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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Max Griffin won · M-DEC R3
Elo1470
Elo1388

Max GriffinvsZelim ImadaevUFC Prediction Result

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · Saturday, April 13, 2019Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Official fight result

Max Griffin won

M-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Max Griffin wins(61.9%)

Actual result: Max Griffin wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Max Griffin at +110 American odds

+$110 profit

$210 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Max Griffin enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Max Griffin has 15pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Max Griffin
Red Corner
VS
Zelim Imadaev
Blue Corner
+110
(48%)
Vegas Odds
-130
(57%)
1470
Elo
1388
40
Age
31
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
6'0"
193.04 cm
Reach
193.04 cm

Recent Form

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

Max GriffinL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Michael Morales · Jul 23
W
vs Jeremiah Wells · Feb 24
L
SUBvs Michael Chiesa · Dec 24
L
vs Chris Curtis · Jul 25
L
DECvs Victor Valenzuela · Apr 26
latest
Zelim ImadaevL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Danny Roberts · Nov 19
L
SUBvs Michel Pereira · Sep 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Max GriffinMetricZelim Imadaev
3.70
Strikes / min
2.91
3.69
Strikes absorbed / min
4.35
58%
Strike defense
43%
1.44
TDs / 15 min
0.38
69%
Takedown defense
60%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.01Δ 1.45 — meaningful gap-1.44

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1471 vs 1500Strikes52.2 vs Takedowns0.5 vs Sub Atts0.17 vs Form-0.6 vs 0.0
Max GriffinZelim Imadaev

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Max Griffin(10 fights)Zelim Imadaev(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 +82.1|Blue -82.1
Recent Form
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Striker Score
Red -48.5|Blue +48.5
Grappler Score
Red -49.9|Blue +49.9
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Max GriffinTargetZelim Imadaev

By target zone

23
35% acc · 49%
Head
46
38% acc · 72%
16
84% acc · 34%
Body
12
55% acc · 19%
8
100% acc · 17%
Leg
6
75% acc · 9%

By position

34
48% acc · 72%
Distance
47
37% acc · 73%
11
61% acc · 23%
Clinch
17
71% acc · 27%
2
67% acc · 4%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Max Griffin rounds
0
even
2
Zelim Imadaev rounds
Round 1Max Griffin edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns3
Control2:33
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:14Control
Round 2Zelim Imadaev edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns2
Control1:27
25Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:07Control
Round 3Zelim Imadaev edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns1
Control0:59
27Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:05Control
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
47 / 92
Sig Strikes
64 / 150
54%
Sig Str %
43%
72 / 121
Total Strikes
78 / 165
6 / 11
TDs
0 / 1
69.3%
TD %
0%
3
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
4:59
Ctrl Time
3:26

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Zelim Imadaev12 / 2622 / 370 / 00
1Max Griffin12 / 1721 / 283 / 43
2Zelim Imadaev25 / 5828 / 610 / 00
2Max Griffin14 / 3324 / 442 / 60
3Zelim Imadaev27 / 6628 / 670 / 10
3Max Griffin21 / 4227 / 491 / 10

Max Griffin

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights19

Zelim Imadaev

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights3