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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Danny Chavez won · U-DEC
Elo1480
TJ Brown
Elo1428

TJ BrownvsDanny ChavezUFC Prediction Result

UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · Saturday, August 15, 2020Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Danny Chavez won

U-DEC

Style matchupTJ Brown: WrestlervsDanny Chavez: Well-rounded

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

Model Prediction: TJ Brown wins(75.0%)

Actual result: Danny Chavez wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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TJ Brown at -167 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Danny Chavez has 51pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors TJ Brown (52.9%).
  • TJ Brown has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

TJ Brown
Red Corner
VS
Danny Chavez
Blue Corner
-167
(63%)
Vegas Odds
+130
(43%)
1480
Elo
1428
36
Age
39
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'8"
182.88 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

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

TJ BrownL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Charles Rosa · Jan 22
L
vs Shayilan Nuerdanbieke · Jun 22
W
SUBvs Erik Silva · Dec 22
L
SUBvs Bill Algeo · Apr 23
L
SUBvs Darren Elkins · Oct 23
latest
Danny ChavezL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Jared Gordon · Feb 21
L
KOvs Ricardo Ramos · Jun 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

TJ BrownMetricDanny Chavez
3.37
Strikes / min
2.86
2.89
Strikes absorbed / min
3.83
49%
Strike defense
50%
3.41
TDs / 15 min
1.95
36%
Takedown defense
87%
1.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.48Δ 1.45 — meaningful gap-0.97

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1483 vs 1500Strikes3.5 vs 0.0Takedowns8.3 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.70 vs 0.00Form-1.0 vs 0.0
TJ BrownDanny Chavez

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
TJ Brown(8 fights)Danny Chavez(3 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 +52.9|Blue -52.9
Recent Form
Red -1.0|Blue +1.0
Striker Score
Red -49.6|Blue +49.6
Grappler Score
Red -49.0|Blue +49.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

TJ BrownTargetDanny Chavez

By target zone

25
24% acc · 58%
Head
23
28% acc · 47%
12
50% acc · 28%
Body
8
89% acc · 16%
6
50% acc · 14%
Leg
18
90% acc · 37%

By position

38
29% acc · 88%
Distance
40
41% acc · 82%
5
71% acc · 12%
Clinch
0
0
Ground
9
69% acc · 18%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
TJ Brown rounds
0
even
3
Danny Chavez rounds
Round 1Danny Chavez edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:02
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
Round 2Danny Chavez edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:10
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:59Control
Round 3Danny Chavez edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control0:51
12Sig. strikes
4Takedowns
1:02Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
43 / 139
Sig Strikes
49 / 110
30%
Sig Str %
43.7%
59 / 156
Total Strikes
52 / 113
0 / 6
TDs
4 / 4
0%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:03
Ctrl Time
2:05

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Danny Chavez17 / 3617 / 360 / 00
1TJ Brown12 / 4212 / 420 / 10
2Danny Chavez20 / 4323 / 460 / 00
2TJ Brown12 / 4518 / 520 / 10
3Danny Chavez12 / 3112 / 314 / 40
3TJ Brown19 / 5229 / 620 / 40

TJ Brown

StanceSwitch
Height69.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights8

Danny Chavez

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights3