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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Waylon Lowe won · S-DEC R3
Elo1490
Elo1490
Waylon Lowe

Steve LopezvsWaylon LoweUFC Prediction Result

UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · Saturday, September 25, 2010Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Official fight result

Waylon Lowe won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Steve Lopez wins(71.2%)

Actual result: Waylon Lowe wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Steve Lopez at +140 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Waylon Lowe has 46pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Waylon Lowe (53.5%).
  • Steve Lopez has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Steve Lopez
Red Corner
VS
Waylon Lowe
Blue Corner
+140
(42%)
Vegas Odds
-160
(62%)
1490
Elo
1490
42
Age
45
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'11"
Height
5'7"
180.34 cm
Reach
165 cm

Recent Form

Last 3 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Steve LopezNo prior UFC fights on record.
Waylon Lowe
oldest →
L
KOvs Melvin Guillard · May 10
W
vs Willamy Freire · Jan 11
L
SUBvs Nik Lentz · Mar 11
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Steve LopezMetricWaylon Lowe
1.39
Strikes / min
1.88
2.69
Strikes absorbed / min
2.40
62%
Strike defense
53%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
4.47
37%
Takedown defense
83%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.30evenly matched on net striking-0.52

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1482Strikes6.0 vs 1.0Takedowns0.0 vs 1.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form0.0 vs -1.0
Steve LopezWaylon Lowe

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Steve Lopez(1 fights)Waylon Lowe(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 -0.1|Blue +0.1
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red +50.0|Blue -50.0
Grappler Score
Red +50.0|Blue -50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Steve LopezTargetWaylon Lowe

By target zone

6
13% acc · 26%
Head
25
42% acc · 96%
3
60% acc · 13%
Body
1
50% acc · 4%
14
78% acc · 61%
Leg
0

By position

21
32% acc · 91%
Distance
16
36% acc · 62%
0
0% acc
Clinch
0
2
40% acc · 9%
Ground
10
59% acc · 38%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Steve Lopez rounds
0
even
3
Waylon Lowe rounds
Round 1Waylon Lowe edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:00
5Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:31Control
Round 2Waylon Lowe edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:00
9Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:51Control
Round 3Waylon Lowe edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:00
12Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:30Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
23 / 71
Sig Strikes
26 / 61
32%
Sig Str %
42.3%
68 / 117
Total Strikes
74 / 118
0 / 0
TDs
5 / 7
TD %
72%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
6:52

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Waylon Lowe5 / 1219 / 272 / 30
1Steve Lopez12 / 2615 / 290 / 00
2Waylon Lowe9 / 2621 / 401 / 20
2Steve Lopez7 / 3145 / 700 / 00
3Waylon Lowe12 / 2334 / 512 / 20
3Steve Lopez4 / 148 / 180 / 00

Steve Lopez

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach
Fights1

Waylon Lowe

StanceSouthpaw
Height67.0"
Reach
Fights4