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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Ben Nguyen won · SUB R1
Elo1500
Tim Elliott
Elo1369
Ben Nguyen

Tim ElliottvsBen NguyenUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · Saturday, June 10, 2017Auckland, New Zealand

Official fight result

Ben Nguyen won

SUB · Round 1 · 0:49

Style matchupTim Elliott: WrestlervsBen Nguyen: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Tim Elliott wins(58.7%)

Actual result: Ben Nguyen wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Tim Elliott at -170 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Ben Nguyen threatens submissions; Tim Elliott has lost 42% of fights by sub.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Ben Nguyen (54.1%).

Tale of the Tape

Tim Elliott
Red Corner
VS
Ben Nguyen
Blue Corner
-170
(63%)
Vegas Odds
+160
(38%)
1500
Elo
1369
39
Age
37
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
5'7"
Height
5'5"
167.64 cm
Reach
165.1 cm

Recent Form

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

Tim Elliott
oldest →
W
vs Victor Altamirano · Jun 23
L
SUBvs Muhammad Mokaev · Oct 23
W
SUBvs Sumudaerji · Dec 23
W
SUBvs Kai Asakura · Aug 25
L
DECvs Steve Erceg · May 26
latest
Ben NguyenL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Ryan Benoit · Nov 15
L
KOvs Louis Smolka · Jul 16
W
vs Geane Herrera · Nov 16
L
SUBvs Jussier Formiga · Feb 18
L
vs Wilson Reis · Dec 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Tim ElliottMetricBen Nguyen
3.51
Strikes / min
3.51
3.00
Strikes absorbed / min
3.01
56%
Strike defense
59%
3.61
TDs / 15 min
0.25
59%
Takedown defense
63%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.51evenly matched on net striking+0.50

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1483 vs 1530Strikes52.4 vs 36.8Takedowns4.4 vs 0.0Sub Atts1.25 vs 0.75Form0.1 vs 0.4
Tim ElliottBen Nguyen

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Tim Elliott(10 fights)Ben Nguyen(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 +131.0|Blue -131.0
Recent Form
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Striker Score
Red +2.5|Blue -2.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Layoff
Red -140.0|Blue +140.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Tim ElliottTargetBen Nguyen

By target zone

0
0% acc
Head
3
43% acc · 100%
0
Body
0
1
50% acc · 100%
Leg
0

By position

1
25% acc · 100%
Distance
2
33% acc · 67%
0
Clinch
1
100% acc · 33%
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.

0
Tim Elliott rounds
0
even
1
Ben Nguyen rounds
Round 1Ben Nguyen edged it
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns0
Control0:00
3Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:31Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
1 / 4
Sig Strikes
3 / 7
25%
Sig Str %
42%
1 / 4
Total Strikes
8 / 12
0 / 2
TDs
1 / 1
0%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:31

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ben Nguyen3 / 78 / 121 / 11
1Tim Elliott1 / 41 / 40 / 20

Tim Elliott

StanceSouthpaw
Height67.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights21

Ben Nguyen

StanceSwitch
Height65.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights7