80 vs 0.20Form-0.3 vs 0.7
Kevin LeeDaniel Rodriguez

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Kevin Lee(10 fights)Daniel Rodriguez(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 -54.4|Blue +54.4
Recent Form
Red -0.9|Blue +0.9
Striker Score
Red +1.6|Blue -1.6
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +490.0|Blue -490.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Kevin LeeTargetDaniel Rodriguez

By target zone

39
29% acc · 70%
Head
87
50% acc · 73%
12
57% acc · 21%
Body
7
88% acc · 6%
5
100% acc · 9%
Leg
26
96% acc · 22%

By position

55
35% acc · 98%
Distance
113
56% acc · 94%
0
Clinch
0
1
33% acc · 2%
Ground
7
88% acc · 6%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Kevin Lee rounds
0
even
2
Daniel Rodriguez rounds
Round 1Kevin Lee edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns1
Control1:59
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Daniel Rodriguez edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns1
Control0:33
51Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:41Control
Round 3Daniel Rodriguez edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns1
Control1:02
53Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
56 / 160
Sig Strikes
120 / 210
34.7%
Sig Str %
53.7%
74 / 181
Total Strikes
137 / 229
3 / 7
TDs
0 / 0
58.3%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
1
3:34
Ctrl Time
0:45

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Daniel Rodriguez16 / 4021 / 450 / 00
1Kevin Lee13 / 4431 / 651 / 10
2Daniel Rodriguez51 / 8460 / 950 / 00
2Kevin Lee23 / 5123 / 511 / 20
3Daniel Rodriguez53 / 8656 / 890 / 00
3Kevin Lee20 / 6520 / 651 / 40

Kevin Lee

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights19

Daniel Rodriguez

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights14