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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Nathaniel Wood won · U-DEC R3
Elo1543
Nathaniel Wood
Elo1559
Jose Delgado editorial illustration

Nathaniel WoodvsJose DelgadoUFC Prediction Result

UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane · Saturday, October 25, 2025Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Official fight result

Nathaniel Wood won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupNathaniel Wood: Pressure fightervsJose Delgado: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Jose Delgado wins(59.7%)

Actual result: Nathaniel Wood wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Jose Delgado at -162 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Nathaniel Wood enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Jose Delgado enters on a 4-fight win streak.
  • Nathaniel Wood has 23pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Jose Delgado (52.9%).
  • Jose Delgado has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Nathaniel Wood
Red Corner
VS
Jose Delgado
Blue Corner
+136
(42%)
Vegas Odds
-162
(62%)
1543
Elo
1559
33
Age
28
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'6"
Height
5'11"
175.26 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

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

Nathaniel WoodW3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Andre Fili · Jul 23
L
vs Muhammad Naimov · Oct 23
W
vs Daniel Pineda · Jul 24
W
vs Morgan Charriere · Mar 25
W
vs Losene Keita · Mar 26
latest
Jose DelgadoW4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Connor Matthews · Feb 25
W
KOvs Hyder Amil · Jun 25
W
vs Andre Fili · Mar 26
W
DECvs Austin Bashi · Jul 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Nathaniel WoodMetricJose Delgado
5.64
Strikes / min
7.48
4.25
Strikes absorbed / min
4.95
54%
Strike defense
50%
1.35
TDs / 15 min
1.51
73%
Takedown defense
50%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.39Δ 1.14 — meaningful gap+2.53

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1581 vs 1533Strikes5.6 vs 7.5Takedowns1.4 vs 1.5Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.00Form0.8 vs 1.0
Nathaniel WoodJose Delgado

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901510153015501570← oldermost recent →
Nathaniel Wood(10 fights)Jose Delgado(5 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 -16.2|Blue +16.2
Recent Form
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red +98.0|Blue -98.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Nathaniel WoodTargetJose Delgado

By target zone

63
51% acc · 64%
Head
92
52% acc · 69%
7
88% acc · 7%
Body
35
76% acc · 26%
29
66% acc · 29%
Leg
7
88% acc · 5%

By position

88
55% acc · 89%
Distance
100
53% acc · 75%
7
70% acc · 7%
Clinch
14
88% acc · 10%
4
57% acc · 4%
Ground
20
77% acc · 15%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Nathaniel Wood rounds
0
even
1
Jose Delgado rounds
Round 1Jose Delgado edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns0
Control0:03
Knockdowns1
68Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:54Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Nathaniel Wood edged it
Sig. strikes36
Takedowns1
Control0:38
29Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Nathaniel Wood edged it
Sig. strikes39
Takedowns1
Control0:17
37Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:34Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
1
99 / 176
Sig Strikes
134 / 232
56%
Sig Str %
56.3%
101 / 178
Total Strikes
141 / 239
2 / 3
TDs
0 / 2
75%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:58
Ctrl Time
1:28

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jose Delgado68 / 11175 / 1180 / 00
1Nathaniel Wood24 / 5925 / 600 / 00
2Jose Delgado29 / 5529 / 550 / 00
2Nathaniel Wood36 / 6137 / 621 / 10
3Jose Delgado37 / 6637 / 660 / 20
3Nathaniel Wood39 / 5639 / 561 / 20

Nathaniel Wood

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights14

Jose Delgado

StanceSwitch
Height71.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights5