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3 Rounds
Tony Ferguson won · U-DEC R3
Elo1485
Elo1354

Tony FergusonvsYves EdwardsUFC Prediction Result

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale · Saturday, December 3, 2011Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Tony Ferguson won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupTony Ferguson: Pressure fightervsYves Edwards: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Tony Ferguson wins(62.5%)

Actual result: Tony Ferguson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Tony Ferguson at -350 American odds

+$29 profit

$129 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Tony Ferguson enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Yves Edwards enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Tony Ferguson threatens submissions; Yves Edwards has lost 33% of fights by sub.
  • Yves Edwards has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Yves Edwards (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Tony Ferguson
Red Corner
VS
Yves Edwards
Blue Corner
-350
(78%)
Vegas Odds
+318
(24%)
1485
Elo
1354
42
Age
49
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'11"
Height
5'9"
193.04 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Tony FergusonL5 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Michael Chandler · May 22
L
SUBvs Nate Diaz · Sep 22
L
SUBvs King Green · Jul 23
L
vs Paddy Pimblett · Dec 23
L
SUBvs Michael Chiesa · Aug 24
latest
Yves EdwardsL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Jeremy Stephens · Dec 12
L
vs Isaac Vallie-Flagg · Feb 13
L
vs Daron Cruickshank · Jul 13
L
SUBvs Piotr Hallmann · Jun 14
L
SUBvs Akbarh Arreola · Nov 14
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Tony FergusonMetricYves Edwards
4.91
Strikes / min
2.91
4.37
Strikes absorbed / min
2.34
55%
Strike defense
66%
0.39
TDs / 15 min
0.76
66%
Takedown defense
69%
0.90
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.54evenly matched on net striking+0.57

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1537 vs 1533Strikes26.0 vs 25.1Takedowns1.0 vs 0.3Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.71Form1.0 vs 0.4
Tony FergusonYves Edwards

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Tony Ferguson(10 fights)Yves Edwards(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 +131.2|Blue -131.2
Recent Form
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Striker Score
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +7.0|Blue -7.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Tony FergusonTargetYves Edwards

By target zone

38
19% acc · 62%
Head
28
25% acc · 62%
6
60% acc · 10%
Body
7
30% acc · 16%
17
74% acc · 28%
Leg
10
77% acc · 22%

By position

54
25% acc · 89%
Distance
45
31% acc · 100%
7
54% acc · 11%
Clinch
0
0% acc
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.

2
Tony Ferguson rounds
0
even
1
Yves Edwards rounds
Round 1Tony Ferguson edged it
Sig. strikes28
Takedowns0
Control0:00
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
Round 2Tony Ferguson edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns1
Control0:10
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Yves Edwards edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control0:00
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
61 / 232
Sig Strikes
45 / 150
26.3%
Sig Str %
29.3%
62 / 234
Total Strikes
45 / 150
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 3
100%
TD %
0%
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:10
Ctrl Time
0:03

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Yves Edwards14 / 4914 / 490 / 10
1Tony Ferguson28 / 9229 / 940 / 01
2Yves Edwards14 / 4614 / 460 / 10
2Tony Ferguson20 / 5820 / 581 / 10
3Yves Edwards17 / 5517 / 550 / 10
3Tony Ferguson13 / 8213 / 820 / 00

Tony Ferguson

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights24

Yves Edwards

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights10