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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Neil Magny won · Decision R3
Elo1505
Neil Magny editorial illustration
Elo1495
Li Jingliang

Neil MagnyvsLi JingliangUFC Prediction Result

UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero · Saturday, March 7, 2020Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Neil Magny won

Decision · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupNeil Magny: WrestlervsLi Jingliang: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Neil Magny wins(62.7%)

Actual result: Neil Magny wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Neil Magny at +157 American odds

+$157 profit

$257 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Neil Magny has a 23cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Neil Magny
Red Corner
VS
Li Jingliang
Blue Corner
+157
(39%)
Vegas Odds
-167
(63%)
1505
Elo
1495
38
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'0"
203.2 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Neil Magny
oldest →
L
KOvs Michael Morales · Aug 24
L
KOvs Carlos Prates · Nov 24
W
KOvs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos · Aug 25
W
SUBvs Jake Matthews · Sep 25
L
SUBvs Yaroslav Amosov · Dec 25
latest
Li JingliangL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Santiago Ponzinibbio · Jan 21
L
SUBvs Khamzat Chimaev · Oct 21
W
KOvs Muslim Salikhov · Jul 22
L
vs Daniel Rodriguez · Sep 22
L
KOvs Carlos Prates · Aug 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Neil MagnyMetricLi Jingliang
3.40
Strikes / min
4.46
2.44
Strikes absorbed / min
3.95
51%
Strike defense
56%
2.17
TDs / 15 min
1.19
55%
Takedown defense
60%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.96evenly matched on net striking+0.51

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1612 vs 1579Strikes3.9 vs 4.9Takedowns2.6 vs 1.2Sub Atts0.30 vs 0.00Form0.0 vs 0.8
Neil MagnyLi Jingliang

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Neil Magny(10 fights)Li Jingliang(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 +10.5|Blue -10.5
Recent Form
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Striker Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red +287.0|Blue -287.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Neil MagnyTargetLi Jingliang

By target zone

56
47% acc · 76%
Head
11
22% acc · 69%
12
80% acc · 16%
Body
1
33% acc · 6%
6
100% acc · 8%
Leg
4
44% acc · 25%

By position

34
35% acc · 46%
Distance
13
25% acc · 81%
18
90% acc · 24%
Clinch
3
33% acc · 19%
22
96% acc · 30%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Neil Magny rounds
1
even
0
Li Jingliang rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns1
Control1:00
8Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:18Control
Round 2Neil Magny edged it
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns2
Control2:17
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
2:07Control
Round 3Neil Magny edged it
Sig. strikes36
Takedowns1
Control1:47
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:13Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
74 / 139
Sig Strikes
16 / 62
51%
Sig Str %
26.3%
123 / 188
Total Strikes
16 / 65
4 / 7
TDs
2 / 3
55.3%
TD %
66%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
5:04
Ctrl Time
3:38

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Li Jingliang8 / 238 / 242 / 30
1Neil Magny12 / 3221 / 411 / 20
2Li Jingliang1 / 41 / 60 / 00
2Neil Magny26 / 4258 / 742 / 30
3Li Jingliang7 / 357 / 350 / 00
3Neil Magny36 / 6544 / 731 / 20

Neil Magny

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights37

Li Jingliang

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights17