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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Davey Grant won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1392
Martin Day
Elo1521

Martin DayvsDavey GrantUFC Prediction Result

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

Official fight result

Davey Grant won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 2:38

Style matchupMartin Day: Well-roundedvsDavey Grant: Pressure fighter

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Davey Grant wins(53.8%)

Actual result: Davey Grant wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Davey Grant at +130 American odds

+$130 profit

$230 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Martin Day has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Martin Day
Red Corner
VS
Davey Grant
Blue Corner
-162
(62%)
Vegas Odds
+130
(43%)
1392
Elo
1521
37
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'8"
185.42 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

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

Martin DayL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Liu Pingyuan · Nov 18
L
SUBvs Anderson Dos Santos · Nov 20
latest
Davey Grant
oldest →
L
vs Daniel Marcos · Jul 23
W
vs Ramon Taveras · Dec 24
W
vs Da'Mon Blackshear · Jul 25
L
SUBvs Charles Jourdain · Oct 25
W
DECvs Adrian Luna Martinetti · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Martin DayMetricDavey Grant
3.97
Strikes / min
5.58
3.79
Strikes absorbed / min
4.04
53%
Strike defense
54%
0.72
TDs / 15 min
0.95
65%
Takedown defense
65%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.18Δ 1.36 — meaningful gap+1.54

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1485 vs 1487Strikes5.6 vs 3.1Takedowns1.0 vs 2.6Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.00Form-1.0 vs 0.5
Martin DayDavey Grant

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Martin Day(3 fights)Davey Grant(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 -128.7|Blue +128.7
Recent Form
Red -1.5|Blue +1.5
Striker Score
Red -1.4|Blue +1.4
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red +350.0|Blue -350.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Martin DayTargetDavey Grant

By target zone

45
34% acc · 73%
Head
47
33% acc · 64%
15
63% acc · 24%
Body
19
79% acc · 26%
2
67% acc · 3%
Leg
8
89% acc · 11%

By position

60
39% acc · 97%
Distance
69
41% acc · 93%
0
Clinch
2
67% acc · 3%
2
40% acc · 3%
Ground
3
60% acc · 4%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Martin Day rounds
1
even
2
Davey Grant rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:46
Knockdowns1
17Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:57Control
0Knockdowns
Round 2Davey Grant edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns0
Control0:42
30Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:11Control
Round 3Davey Grant edged it
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
27Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
1
62 / 160
Sig Strikes
74 / 177
37.7%
Sig Str %
41%
69 / 168
Total Strikes
87 / 191
0 / 1
TDs
2 / 4
0%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
1
1
Rev
0
1:28
Ctrl Time
2:08

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Davey Grant17 / 4626 / 551 / 10
1Martin Day14 / 4717 / 500 / 10
2Davey Grant30 / 7134 / 761 / 21
2Martin Day22 / 5826 / 630 / 00
3Davey Grant27 / 6027 / 600 / 10
3Martin Day26 / 5526 / 550 / 00

Martin Day

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights3

Davey Grant

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights16