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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Ilir Latifi won · SUB R1
Elo1497
Elo1497
Ilir Latifi

Ovince Saint PreuxvsIlir LatifiUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens · Saturday, February 24, 2018Orlando, Florida, USA

Official fight result

Ilir Latifi won

SUB · Round 1 · 3:48

Style matchupOvince Saint Preux: Well-roundedvsIlir Latifi: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Ovince Saint Preux wins(63.4%)

Actual result: Ilir Latifi wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Ovince Saint Preux at -165 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Ilir Latifi has 33pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Ovince Saint Preux (53.5%).
  • Ovince Saint Preux has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Ovince Saint Preux
Red Corner
VS
Ilir Latifi
Blue Corner
-165
(62%)
Vegas Odds
+145
(41%)
1497
Elo
1497
43
Age
44
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
5'10"
203.2 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Ovince Saint Preux
oldest →
L
KOvs Tanner Boser · Jun 21
W
vs Mauricio Rua · May 22
L
KOvs Philipe Lins · Feb 23
W
vs Kennedy Nzechukwu · Mar 24
L
SUBvs Ryan Spann · Oct 24
latest
Ilir Latifi
oldest →
L
KOvs Volkan Oezdemir · Aug 19
L
vs Derrick Lewis · Feb 20
W
vs Tanner Boser · Jun 21
W
vs Aleksei Oleinik · Oct 22
L
vs Rodrigo Nascimento · May 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ovince Saint PreuxMetricIlir Latifi
3.03
Strikes / min
2.05
3.33
Strikes absorbed / min
2.93
47%
Strike defense
56%
1.09
TDs / 15 min
2.11
67%
Takedown defense
100%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.30evenly matched on net striking-0.88

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1569 vs 1548Strikes26.0 vs 14.2Takedowns0.6 vs 1.1Sub Atts0.27 vs 0.22Form0.5 vs 0.6
Ovince Saint PreuxIlir Latifi

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Ovince Saint Preux(10 fights)Ilir Latifi(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 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red +0.9|Blue -0.9
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red -56.0|Blue +56.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ovince Saint PreuxTargetIlir Latifi

By target zone

2
11% acc · 29%
Head
11
44% acc · 44%
2
67% acc · 29%
Body
5
83% acc · 20%
3
100% acc · 43%
Leg
9
90% acc · 36%

By position

7
29% acc · 100%
Distance
19
56% acc · 76%
0
Clinch
1
100% acc · 4%
0
Ground
5
83% acc · 20%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Ovince Saint Preux rounds
0
even
1
Ilir Latifi rounds
Round 1Ilir Latifi edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
25Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:19Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
7 / 24
Sig Strikes
25 / 41
29%
Sig Str %
60%
7 / 24
Total Strikes
27 / 43
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:19

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ilir Latifi25 / 4127 / 430 / 01
1Ovince Saint Preux7 / 247 / 240 / 00

Ovince Saint Preux

StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights28

Ilir Latifi

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights16