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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Kamuela Kirk won · U-DEC R3
Elo1453
Elo1467
Kamuela Kirk

Makwan AmirkhanivsKamuela KirkUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai · Saturday, June 5, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Kamuela Kirk won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupMakwan Amirkhani: WrestlervsKamuela Kirk: Submission grappler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Kamuela Kirk wins(50.7%)

Actual result: Kamuela Kirk wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kamuela Kirk at +180 American odds

+$180 profit

$280 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Makwan Amirkhani threatens submissions; Kamuela Kirk has lost 50% of fights by sub.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Kamuela Kirk (54.1%).

Tale of the Tape

Makwan Amirkhani
Red Corner
VS
Kamuela Kirk
Blue Corner
-230
(70%)
Vegas Odds
+180
(36%)
1453
Elo
1467
37
Age
32
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
5'10"
Height
5'10"
182.88 cm
Reach
190.5 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 Edson Barboza · Oct 20
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
Kamuela KirkL2 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Damon Jackson · Mar 22
L
vs Esteban Ribovics · Jul 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Makwan AmirkhaniMetricKamuela Kirk
1.33
Strikes / min
3.22
2.98
Strikes absorbed / min
5.87
46%
Strike defense
40%
3.96
TDs / 15 min
1.50
35%
Takedown defense
47%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
1.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.65evenly matched on net striking-2.65

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1541 vs 1500Strikes1.4 vs 3.3Takedowns3.6 vs 1.2Sub Atts1.10 vs 1.80Form-0.1 vs 0.0
Makwan AmirkhaniKamuela Kirk

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Makwan Amirkhani(10 fights)Kamuela Kirk(3 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 -13.4|Blue +13.4
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -49.4|Blue +49.4
Grappler Score
Red -49.5|Blue +49.5
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Makwan AmirkhaniTargetKamuela Kirk

By target zone

14
35% acc · 70%
Head
8
24% acc · 29%
4
57% acc · 20%
Body
9
60% acc · 32%
2
100% acc · 10%
Leg
11
79% acc · 39%

By position

15
36% acc · 75%
Distance
27
44% acc · 96%
0
Clinch
0
5
71% acc · 25%
Ground
1
100% acc · 4%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Makwan Amirkhani rounds
1
even
0
Kamuela Kirk rounds
Round 1Makwan Amirkhani edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns2
Control1:44
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns1
Control2:51
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Makwan Amirkhani edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns2
Control2:15
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:30Control
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
20 / 49
Sig Strikes
28 / 63
42.7%
Sig Str %
41.7%
25 / 56
Total Strikes
100 / 143
5 / 9
TDs
0 / 0
68.7%
TD %
0
Sub Att
3
0
Rev
0
6:50
Ctrl Time
1:34

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kamuela Kirk11 / 2319 / 310 / 00
1Makwan Amirkhani6 / 166 / 162 / 50
2Kamuela Kirk13 / 2746 / 660 / 03
2Makwan Amirkhani6 / 208 / 241 / 10
3Kamuela Kirk4 / 1335 / 460 / 00
3Makwan Amirkhani8 / 1311 / 162 / 30

Makwan Amirkhani

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights14

Kamuela Kirk

StanceSwitch
Height70.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights3