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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Tony Kelley won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1436
Elo1495

Randy CostavsTony KelleyUFC Prediction Result

UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier · Saturday, December 11, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Tony Kelley won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:15

Style matchupRandy Costa: Pressure fightervsTony Kelley: Pressure fighter

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

Model Prediction: Tony Kelley wins(52.2%)

Actual result: Tony Kelley wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Tony Kelley at +170 American odds

+$170 profit

$270 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Tony Kelley is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Randy Costa has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • Randy Costa has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Randy Costa
Red Corner
VS
Tony Kelley
Blue Corner
-200
(67%)
Vegas Odds
+170
(37%)
1436
Elo
1495
32
Age
39
Switch
Stance
Switch
5'9"
Height
5'9"
185.42 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Randy CostaL2 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Brandon Davis · Apr 19
W
KOvs Boston Salmon · Oct 19
W
KOvs Journey Newson · Sep 20
L
KOvs Adrian Yanez · Jul 21
L
SUBvs Guido Cannetti · Oct 22
latest
Tony Kelley
oldest →
W
vs Ali AlQaisi · Oct 20
L
KOvs Adrian Yanez · Jun 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Randy CostaMetricTony Kelley
6.53
Strikes / min
5.55
7.58
Strikes absorbed / min
4.85
58%
Strike defense
45%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
0.00
50%
Takedown defense
52%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
1.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.05Δ 1.75 — meaningful gap+0.70

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1516Strikes6.5 vs 5.5Takedowns0.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 1.40Form-0.3 vs 1.0
Randy CostaTony Kelley

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Randy Costa(6 fights)Tony Kelley(3 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 -59.1|Blue +59.1
Recent Form
Red -1.3|Blue +1.3
Striker Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
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.

Randy CostaTargetTony Kelley

By target zone

20
37% acc · 65%
Head
26
28% acc · 32%
11
100% acc · 35%
Body
43
69% acc · 52%
0
Leg
13
93% acc · 16%

By position

19
36% acc · 61%
Distance
27
29% acc · 33%
12
100% acc · 39%
Clinch
32
76% acc · 39%
0
Ground
23
68% acc · 28%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Randy Costa rounds
0
even
2
Tony Kelley rounds
Round 1Tony Kelley edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns0
Control1:28
35Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:43Control
Round 2Tony Kelley edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control1:01
47Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:43Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
31 / 65
Sig Strikes
82 / 169
48%
Sig Str %
48.5%
32 / 66
Total Strikes
129 / 218
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:29
Ctrl Time
3:26

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Tony Kelley35 / 9050 / 1050 / 00
1Randy Costa16 / 3717 / 380 / 00
2Tony Kelley47 / 7979 / 1130 / 00
2Randy Costa15 / 2815 / 280 / 10

Randy Costa

StanceSwitch
Height69.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights6

Tony Kelley

StanceSwitch
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights3