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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Rani Yahya won · SUB R2
Elo1495
Elo1354
Johnny Bedford

Rani YahyavsJohnny BedfordUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski · Saturday, September 13, 2014Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Official fight result

Rani Yahya won

SUB · Round 2 · 2:04

Style matchupRani Yahya: WrestlervsJohnny Bedford: Elusive striker

The wrestler must close distance through high-output striking. The elusive striker thrives in space.

Model Prediction: Rani Yahya wins(52.5%)

Actual result: Rani Yahya wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Rani Yahya at +115 American odds

+$115 profit

$215 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Rani Yahya threatens submissions; Johnny Bedford has lost 67% of fights by sub.
  • Johnny Bedford has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Johnny Bedford has 33pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Johnny Bedford has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Rani Yahya
Red Corner
VS
Johnny Bedford
Blue Corner
+115
(47%)
Vegas Odds
-125
(56%)
1495
Elo
1354
41
Age
43
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'10"
170.18 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Rani YahyaL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Ricky Simon · Feb 19
W
SUBvs Ray Rodriguez · Mar 21
W
vs Kyung Ho Kang · Nov 21
L
KOvs Montel Jackson · Apr 23
L
KOvs Victor Henry · Apr 24
latest
Johnny BedfordL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Louis Gaudinot · Dec 11
W
KOvs Marcos Vinicius · Dec 12
L
SUBvs Bryan Caraway · Apr 13
L
KOvs Cody Gibson · Jun 14
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Rani YahyaMetricJohnny Bedford
1.71
Strikes / min
4.53
2.08
Strikes absorbed / min
1.75
50%
Strike defense
63%
2.73
TDs / 15 min
1.83
29%
Takedown defense
62%
1.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.37Δ 3.15 — meaningful gap+2.78

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1525 vs 1498Strikes14.7 vs 35.4Takedowns1.9 vs 1.0Sub Atts1.29 vs 0.00Form0.1 vs -0.6
Rani YahyaJohnny Bedford

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Rani Yahya(10 fights)Johnny Bedford(5 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 +141.5|Blue -141.5
Recent Form
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Striker Score
Red -1.6|Blue +1.6
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +210.0|Blue -210.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Rani YahyaTargetJohnny Bedford

By target zone

8
35% acc · 62%
Head
4
27% acc · 44%
3
100% acc · 23%
Body
5
100% acc · 56%
2
100% acc · 15%
Leg
0

By position

12
46% acc · 92%
Distance
3
21% acc · 33%
1
50% acc · 8%
Clinch
0
0
Ground
6
100% acc · 67%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Rani Yahya rounds
0
even
1
Johnny Bedford rounds
Round 1Johnny Bedford edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns1
Control0:19
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
4:00Control
Round 2Rani Yahya edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns2
Control1:00
0Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:35Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
13 / 28
Sig Strikes
9 / 20
43.5%
Sig Str %
26%
16 / 31
Total Strikes
19 / 34
3 / 6
TDs
0 / 0
49.5%
TD %
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:19
Ctrl Time
4:35

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Johnny Bedford9 / 1719 / 310 / 00
1Rani Yahya11 / 2313 / 251 / 31
2Johnny Bedford0 / 30 / 30 / 00
2Rani Yahya2 / 53 / 62 / 31

Rani Yahya

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights19

Johnny Bedford

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights5