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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Amir Albazi won · SUB R1
Elo1491
Elo1494

Malcolm GordonvsAmir AlbaziUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · Saturday, July 18, 2020Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Official fight result

Amir Albazi won

SUB · Round 1 · 4:42

Model Prediction: Malcolm Gordon wins(50.5%)

Actual result: Amir Albazi wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Malcolm Gordon at +135 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Malcolm Gordon enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Amir Albazi threatens submissions; Malcolm Gordon has lost 60% of fights by sub.
  • Amir Albazi has 16pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Amir Albazi has 36pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Malcolm Gordon (52.9%).

Tale of the Tape

Malcolm Gordon
Red Corner
VS
Amir Albazi
Blue Corner
+135
(43%)
Vegas Odds
-167
(63%)
1491
Elo
1494
36
Age
32
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
5'5"
180.34 cm
Reach
172.72 cm

Recent Form

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

Malcolm GordonL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Francisco Figueiredo · Jul 21
W
KOvs Denys Bondar · Feb 22
L
SUBvs Muhammad Mokaev · Oct 22
L
KOvs Jake Hadley · Mar 23
L
SUBvs Jimmy Flick · Jan 24
latest
Amir AlbaziL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Francisco Figueiredo · Aug 22
W
KOvs Alessandro Costa · Dec 22
W
vs Kai Kara-France · Jun 23
L
vs Brandon Moreno · Nov 24
L
vs Kyoji Horiguchi · Feb 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Malcolm GordonMetricAmir Albazi
2.50
Strikes / min
2.47
2.00
Strikes absorbed / min
3.88
43%
Strike defense
59%
1.72
TDs / 15 min
1.18
26%
Takedown defense
62%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.50Δ 1.91 — meaningful gap-1.41

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1500Strikes0.0 vs 0.0Takedowns0.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form0.0 vs 0.0
Malcolm GordonAmir Albazi

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Malcolm Gordon(7 fights)Amir Albazi(7 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 -3.1|Blue +3.1
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Malcolm GordonTargetAmir Albazi

By target zone

1
9% acc · 33%
Head
8
33% acc · 67%
1
100% acc · 33%
Body
2
100% acc · 17%
1
25% acc · 33%
Leg
2
100% acc · 17%

By position

3
19% acc · 100%
Distance
10
40% acc · 83%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
2
67% acc · 17%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Malcolm Gordon rounds
0
even
1
Amir Albazi rounds
Round 1Amir Albazi edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:22
12Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:21Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
3 / 16
Sig Strikes
12 / 28
18%
Sig Str %
42%
5 / 18
Total Strikes
28 / 46
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 1
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
1
1
Rev
0
0:22
Ctrl Time
2:21

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Amir Albazi12 / 2828 / 461 / 11
1Malcolm Gordon3 / 165 / 180 / 00

Malcolm Gordon

StanceSwitch
Height67.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights7

Amir Albazi

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights7