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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Luke Rockhold won · SUB R1
Elo1433
Luke Rockhold
Elo1371
Tim Boetsch

Luke RockholdvsTim BoetschUFC Prediction Result

UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira · Saturday, April 26, 2014Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Official fight result

Luke Rockhold won

SUB · Round 1 · 2:08

Style matchupLuke Rockhold: Well-roundedvsTim Boetsch: Well-rounded

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

Model Prediction: Tim Boetsch wins(69.8%)

Actual result: Luke Rockhold wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Tim Boetsch at +800 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Luke Rockhold enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Tim Boetsch is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Luke Rockhold has lost 80% of fights by KO.
  • Luke Rockhold threatens submissions; Tim Boetsch has lost 50% of fights by sub.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Luke Rockhold (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Luke Rockhold
Red Corner
VS
Tim Boetsch
Blue Corner
-1000
(91%)
Vegas Odds
+800
(11%)
1433
Elo
1371
41
Age
45
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'0"
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.

Luke RockholdL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Michael Bisping · Jun 16
W
KOvs David Branch · Sep 17
L
KOvs Yoel Romero · Feb 18
L
KOvs Jan Blachowicz · Jul 19
L
vs Paulo Costa · Aug 22
latest
Tim BoetschL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Rafael Natal · Nov 16
L
SUBvs Jacare Souza · Feb 17
W
KOvs Johny Hendricks · Jun 17
L
SUBvs Antonio Carlos Junior · Apr 18
L
vs Omari Akhmedov · Mar 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Luke RockholdMetricTim Boetsch
4.10
Strikes / min
2.93
2.68
Strikes absorbed / min
2.90
53%
Strike defense
57%
0.70
TDs / 15 min
1.45
65%
Takedown defense
59%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.42Δ 1.39 — meaningful gap+0.03

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1506 vs 1552Strikes9.0 vs 32.1Takedowns0.0 vs 1.4Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.85Form0.3 vs 0.1
Luke RockholdTim Boetsch

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Luke Rockhold(10 fights)Tim Boetsch(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 +62.1|Blue -62.1
Recent Form
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Striker Score
Red -1.6|Blue +1.6
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red -88.0|Blue +88.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Luke RockholdTargetTim Boetsch

By target zone

0
Head
0
4
100% acc · 100%
Body
0
0% acc
0
Leg
1
100% acc · 100%

By position

1
100% acc · 25%
Distance
1
50% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
3
100% acc · 75%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Luke Rockhold rounds
0
even
0
Tim Boetsch rounds
Round 1Luke Rockhold edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control1:35
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
4 / 4
Sig Strikes
1 / 2
100%
Sig Str %
50%
9 / 9
Total Strikes
1 / 2
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 1
TD %
0%
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:35
Ctrl Time
0:04

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Tim Boetsch1 / 21 / 20 / 10
1Luke Rockhold4 / 49 / 90 / 02

Luke Rockhold

StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights11

Tim Boetsch

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights20