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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Mike Easton won · KO/TKO R2
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Mike Easton
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Mike EastonvsByron BloodworthUFC Prediction Result

UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson · Saturday, October 1, 2011Washington, DC, USA

Official fight result

Mike Easton won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:52

Model Prediction: Byron Bloodworth wins(51.3%)

Actual result: Mike Easton wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Byron Bloodworth at +320 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Mike Easton enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Mike Easton has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Mike Easton has 66pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Mike Easton (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Mike Easton
Red Corner
VS
Byron Bloodworth
Blue Corner
-390
(80%)
Vegas Odds
+320
(24%)
1353
Elo
1352
42
Age
42
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'8"
177.8 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

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

Mike EastonL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Ivan Menjivar · Jul 12
L
vs Raphael Assuncao · Dec 12
L
vs Brad Pickett · Apr 13
L
vs TJ Dillashaw · Jan 14
L
vs Yves Jabouin · Jun 14
latest
Byron Bloodworth
oldest →
L
KOvs Erik Perez · Dec 12
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Mike EastonMetricByron Bloodworth
3.51
Strikes / min
1.82
4.28
Strikes absorbed / min
5.18
61%
Strike defense
50%
0.75
TDs / 15 min
0.00
66%
Takedown defense
0%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.77Δ 2.59 — meaningful gap-3.36
Not enough statistical data to render a radar chart for this matchup.

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Mike Easton(7 fights)Byron Bloodworth(2 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 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.

Mike EastonTargetByron Bloodworth

By target zone

11
20% acc · 35%
Head
9
14% acc · 53%
6
67% acc · 19%
Body
2
40% acc · 12%
14
67% acc · 45%
Leg
6
75% acc · 35%

By position

15
22% acc · 48%
Distance
16
22% acc · 94%
12
100% acc · 39%
Clinch
1
33% acc · 6%
4
100% acc · 13%
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
Mike Easton rounds
1
even
0
Byron Bloodworth rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:41
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:13Control
Round 2Mike Easton edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control0:17
Knockdowns1
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:32Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
31 / 84
Sig Strikes
17 / 77
34.5%
Sig Str %
22%
36 / 89
Total Strikes
21 / 81
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 3
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:58
Ctrl Time
0:45

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Byron Bloodworth8 / 3111 / 340 / 20
1Mike Easton8 / 2611 / 290 / 00
2Byron Bloodworth9 / 4610 / 470 / 10
2Mike Easton23 / 5825 / 600 / 00

Mike Easton

StanceSouthpaw
Height66.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights7

Byron Bloodworth

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach
Fights2