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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Stephen Thompson won · U-DEC R3
Elo1482
Stephen Thompson
Elo1490

Stephen ThompsonvsNah-Shon BurrellUFC Prediction Result

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 · Saturday, May 25, 2013Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Stephen Thompson won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Nah-Shon Burrell wins(72.0%)

Actual result: Stephen Thompson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Nah-Shon Burrell at +160 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Stephen Thompson enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Stephen Thompson
Red Corner
VS
Nah-Shon Burrell
Blue Corner
-170
(63%)
Vegas Odds
+160
(38%)
1482
Elo
1490
43
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
5'11"
190.5 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Stephen ThompsonL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Belal Muhammad · Dec 21
W
KOvs Kevin Holland · Dec 22
L
SUBvs Shavkat Rakhmonov · Dec 23
L
KOvs Joaquin Buckley · Oct 24
L
vs Gabriel Bonfim · Jul 25
latest
Nah-Shon Burrell
oldest →
W
vs Yuri Villefort · Feb 13
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Stephen ThompsonMetricNah-Shon Burrell
4.05
Strikes / min
4.83
3.00
Strikes absorbed / min
3.45
54%
Strike defense
56%
0.23
TDs / 15 min
0.00
63%
Takedown defense
52%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.05evenly matched on net striking+1.38

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1498 vs 1519Strikes44.5 vs 121.0Takedowns0.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 1.00Form-0.1 vs 1.0
Stephen ThompsonNah-Shon Burrell

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Stephen Thompson(10 fights)Nah-Shon Burrell(2 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 -7.7|Blue +7.7
Recent Form
Red -1.1|Blue +1.1
Striker Score
Red +0.9|Blue -0.9
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +308.0|Blue -308.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Stephen ThompsonTargetNah-Shon Burrell

By target zone

30
33% acc · 46%
Head
26
32% acc · 46%
28
80% acc · 43%
Body
29
76% acc · 52%
7
78% acc · 11%
Leg
1
100% acc · 2%

By position

49
44% acc · 75%
Distance
24
32% acc · 43%
16
73% acc · 25%
Clinch
32
68% acc · 57%
0
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
Stephen Thompson rounds
0
even
0
Nah-Shon Burrell rounds
Round 1Stephen Thompson edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns1
Control3:14
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:21Control
Round 2Stephen Thompson edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns0
Control1:31
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:19Control
Round 3Stephen Thompson edged it
Sig. strikes28
Takedowns1
Control1:32
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
65 / 134
Sig Strikes
56 / 121
47.3%
Sig Str %
46.3%
87 / 158
Total Strikes
78 / 144
2 / 4
TDs
0 / 1
50%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
6:17
Ctrl Time
0:40

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Nah-Shon Burrell18 / 3533 / 500 / 10
1Stephen Thompson15 / 3227 / 451 / 20
2Nah-Shon Burrell15 / 3419 / 380 / 00
2Stephen Thompson22 / 4726 / 510 / 10
3Nah-Shon Burrell23 / 5226 / 560 / 00
3Stephen Thompson28 / 5534 / 621 / 10

Stephen Thompson

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights21

Nah-Shon Burrell

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach
Fights2