Skip to content
Lightweight
5 Rounds
Kevin Lee won · SUB R1
Elo1529
Michael Chiesa
Elo1466
Kevin Lee

Michael ChiesavsKevin LeeUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee · Sunday, June 25, 2017Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Official fight result

Kevin Lee won

SUB · Round 1 · 4:37

Style matchupMichael Chiesa: WrestlervsKevin Lee: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Kevin Lee wins(65.2%)

Actual result: Kevin Lee wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kevin Lee at -145 American odds

+$69 profit

$169 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Michael Chiesa enters on a 4-fight win streak.
  • Kevin Lee enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Michael Chiesa threatens submissions; Kevin Lee has lost 50% of fights by sub.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Michael Chiesa (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Michael Chiesa
Red Corner
VS
Kevin Lee
Blue Corner
+125
(44%)
Vegas Odds
-145
(59%)
1529
Elo
1466
38
Age
33
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'9"
190.5 cm
Reach
195.58 cm

Recent Form

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

Michael ChiesaW4 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Kevin Holland · Jul 23
W
SUBvs Tony Ferguson · Aug 24
W
SUBvs Max Griffin · Dec 24
W
vs Court McGee · Jun 25
W
SUBvs Niko Price · Mar 26
latest
Kevin LeeL3 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Rafael Dos Anjos · May 19
W
KOvs Gregor Gillespie · Nov 19
L
SUBvs Charles Oliveira · Mar 20
L
vs Daniel Rodriguez · Aug 21
L
SUBvs Rinat Fakhretdinov · Jul 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Michael ChiesaMetricKevin Lee
2.02
Strikes / min
3.88
1.73
Strikes absorbed / min
3.60
57%
Strike defense
50%
3.11
TDs / 15 min
3.18
65%
Takedown defense
75%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.29evenly matched on net striking+0.28

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1589 vs 1607Strikes19.7 vs 36.6Takedowns1.7 vs 2.4Sub Atts0.89 vs 1.00Form0.9 vs 0.8
Michael ChiesaKevin Lee

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Michael Chiesa(10 fights)Kevin Lee(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 +62.9|Blue -62.9
Recent Form
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red -1.7|Blue +1.7
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red +329.0|Blue -329.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Michael ChiesaTargetKevin Lee

By target zone

3
38% acc · 75%
Head
19
70% acc · 86%
1
100% acc · 25%
Body
1
100% acc · 5%
0
Leg
2
100% acc · 9%

By position

2
29% acc · 50%
Distance
3
75% acc · 14%
0
Clinch
0
2
100% acc · 50%
Ground
19
73% acc · 86%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Michael Chiesa rounds
0
even
1
Kevin Lee rounds
Round 1Kevin Lee edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:08
22Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:34Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
4 / 9
Sig Strikes
22 / 30
44%
Sig Str %
73%
9 / 14
Total Strikes
37 / 45
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 1
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:08
Ctrl Time
3:34

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kevin Lee22 / 3037 / 451 / 11
1Michael Chiesa4 / 99 / 140 / 00

Michael Chiesa

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights22

Kevin Lee

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights19