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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Rinya Nakamura won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1519
Elo1483

Rinya NakamuravsNathan FletcherUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park · Saturday, August 2, 2025Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Rinya Nakamura won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:02

Style matchupRinya Nakamura: WrestlervsNathan Fletcher: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Rinya Nakamura wins(62.6%)

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 -360 American odds

+$28 profit

$128 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Rinya Nakamura is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Nathan Fletcher has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • 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
Nathan Fletcher
Blue Corner
-360
(78%)
Vegas Odds
+290
(26%)
1519
Elo
1483
31
Age
28
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
5'7"
172.72 cm
Reach
177.8 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 Fernie Garcia · Aug 23
W
vs Carlos Vera · Feb 24
L
vs Muin Gafurov · Jan 25
latest
Nathan Fletcher
oldest →
W
SUBvs Zygimantas Ramaska · Sep 24
L
vs Caolan Loughran · Mar 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Rinya NakamuraMetricNathan Fletcher
3.27
Strikes / min
3.41
1.72
Strikes absorbed / min
2.16
63%
Strike defense
57%
2.58
TDs / 15 min
3.37
100%
Takedown defense
50%
1.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.55evenly matched on net striking+1.25

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1526 vs 1499Strikes3.3 vs 3.4Takedowns2.6 vs 3.4Sub Atts1.40 vs 0.70Form-0.1 vs -0.3
Rinya NakamuraNathan Fletcher

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701485150015151530← oldermost recent →
Rinya Nakamura(5 fights)Nathan Fletcher(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 +35.5|Blue -35.5
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red +63.0|Blue -63.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Rinya NakamuraTargetNathan Fletcher

By target zone

6
46% acc · 50%
Head
0
0% acc
4
100% acc · 33%
Body
1
100% acc · 33%
2
100% acc · 17%
Leg
2
40% acc · 67%

By position

8
53% acc · 67%
Distance
3
43% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
4
100% acc · 33%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Rinya Nakamura rounds
0
even
0
Nathan Fletcher rounds
Round 1Rinya Nakamura edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:02
Knockdowns1
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
12 / 19
Sig Strikes
3 / 7
63%
Sig Str %
42%
12 / 19
Total Strikes
3 / 7
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:02
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Nathan Fletcher3 / 73 / 70 / 00
1Rinya Nakamura12 / 1912 / 190 / 00

Rinya Nakamura

StanceSouthpaw
Height67.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights5

Nathan Fletcher

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights3