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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
TJ Dillashaw won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1496
Elo1352

TJ DillashawvsIssei TamuraUFC Prediction Result

UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz · Saturday, March 16, 2013Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Official fight result

TJ Dillashaw won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 0:26

Model Prediction: TJ Dillashaw wins(75.7%)

Actual result: TJ Dillashaw wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

TJ Dillashaw at -660 American odds

+$15 profit

$115 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • TJ Dillashaw is a KO finisher (54% of wins). Issei Tamura has lost 100% of fights by KO.
  • Issei Tamura is a KO finisher (100% of wins). TJ Dillashaw has lost 60% of fights by KO.
  • TJ Dillashaw has 18pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • TJ Dillashaw has 44pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • TJ Dillashaw has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

TJ Dillashaw
Red Corner
VS
Issei Tamura
Blue Corner
-660
(87%)
Vegas Odds
+540
(16%)
1496
Elo
1352
40
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'5"
170.18 cm
Reach
160.02 cm

Recent Form

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

TJ Dillashaw
oldest →
W
KOvs Cody Garbrandt · Nov 17
W
KOvs Cody Garbrandt · Aug 18
L
KOvs Henry Cejudo · Jan 19
W
vs Cory Sandhagen · Jul 21
L
KOvs Aljamain Sterling · Oct 22
latest
Issei Tamura
oldest →
W
KOvs Tiequan Zhang · Feb 12
L
KOvs Raphael Assuncao · Jul 12
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

TJ DillashawMetricIssei Tamura
5.09
Strikes / min
1.89
3.47
Strikes absorbed / min
4.58
62%
Strike defense
44%
1.56
TDs / 15 min
0.92
77%
Takedown defense
33%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.62Δ 4.31 — meaningful gap-2.69

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1517 vs 1499Strikes30.0 vs 10.0Takedowns1.7 vs 0.5Sub Atts2.00 vs 0.00Form0.5 vs -0.2
TJ DillashawIssei Tamura

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
TJ Dillashaw(10 fights)Issei Tamura(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 +143.6|Blue -143.6
Recent Form
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
Striker Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
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.

TJ DillashawTargetIssei Tamura

By target zone

13
41% acc · 43%
Head
4
40% acc · 36%
3
50% acc · 10%
Body
4
67% acc · 36%
14
74% acc · 47%
Leg
3
75% acc · 27%

By position

8
26% acc · 27%
Distance
4
33% acc · 36%
14
78% acc · 47%
Clinch
7
88% acc · 64%
8
100% acc · 27%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
TJ Dillashaw rounds
0
even
0
Issei Tamura rounds
Round 1TJ Dillashaw edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns2
Control2:50
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2TJ Dillashaw edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:04
Knockdowns1
0Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
30 / 57
Sig Strikes
11 / 20
66.5%
Sig Str %
28.5%
39 / 66
Total Strikes
17 / 28
2 / 3
TDs
0 / 1
66%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:54
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Issei Tamura11 / 1917 / 270 / 10
1TJ Dillashaw22 / 4831 / 572 / 30
2Issei Tamura0 / 10 / 10 / 00
2TJ Dillashaw8 / 98 / 90 / 00

TJ Dillashaw

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights18

Issei Tamura

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach63.0"
Fights3