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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Rinya Nakamura won · U-DEC R3
Elo1519
Elo1484

Rinya NakamuravsFernie GarciaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · Saturday, August 26, 2023Kallang, Singapore

Official fight result

Rinya Nakamura won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Rinya Nakamura wins(92.5%)

Actual result: Rinya Nakamura wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Rinya Nakamura at -950 American odds

+$11 profit

$111 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Fernie Garcia enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Rinya Nakamura has 15pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Rinya Nakamura has 50pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Rinya Nakamura (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Rinya Nakamura
Red Corner
VS
Fernie Garcia
Blue Corner
-950
(90%)
Vegas Odds
+625
(14%)
1519
Elo
1484
31
Age
34
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
5'7"
172.72 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

Last 4 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Rinya Nakamura
oldest →
W
KOvs Toshiomi Kazama · Feb 23
W
vs Carlos Vera · Feb 24
L
vs Muin Gafurov · Jan 25
W
KOvs Nathan Fletcher · Aug 25
latest
Fernie GarciaL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Journey Newson · May 22
L
vs Brady Hiestand · Nov 22
L
KOvs Hyder Amil · Feb 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Rinya NakamuraMetricFernie Garcia
3.27
Strikes / min
2.04
1.72
Strikes absorbed / min
3.79
63%
Strike defense
48%
2.58
TDs / 15 min
0.28
100%
Takedown defense
50%
1.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.55Δ 3.30 — meaningful gap-1.75

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1516 vs 1467Strikes3.5 vs 2.0Takedowns3.7 vs 0.3Sub Atts1.60 vs 0.60Form1.0 vs -1.0
Rinya NakamuraFernie Garcia

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701485150015151530← oldermost recent →
Rinya Nakamura(5 fights)Fernie Garcia(4 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 +34.7|Blue -34.7
Recent Form
Red +2.0|Blue -2.0
Striker Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Grappler Score
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
Layoff
Red -77.0|Blue +77.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Rinya NakamuraTargetFernie Garcia

By target zone

16
52% acc · 44%
Head
9
17% acc · 60%
10
77% acc · 28%
Body
4
57% acc · 27%
10
77% acc · 28%
Leg
2
33% acc · 13%

By position

25
57% acc · 69%
Distance
13
21% acc · 87%
0
Clinch
0
0% acc
11
85% acc · 31%
Ground
2
100% acc · 13%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Rinya Nakamura rounds
0
even
0
Fernie Garcia rounds
Round 1Rinya Nakamura edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns2
Control3:55
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Rinya Nakamura edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns1
Control2:31
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Rinya Nakamura edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns1
Control3:00
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
36 / 57
Sig Strikes
15 / 66
63.7%
Sig Str %
26%
56 / 84
Total Strikes
50 / 106
4 / 4
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
3
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
9:26
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Fernie Garcia3 / 821 / 270 / 00
1Rinya Nakamura9 / 1317 / 252 / 21
2Fernie Garcia6 / 2816 / 390 / 01
2Rinya Nakamura11 / 2217 / 291 / 11
3Fernie Garcia6 / 3013 / 400 / 00
3Rinya Nakamura16 / 2222 / 301 / 11

Rinya Nakamura

StanceSouthpaw
Height67.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights5

Fernie Garcia

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights4