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Women's Flyweight
5 Rounds
Title Bout
Valentina Shevchenko won · KO/TKO R4
Elo1526
Valentina Shevchenko
Elo1493

Valentina ShevchenkovsLauren MurphyUFC Prediction Result

UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · Saturday, September 25, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Valentina Shevchenko won

KO/TKO · Round 4 · 4:00

Style matchupValentina Shevchenko: WrestlervsLauren Murphy: Well-rounded

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

Model Prediction: Valentina Shevchenko wins(75.4%)

Actual result: Valentina Shevchenko wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Valentina Shevchenko at -1375 American odds

+$7 profit

$107 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Valentina Shevchenko enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Valentina Shevchenko (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Valentina Shevchenko
Red Corner
VS
Lauren Murphy
Blue Corner
-1375
(93%)
Vegas Odds
+800
(11%)
1526
Elo
1493
38
Age
43
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'5"
Height
5'5"
167.64 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

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

Valentina ShevchenkoW3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Taila Santos · Jun 22
L
SUBvs Alexa Grasso · Mar 23
W
vs Alexa Grasso · Sep 24
W
vs Manon Fiorot · May 25
W
vs Zhang Weili · Nov 25
latest
Lauren MurphyL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Liliya Shakirova · Oct 20
W
vs Joanne Calderwood · Jun 21
W
vs Miesha Tate · Jul 22
L
vs Jessica Andrade · Jan 23
L
vs Eduarda Moura · Jul 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Valentina ShevchenkoMetricLauren Murphy
3.04
Strikes / min
3.94
2.00
Strikes absorbed / min
5.19
63%
Strike defense
56%
2.65
TDs / 15 min
1.09
76%
Takedown defense
67%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.04Δ 2.29 — meaningful gap-1.25

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1626 vs 1553Strikes3.2 vs 3.6Takedowns2.6 vs 1.0Sub Atts0.30 vs 0.10Form1.0 vs 1.0
Valentina ShevchenkoLauren Murphy

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Valentina Shevchenko(10 fights)Lauren Murphy(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 +33.5|Blue -33.5
Recent Form
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
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.

Valentina ShevchenkoTargetLauren Murphy

By target zone

62
49% acc · 63%
Head
4
5% acc · 36%
19
79% acc · 19%
Body
3
23% acc · 27%
17
85% acc · 17%
Leg
4
80% acc · 36%

By position

72
53% acc · 73%
Distance
11
12% acc · 100%
6
75% acc · 6%
Clinch
0
20
80% acc · 20%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

4
Valentina Shevchenko rounds
0
even
0
Lauren Murphy rounds
Round 1Valentina Shevchenko edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns1
Control0:22
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Valentina Shevchenko edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns1
Control2:13
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:41Control
Round 3Valentina Shevchenko edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control0:17
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 4Valentina Shevchenko edged it
Sig. strikes47
Takedowns1
Control1:12
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
98 / 170
Sig Strikes
11 / 91
55.8%
Sig Str %
10.8%
132 / 204
Total Strikes
19 / 100
3 / 4
TDs
0 / 0
83.3%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
4:04
Ctrl Time
0:41

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Lauren Murphy3 / 243 / 240 / 00
1Valentina Shevchenko20 / 3924 / 431 / 10
2Valentina Shevchenko10 / 1730 / 371 / 20
2Lauren Murphy1 / 188 / 260 / 00
3Lauren Murphy5 / 306 / 310 / 00
3Valentina Shevchenko21 / 4825 / 520 / 00
4Lauren Murphy2 / 192 / 190 / 00
4Valentina Shevchenko47 / 6653 / 721 / 10

Valentina Shevchenko

StanceSouthpaw
Height65.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights18

Lauren Murphy

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights15