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Welterweight
5 Rounds
Rafael Dos Anjos won · SUB R4
Elo1491
Rafael Dos Anjos
Elo1466
Kevin Lee

Rafael Dos AnjosvsKevin LeeUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee · Saturday, May 18, 2019Rochester, New York, USA

Official fight result

Rafael Dos Anjos won

SUB · Round 4 · 3:47

Model Prediction: Kevin Lee wins(53.4%)

Actual result: Rafael Dos Anjos wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Kevin Lee at -150 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Rafael Dos Anjos enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Kevin Lee enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Rafael Dos Anjos has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Kevin Lee has 21pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Rafael Dos Anjos (53.5%).
  • Kevin Lee has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Rafael Dos Anjos
Red Corner
VS
Kevin Lee
Blue Corner
+130
(43%)
Vegas Odds
-150
(60%)
1491
Elo
1466
41
Age
33
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'9"
177.8 cm
Reach
195.58 cm

Recent Form

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

Rafael Dos AnjosL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Rafael Fiziev · Jul 22
W
SUBvs Bryan Barberena · Dec 22
L
vs Vicente Luque · Aug 23
L
vs Mateusz Gamrot · Mar 24
L
KOvs Geoff Neal · Oct 24
latest
Kevin LeeL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Al Iaquinta · Dec 18
W
KOvs Gregor Gillespie · Nov 19
L
SUBvs Charles Oliveira · Mar 20
L
vs Daniel Rodriguez · Aug 21
L
SUBvs Rinat Fakhretdinov · Jul 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Rafael Dos AnjosMetricKevin Lee
3.48
Strikes / min
3.88
3.23
Strikes absorbed / min
3.60
60%
Strike defense
50%
1.95
TDs / 15 min
3.18
54%
Takedown defense
75%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.25evenly matched on net striking+0.28

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1626 vs 1607Strikes47.9 vs 49.1Takedowns1.7 vs 2.5Sub Atts0.62 vs 0.79Form-0.2 vs -0.1
Rafael Dos AnjosKevin Lee

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Rafael Dos Anjos(10 fights)Kevin Lee(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 +24.6|Blue -24.6
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red +15.0|Blue -15.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Rafael Dos AnjosTargetKevin Lee

By target zone

36
43% acc · 60%
Head
23
29% acc · 66%
17
81% acc · 28%
Body
10
63% acc · 29%
7
100% acc · 12%
Leg
2
100% acc · 6%

By position

33
41% acc · 55%
Distance
27
31% acc · 77%
18
90% acc · 30%
Clinch
7
70% acc · 20%
9
82% acc · 15%
Ground
1
100% acc · 3%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Rafael Dos Anjos rounds
0
even
2
Kevin Lee rounds
Round 1Kevin Lee edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns1
Control0:28
12Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:58Control
Round 2Kevin Lee edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns1
Control0:35
12Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:56Control
Round 3Rafael Dos Anjos edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns2
Control2:20
2Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
1:44Control
Round 4Rafael Dos Anjos edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:30
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:03Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
60 / 111
Sig Strikes
35 / 97
56.3%
Sig Str %
33%
75 / 126
Total Strikes
40 / 102
4 / 7
TDs
6 / 16
54%
TD %
41.3%
1
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
3:53
Ctrl Time
8:41

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kevin Lee12 / 3214 / 341 / 40
1Rafael Dos Anjos15 / 3418 / 371 / 20
2Rafael Dos Anjos14 / 2420 / 301 / 10
2Kevin Lee12 / 3015 / 332 / 50
3Kevin Lee2 / 112 / 113 / 30
3Rafael Dos Anjos14 / 1916 / 212 / 30
4Kevin Lee9 / 249 / 240 / 40
4Rafael Dos Anjos17 / 3421 / 380 / 11

Rafael Dos Anjos

StanceSouthpaw
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights32

Kevin Lee

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights19