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Welterweight
5 Rounds
Tarec Saffiedine won · U-DEC R5
Elo1361
Elo1362

Tarec SaffiedinevsHyun Gyu LimUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs Lim · Saturday, January 4, 2014Singapore, Singapore

Official fight result

Tarec Saffiedine won

U-DEC · Round 5 · 5:00

Style matchupTarec Saffiedine: Well-roundedvsHyun Gyu Lim: Pressure fighter

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Hyun Gyu Lim wins(70.8%)

Actual result: Tarec Saffiedine wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Hyun Gyu Lim at +200 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Tarec Saffiedine enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Hyun Gyu Lim enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Tarec Saffiedine has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Tarec Saffiedine (52.9%).
  • Hyun Gyu Lim has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Tarec Saffiedine
Red Corner
VS
Hyun Gyu Lim
Blue Corner
-240
(71%)
Vegas Odds
+200
(33%)
1361
Elo
1362
39
Age
41
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
6'3"
177.8 cm
Reach
195.58 cm

Recent Form

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

Tarec SaffiedineL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Rory MacDonald · Oct 14
W
vs Jake Ellenberger · Jan 16
L
vs Rick Story · May 16
L
vs Dong Hyun Kim · Dec 16
L
vs Rafael Dos Anjos · Jun 17
latest
Hyun Gyu LimL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Pascal Krauss · Aug 13
W
KOvs Takenori Sato · Sep 14
L
KOvs Neil Magny · May 15
L
KOvs Mike Perry · Aug 16
L
vs Daichi Abe · Sep 17
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Tarec SaffiedineMetricHyun Gyu Lim
4.05
Strikes / min
4.45
3.06
Strikes absorbed / min
5.07
62%
Strike defense
51%
0.52
TDs / 15 min
0.23
84%
Takedown defense
73%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.99Δ 1.61 — meaningful gap-0.62

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1538Strikes vs 44.0Takedowns vs 0.5Sub Atts vs 0.00Form0.0 vs 1.0
Tarec SaffiedineHyun Gyu Lim

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Tarec Saffiedine(6 fights)Hyun Gyu Lim(7 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 -1.2|Blue +1.2
Recent Form
Red -1.0|Blue +1.0
Striker Score
Red +48.0|Blue -48.0
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.

Tarec SaffiedineTargetHyun Gyu Lim

By target zone

60
47% acc · 50%
Head
92
38% acc · 75%
13
93% acc · 11%
Body
27
77% acc · 22%
47
77% acc · 39%
Leg
3
100% acc · 2%

By position

113
59% acc · 94%
Distance
119
44% acc · 98%
1
50% acc · 1%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 1%
6
86% acc · 5%
Ground
2
67% acc · 2%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Tarec Saffiedine rounds
0
even
2
Hyun Gyu Lim rounds
Round 1Hyun Gyu Lim edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns0
Control0:00
30Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:17Control
Round 2Tarec Saffiedine edged it
Sig. strikes38
Takedowns0
Control0:00
21Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Tarec Saffiedine edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns1
Control2:39
Knockdowns1
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
Round 4Tarec Saffiedine edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control3:36
Knockdowns1
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Round 5Hyun Gyu Lim edged it
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns0
Control0:04
Knockdowns1
51Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

3
KD
0
120 / 202
Sig Strikes
122 / 277
60.2%
Sig Str %
44.6%
166 / 248
Total Strikes
126 / 282
1 / 3
TDs
0 / 0
33.3%
TD %
1
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
6:19
Ctrl Time
0:19

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Hyun Gyu Lim30 / 4532 / 470 / 00
1Tarec Saffiedine16 / 3316 / 330 / 00
2Hyun Gyu Lim21 / 7921 / 790 / 00
2Tarec Saffiedine38 / 6338 / 630 / 10
3Hyun Gyu Lim8 / 1610 / 190 / 01
3Tarec Saffiedine21 / 2541 / 451 / 10
4Tarec Saffiedine19 / 3645 / 620 / 01
4Hyun Gyu Lim12 / 4212 / 420 / 00
5Hyun Gyu Lim51 / 9551 / 950 / 00
5Tarec Saffiedine26 / 4526 / 450 / 10

Tarec Saffiedine

StanceSwitch
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights6

Hyun Gyu Lim

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights7