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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Makwan Amirkhani won · SUB R1
Elo1420
Mike Grundy
Elo1453

Mike GrundyvsMakwan AmirkhaniUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · Saturday, March 19, 2022London, England, United Kingdom

Official fight result

Makwan Amirkhani won

SUB · Round 1 · 0:57

Style matchupMike Grundy: WrestlervsMakwan Amirkhani: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Makwan Amirkhani wins(61.4%)

Actual result: Makwan Amirkhani wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Makwan Amirkhani at +195 American odds

+$195 profit

$295 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Makwan Amirkhani enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Makwan Amirkhani threatens submissions; Mike Grundy has lost 33% of fights by sub.
  • Mike Grundy has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Mike Grundy has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Makwan Amirkhani (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Mike Grundy
Red Corner
VS
Makwan Amirkhani
Blue Corner
-240
(71%)
Vegas Odds
+195
(34%)
1420
Elo
1453
39
Age
37
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'7"
Height
5'10"
182.88 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Mike GrundyL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Nad Narimani · Mar 19
L
vs Movsar Evloev · Jul 20
L
vs Lando Vannata · May 21
latest
Makwan AmirkhaniL5 streak
oldest →
L
vs Edson Barboza · Oct 20
L
vs Kamuela Kirk · Jun 21
L
KOvs Lerone Murphy · Oct 21
L
KOvs Jonathan Pearce · Jul 22
L
SUBvs Jack Shore · Mar 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Mike GrundyMetricMakwan Amirkhani
2.09
Strikes / min
1.33
4.45
Strikes absorbed / min
2.98
56%
Strike defense
46%
4.06
TDs / 15 min
3.96
50%
Takedown defense
35%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
1.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-2.36evenly matched on net striking-1.65

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1485 vs 1508Strikes2.1 vs 1.3Takedowns4.1 vs 4.0Sub Atts0.40 vs 1.10Form-0.8 vs -0.8
Mike GrundyMakwan Amirkhani

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Mike Grundy(4 fights)Makwan Amirkhani(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 -33.7|Blue +33.7
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red +168.0|Blue -168.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Mike GrundyTargetMakwan Amirkhani

By target zone

0
0% acc
Head
0
0% acc
0
0% acc
Body
0
0
Leg
0

By position

0
0% acc
Distance
0
0% acc
0
Clinch
0
0
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 Grundy rounds
0
even
0
Makwan Amirkhani rounds
Round 1Mike Grundy edged it
Sig. strikes0
Takedowns1
Control0:31
0Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:15Control
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
0 / 3
Sig Strikes
0 / 1
0%
Sig Str %
0%
0 / 3
Total Strikes
0 / 1
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:31
Ctrl Time
0:15

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Makwan Amirkhani0 / 10 / 10 / 01
1Mike Grundy0 / 30 / 31 / 10

Mike Grundy

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights4

Makwan Amirkhani

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights14