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Light Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Rashad Evans won · U-DEC R5
Elo1366
Elo1490

Rashad EvansvsPhil DavisUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis · Saturday, January 28, 2012Chicago, Illinois, USA

Official fight result

Rashad Evans won

U-DEC · Round 5 · 5:00

Style matchupRashad Evans: WrestlervsPhil Davis: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Phil Davis wins(61.0%)

Actual result: Rashad Evans wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Phil Davis at +176 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Rashad Evans enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Phil Davis has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Rashad Evans
Red Corner
VS
Phil Davis
Blue Corner
-191
(66%)
Vegas Odds
+176
(36%)
1366
Elo
1490
46
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
6'2"
190.5 cm
Reach
200.66 cm

Recent Form

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

Rashad EvansL5 streak
oldest →
L
vs Ryan Bader · Oct 15
L
KOvs Glover Teixeira · Apr 16
L
vs Daniel Kelly · Mar 17
L
vs Sam Alvey · Aug 17
L
KOvs Anthony Smith · Jun 18
latest
Phil Davis
oldest →
W
vs Vinny Magalhaes · Apr 13
W
vs Lyoto Machida · Aug 13
L
vs Anthony Johnson · Apr 14
W
vs Glover Teixeira · Oct 14
L
vs Ryan Bader · Jan 15
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Rashad EvansMetricPhil Davis
2.14
Strikes / min
2.85
2.42
Strikes absorbed / min
1.33
63%
Strike defense
72%
2.98
TDs / 15 min
2.99
73%
Takedown defense
72%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.28Δ 1.80 — meaningful gap+1.52

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1531 vs 1560Strikes24.9 vs 39.2Takedowns3.5 vs 2.6Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.80Form1.0 vs 1.0
Rashad EvansPhil Davis

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Rashad Evans(10 fights)Phil Davis(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 -124.6|Blue +124.6
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red -1.1|Blue +1.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red -133.0|Blue +133.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Rashad EvansTargetPhil Davis

By target zone

56
37% acc · 90%
Head
21
14% acc · 41%
5
50% acc · 8%
Body
17
55% acc · 33%
1
100% acc · 2%
Leg
13
62% acc · 25%

By position

34
29% acc · 55%
Distance
37
21% acc · 73%
14
50% acc · 23%
Clinch
14
58% acc · 27%
14
78% acc · 23%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Rashad Evans rounds
1
even
1
Phil Davis rounds
Round 1Rashad Evans edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns1
Control1:43
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:06Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns1
Control0:54
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Phil Davis edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control1:26
10Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:01Control
Round 4Rashad Evans edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns0
Control1:03
10Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 5Rashad Evans edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns1
Control2:01
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
62 / 162
Sig Strikes
51 / 197
39.4%
Sig Str %
26.8%
106 / 209
Total Strikes
61 / 208
3 / 4
TDs
2 / 9
83.3%
TD %
12.5%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
7:07
Ctrl Time
2:07

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Phil Davis7 / 367 / 360 / 10
1Rashad Evans7 / 2120 / 351 / 10
2Phil Davis15 / 3916 / 400 / 00
2Rashad Evans11 / 3822 / 491 / 10
3Phil Davis10 / 2617 / 332 / 40
3Rashad Evans9 / 1621 / 290 / 00
4Rashad Evans22 / 4423 / 450 / 00
4Phil Davis10 / 4912 / 510 / 30
5Phil Davis9 / 479 / 480 / 10
5Rashad Evans13 / 4320 / 511 / 20

Rashad Evans

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights12

Phil Davis

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights11