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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Tim Kennedy won · U-DEC R3
Elo1359
Elo1490
Roger Gracie

Tim KennedyvsRoger GracieUFC Prediction Result

UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman · Saturday, July 6, 2013Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Tim Kennedy won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupTim Kennedy: WrestlervsRoger Gracie: Submission grappler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Roger Gracie wins(50.5%)

Actual result: Tim Kennedy wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Roger Gracie at +145 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Roger Gracie has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Tim Kennedy
Red Corner
VS
Roger Gracie
Blue Corner
-155
(61%)
Vegas Odds
+145
(41%)
1359
Elo
1490
46
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
6'4"
187.96 cm
Reach
200.66 cm

Recent Form

Last 4 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Tim KennedyL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Rafael Natal · Nov 13
W
vs Michael Bisping · Apr 14
L
KOvs Yoel Romero · Sep 14
L
KOvs Kelvin Gastelum · Dec 16
latest
Roger GracieNo prior UFC fights on record.

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Tim KennedyMetricRoger Gracie
2.78
Strikes / min
1.78
1.84
Strikes absorbed / min
1.79
62%
Strike defense
61%
2.58
TDs / 15 min
1.87
70%
Takedown defense
60%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
1.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.94evenly matched on net striking-0.01
Not enough statistical data to render a radar chart for this matchup.

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Tim Kennedy(5 fights)Roger Gracie(1 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 -131.5|Blue +131.5
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Tim KennedyTargetRoger Gracie

By target zone

21
43% acc · 39%
Head
8
36% acc · 67%
10
77% acc · 19%
Body
3
60% acc · 25%
23
77% acc · 43%
Leg
1
50% acc · 8%

By position

25
45% acc · 46%
Distance
5
23% acc · 42%
18
90% acc · 33%
Clinch
6
100% acc · 50%
11
65% acc · 20%
Ground
1
100% acc · 8%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Tim Kennedy rounds
0
even
1
Roger Gracie rounds
Round 1Roger Gracie edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns0
Control0:47
7Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:52Control
Round 2Tim Kennedy edged it
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns2
Control3:47
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:11Control
Round 3Tim Kennedy edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control1:37
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:23Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
54 / 92
Sig Strikes
12 / 29
53.7%
Sig Str %
43%
101 / 145
Total Strikes
14 / 31
2 / 4
TDs
2 / 4
33.3%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
6:11
Ctrl Time
3:26

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Roger Gracie7 / 108 / 112 / 20
1Tim Kennedy5 / 1520 / 320 / 10
2Roger Gracie4 / 85 / 90 / 00
2Tim Kennedy26 / 3644 / 562 / 20
3Roger Gracie1 / 111 / 110 / 20
3Tim Kennedy23 / 4137 / 570 / 10

Tim Kennedy

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights5

Roger Gracie

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights1