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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Makwan Amirkhani won · SUB R1
Elo1453
Elo1386
Danny Henry

Makwan AmirkhanivsDanny HenryUFC Prediction Result

UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal · Saturday, July 11, 2020Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Official fight result

Makwan Amirkhani won

SUB · Round 1 · 3:15

Style matchupMakwan Amirkhani: WrestlervsDanny Henry: Pressure fighter

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

Model Prediction: Makwan Amirkhani wins(51.2%)

Actual result: Makwan Amirkhani wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Makwan Amirkhani at -215 American odds

+$47 profit

$147 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Makwan Amirkhani threatens submissions; Danny Henry has lost 100% of fights by sub.
  • Danny Henry has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Makwan Amirkhani (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Makwan Amirkhani
Red Corner
VS
Danny Henry
Blue Corner
-215
(68%)
Vegas Odds
+170
(37%)
1453
Elo
1386
37
Age
38
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
6'0"
182.88 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Makwan AmirkhaniL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Kamuela Kirk · Jun 21
L
KOvs Lerone Murphy · Oct 21
W
SUBvs Mike Grundy · Mar 22
L
KOvs Jonathan Pearce · Jul 22
L
SUBvs Jack Shore · Mar 23
latest
Danny Henry
oldest →
W
vs Daniel Teymur · Jul 17
W
SUBvs Hakeem Dawodu · Mar 18
L
SUBvs Dan Ige · Mar 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Makwan AmirkhaniMetricDanny Henry
1.33
Strikes / min
5.20
2.98
Strikes absorbed / min
4.16
46%
Strike defense
45%
3.96
TDs / 15 min
0.74
35%
Takedown defense
50%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
2.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.65Δ 2.69 — meaningful gap+1.04

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1542 vs 1517Strikes1.6 vs 5.8Takedowns3.4 vs 0.9Sub Atts1.50 vs 2.70Form-0.1 vs -0.3
Makwan AmirkhaniDanny Henry

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Makwan Amirkhani(10 fights)Danny Henry(4 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 +67.3|Blue -67.3
Recent Form
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Striker Score
Red -2.4|Blue +2.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red -231.0|Blue +231.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Makwan AmirkhaniTargetDanny Henry

By target zone

1
20% acc · 50%
Head
1
17% acc · 17%
1
100% acc · 50%
Body
3
43% acc · 50%
0
Leg
2
67% acc · 33%

By position

2
33% acc · 100%
Distance
6
38% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Makwan Amirkhani rounds
1
even
0
Danny Henry rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns1
Control0:47
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
2 / 6
Sig Strikes
6 / 16
33%
Sig Str %
37%
2 / 6
Total Strikes
6 / 16
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:47
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Danny Henry6 / 166 / 160 / 00
1Makwan Amirkhani2 / 62 / 61 / 11

Makwan Amirkhani

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights14

Danny Henry

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights4