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Lightweight
3 Rounds
TJ Grant won · U-DEC R3
Elo1490
TJ Grant
Elo1385
Evan Dunham

TJ GrantvsEvan DunhamUFC Prediction Result

UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort · Saturday, September 22, 2012Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Official fight result

TJ Grant won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Evan Dunham wins(58.3%)

Actual result: TJ Grant wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Evan Dunham at -125 American odds

$100 profit

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Scouting Report

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

  • TJ Grant enters on a 4-fight win streak.
  • Evan Dunham enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Evan Dunham has 43pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Evan Dunham (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

TJ Grant
Red Corner
VS
Evan Dunham
Blue Corner
+115
(47%)
Vegas Odds
-125
(56%)
1490
Elo
1385
42
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'10"
Height
5'10"
182.88 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

TJ GrantW4 streak
oldest →
L
vs Ricardo Almeida · Dec 10
W
SUBvs Shane Roller · Oct 11
W
vs Carlo Prater · May 12
W
KOvs Matt Wiman · Jan 13
W
KOvs Gray Maynard · May 13
latest
Evan DunhamL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Joe Lauzon · Dec 15
W
vs Rick Glenn · Sep 16
L
KOvs Olivier Aubin-Mercier · Apr 18
L
KOvs Francisco Trinaldo · Sep 18
L
SUBvs Herbert Burns · Jun 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

TJ GrantMetricEvan Dunham
3.95
Strikes / min
5.33
3.21
Strikes absorbed / min
3.54
56%
Strike defense
61%
1.63
TDs / 15 min
1.82
36%
Takedown defense
79%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.74Δ 1.05 — meaningful gap+1.79

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1521 vs 1524Strikes33.3 vs 44.8Takedowns1.8 vs 1.3Sub Atts0.63 vs 1.50Form0.6 vs 0.5
TJ GrantEvan Dunham

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
TJ Grant(8 fights)Evan Dunham(10 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 +105.3|Blue -105.3
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red -108.0|Blue +108.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

TJ GrantTargetEvan Dunham

By target zone

99
44% acc · 60%
Head
132
39% acc · 83%
54
86% acc · 33%
Body
21
62% acc · 13%
11
92% acc · 7%
Leg
7
100% acc · 4%

By position

146
53% acc · 89%
Distance
156
42% acc · 98%
18
75% acc · 11%
Clinch
3
75% acc · 2%
0
Ground
1
25% acc · 1%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
TJ Grant rounds
0
even
2
Evan Dunham rounds
Round 1TJ Grant edged it
Sig. strikes52
Takedowns0
Control0:22
42Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:37Control
Round 2Evan Dunham edged it
Sig. strikes52
Takedowns0
Control0:17
53Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:29Control
Round 3Evan Dunham edged it
Sig. strikes60
Takedowns0
Control0:01
65Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:42Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
164 / 300
Sig Strikes
160 / 377
54.7%
Sig Str %
42.3%
171 / 309
Total Strikes
183 / 410
0 / 3
TDs
3 / 8
0%
TD %
52.7%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:40
Ctrl Time
1:48

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Evan Dunham42 / 9249 / 1031 / 10
1TJ Grant52 / 9157 / 980 / 00
2Evan Dunham53 / 13564 / 1481 / 40
2TJ Grant52 / 9853 / 990 / 20
3Evan Dunham65 / 15070 / 1591 / 30
3TJ Grant60 / 11161 / 1120 / 10

TJ Grant

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights8

Evan Dunham

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights17