Light Heavyweight

3 Rounds

Ovince Saint Preux won · S-DEC R3

Elo1497

Elo1504

Ovince Saint PreuxvsKennedy NzechukwuUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · Saturday, March 16, 2024Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Ovince Saint Preux won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupOvince Saint Preux: Well-roundedvsKennedy Nzechukwu: Pressure fighter

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Kennedy Nzechukwu wins(72.8%)

Actual result: Ovince Saint Preux wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kennedy Nzechukwu at -625 American odds

−$100 profit

$0 total returned

Tale of the Tape

Ovince Saint Preux

Red Corner

Kennedy Nzechukwu

Blue Corner

+455

(18%)

Vegas Odds

-625

(86%)

1497

Elo

1504

Age

Southpaw

Stance

Southpaw

6'3"

Height

6'5"

203.2 cm

Reach

210.82 cm

Recent Form

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

Ovince Saint PreuxL2 streak

oldest →

KOvs Jamahal Hill · Dec 20

KOvs Tanner Boser · Jun 21

vs Mauricio Rua · May 22

KOvs Philipe Lins · Feb 23

SUBvs Ryan Spann · Oct 24

latest

Kennedy Nzechukwu

oldest →

KOvs Dustin Jacoby · Aug 23

KOvs Chris Barnett · Oct 24

KOvs Lukasz Brzeski · Dec 24

SUBvs Valter Walker · Jul 25

vs Marcus Buchecha · Dec 25

latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ovince Saint PreuxMetricKennedy Nzechukwu

3.03

Strikes / min

4.96

3.33

Strikes absorbed / min

4.58

47%

Strike defense

51%

1.09

TDs / 15 min

0.50

67%

Takedown defense

80%

0.50

Sub atts / 15 min

0.20

Net striking (SLpM − SApM)

-0.30evenly matched on net striking+0.38

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Ovince Saint PreuxKennedy Nzechukwu

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

Ovince Saint Preux(10 fights)Kennedy Nzechukwu(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 -6.9|Blue +6.9

Recent Form

Red -0.5|Blue +0.5

Striker Score

Red +0.8|Blue -0.8

Grappler Score

Red +0.0|Blue -0.0

EVEN

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.

Ovince Saint PreuxTargetKennedy Nzechukwu

By target zone

44% acc · 69%

Head

40% acc · 80%

82% acc · 22%

Body

54% acc · 18%

93% acc · 9%

Leg

100% acc · 2%

By position

131

50% acc · 92%

Distance

40% acc · 88%

85% acc · 8%

Clinch

87% acc · 12%

100% acc · 1%

Ground

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

Ovince Saint Preux rounds

even

Kennedy Nzechukwu rounds

Round 1Ovince Saint Preux edged it

Sig. strikes26

Takedowns0

Control0:00

22Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

Round 2Ovince Saint Preux edged it

Sig. strikes44

Takedowns0

Control0:00

29Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:00Control

Round 3Ovince Saint Preux edged it

Sig. strikes73

Takedowns0

Control0:06

Knockdowns1

55Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:08Control

0Knockdowns

Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

143 / 276

Sig Strikes

106 / 250

50.7%

Sig Str %

40.7%

143 / 276

Total Strikes

106 / 250

0 / 2

TDs

0 / 1

TD %

Sub Att

Rev

0:06

Ctrl Time

0:08

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD
1	Kennedy Nzechukwu	22 / 57	22 / 57	0 / 0
1	Ovince Saint Preux	26 / 57	26 / 57	0 / 0
2	Kennedy Nzechukwu	29 / 80	29 / 80	0 / 1
2	Ovince Saint Preux	44 / 79	44 / 79	0 / 0
3	Kennedy Nzechukwu	55 / 113	55 / 113	0 / 0
3	Ovince Saint Preux	73 / 140	73 / 140	0 / 2

Ovince Saint Preux

StanceSouthpaw

Height75.0"

Reach80.0"

Fights28

Kennedy Nzechukwu

StanceSouthpaw

Height77.0"

Reach83.0"

Fights15