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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Tyson Nam won · KO/TKO
Elo1469
Elo1403

Tyson NamvsJerome RiveraUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · Saturday, September 19, 2020Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Tyson Nam won

KO/TKO

Style matchupTyson Nam: StrikervsJerome Rivera: Striker

Two strikers — expect distance work and a kickboxing-style battle.

Model Prediction: Jerome Rivera wins(64.5%)

Actual result: Tyson Nam wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Jerome Rivera at +150 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Tyson Nam has 14pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Tyson Nam has 47pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Jerome Rivera (53.5%).
  • Jerome Rivera has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Tyson Nam
Red Corner
VS
Jerome Rivera
Blue Corner
-190
(66%)
Vegas Odds
+150
(40%)
1469
Elo
1403
42
Age
31
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'7"
Height
5'10"
172.72 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Tyson NamL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Zarrukh Adashev · Jun 20
L
vs Matt Schnell · Jan 21
W
KOvs Ode Osbourne · Aug 22
L
SUBvs Bruno Silva · Mar 23
L
vs Azat Maksum · Jul 23
latest
Jerome RiveraL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Francisco Figueiredo · Jan 21
L
SUBvs Zhalgas Zhumagulov · Jul 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Tyson NamMetricJerome Rivera
3.87
Strikes / min
3.21
4.97
Strikes absorbed / min
2.60
65%
Strike defense
51%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
0.00
87%
Takedown defense
40%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.10Δ 1.71 — meaningful gap+0.61

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1487 vs 1500Strikes3.0 vs 3.2Takedowns0.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form-0.1 vs 0.0
Tyson NamJerome Rivera

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Tyson Nam(8 fights)Jerome Rivera(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 +65.6|Blue -65.6
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -49.7|Blue +49.7
Grappler Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Tyson NamTargetJerome Rivera

By target zone

27
47% acc · 75%
Head
9
20% acc · 30%
7
58% acc · 19%
Body
2
18% acc · 7%
2
100% acc · 6%
Leg
19
79% acc · 63%

By position

18
38% acc · 50%
Distance
29
37% acc · 97%
3
100% acc · 8%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 3%
15
68% acc · 42%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Tyson Nam rounds
0
even
1
Jerome Rivera rounds
Round 1Jerome Rivera edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control0:06
28Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Tyson Nam edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns0
Control0:17
Knockdowns1
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
36 / 72
Sig Strikes
30 / 80
53.5%
Sig Str %
43%
36 / 72
Total Strikes
31 / 81
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:23
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jerome Rivera28 / 7629 / 770 / 00
1Tyson Nam20 / 4820 / 480 / 00
2Jerome Rivera2 / 42 / 40 / 00
2Tyson Nam16 / 2416 / 240 / 00

Tyson Nam

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights8

Jerome Rivera

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights3