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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Sean Woodson won · U-DEC R3
Elo1517
Elo1468
Dennis Buzukja editorial illustration

Sean WoodsonvsDennis BuzukjaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font · Saturday, August 5, 2023Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Official fight result

Sean Woodson won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupSean Woodson: Pressure fightervsDennis Buzukja: Pressure fighter

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

Model Prediction: Sean Woodson wins(64.5%)

Actual result: Sean Woodson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Scouting Report

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

  • Dennis Buzukja is a KO finisher (100% of wins). Sean Woodson has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • Sean Woodson has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Dennis Buzukja (52.9%).
  • Sean Woodson has a 20cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Sean Woodson
Red Corner
VS
Dennis Buzukja
Blue Corner
Vegas Odds
1517
Elo
1468
34
Age
28
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
6'2"
Height
5'9"
198.12 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Sean Woodson
oldest →
W
KOvs Collin Anglin · Nov 21
W
vs Charles Jourdain · Jan 24
W
vs Alex Caceres · May 24
W
KOvs Fernando Padilla · Dec 24
L
KOvs Dan Ige · Apr 25
latest
Dennis BuzukjaL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Jamall Emmers · Nov 23
W
KOvs Connor Matthews · Mar 24
L
vs Francis Marshall · Aug 24
L
KOvs Marcio Barbosa · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Sean WoodsonMetricDennis Buzukja
5.57
Strikes / min
4.21
4.18
Strikes absorbed / min
4.79
58%
Strike defense
48%
0.58
TDs / 15 min
0.62
84%
Takedown defense
75%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.39Δ 1.97 — meaningful gap-0.58

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1527 vs 1500Strikes5.6 vs 4.2Takedowns0.7 vs 0.6Sub Atts0.40 vs 0.20Form0.7 vs 0.0
Sean WoodsonDennis Buzukja

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14501473149515181540← oldermost recent →
Sean Woodson(9 fights)Dennis Buzukja(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 +48.6|Blue -48.6
Recent Form
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
Striker Score
Red -49.5|Blue +49.5
Grappler Score
Red -49.8|Blue +49.8
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Sean WoodsonTargetDennis Buzukja

By target zone

36
47% acc · 51%
Head
24
28% acc · 57%
18
56% acc · 25%
Body
11
65% acc · 26%
17
100% acc · 24%
Leg
7
50% acc · 17%

By position

61
54% acc · 86%
Distance
32
33% acc · 76%
8
73% acc · 11%
Clinch
5
63% acc · 12%
2
100% acc · 3%
Ground
5
42% acc · 12%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Sean Woodson rounds
0
even
0
Dennis Buzukja rounds
Round 1Sean Woodson edged it
Sig. strikes35
Takedowns0
Control0:20
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:22Control
Round 2Sean Woodson edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns2
Control3:14
10Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:42Control
Round 3Sean Woodson edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns2
Control2:18
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:26Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
71 / 126
Sig Strikes
42 / 116
55.7%
Sig Str %
36%
163 / 229
Total Strikes
46 / 121
4 / 5
TDs
0 / 1
83%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
1
5:52
Ctrl Time
2:30

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Dennis Buzukja15 / 4916 / 500 / 00
1Sean Woodson35 / 6372 / 1020 / 00
2Dennis Buzukja10 / 3010 / 310 / 00
2Sean Woodson13 / 2655 / 692 / 20
3Dennis Buzukja17 / 3720 / 400 / 10
3Sean Woodson23 / 3736 / 582 / 30

Sean Woodson

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights9

Dennis Buzukja

StanceSwitch
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights4