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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Damir Hadzovic won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1491
Marcin Held
Elo1492
Damir Hadzovic

Marcin HeldvsDamir HadzovicUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira · Sunday, May 28, 2017Stockholm, Sweden

Official fight result

Damir Hadzovic won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 0:07

Model Prediction: Marcin Held wins(64.4%)

Actual result: Damir Hadzovic wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Marcin Held at -290 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Damir Hadzovic has 12pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Marcin Held
Red Corner
VS
Damir Hadzovic
Blue Corner
-290
(74%)
Vegas Odds
+245
(29%)
1491
Elo
1492
34
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'9"
180.34 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Marcin Held
oldest →
L
vs Diego Sanchez · Nov 16
L
vs Joe Lauzon · Jan 17
W
vs Nasrat Haqparast · Oct 17
latest
Damir HadzovicL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Christos Giagos · Jun 19
L
SUBvs Renato Moicano · Mar 20
W
vs Yancy Medeiros · Jun 21
L
vs Marc Diakiese · Jul 22
L
KOvs Terrance McKinney · Feb 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Marcin HeldMetricDamir Hadzovic
1.41
Strikes / min
3.34
2.02
Strikes absorbed / min
3.74
47%
Strike defense
59%
2.46
TDs / 15 min
0.91
37%
Takedown defense
34%
1.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.61evenly matched on net striking-0.40

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1465 vs 1484Strikes26.5 vs 11.0Takedowns2.5 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.00Form-1.0 vs -0.9
Marcin HeldDamir Hadzovic

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Marcin Held(4 fights)Damir Hadzovic(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 -1.4|Blue +1.4
Recent Form
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red -280.0|Blue +280.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Marcin HeldTargetDamir Hadzovic

By target zone

30
46% acc · 97%
Head
12
43% acc · 86%
1
100% acc · 3%
Body
2
100% acc · 14%
0
Leg
0

By position

13
31% acc · 42%
Distance
12
43% acc · 86%
6
75% acc · 19%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 7%
12
75% acc · 39%
Ground
1
100% acc · 7%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Marcin Held rounds
0
even
1
Damir Hadzovic rounds
Round 1Marcin Held edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns1
Control3:03
10Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Marcin Held edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns3
Control4:16
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:21Control
Round 3Damir Hadzovic edged it
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
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
1
31 / 66
Sig Strikes
14 / 30
54.3%
Sig Str %
57.7%
62 / 103
Total Strikes
19 / 35
4 / 4
TDs
0 / 1
100%
TD %
0%
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
7:19
Ctrl Time
0:22

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Damir Hadzovic10 / 2411 / 250 / 00
1Marcin Held22 / 5340 / 731 / 10
2Damir Hadzovic2 / 36 / 70 / 10
2Marcin Held8 / 1121 / 283 / 31
3Damir Hadzovic2 / 32 / 30 / 00
3Marcin Held1 / 21 / 20 / 00

Marcin Held

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights4

Damir Hadzovic

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights10