Welterweight
4 Rounds
🏆 Title Bout
Jesse Taylor won · SUB R2
UFC Event·Friday, July 7, 2017·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupDhiego Lima: Well-roundedvsJesse Taylor: Wrestler
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: Dhiego Lima wins(56.2%)
Actual result: Jesse Taylor wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Dhiego Lima has 20pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Jesse Taylor has 27pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Dhiego Lima
Red Corner
VS
Jesse Taylor
Blue Corner
+150
(40%)
Vegas Odds
-170
(63%)
37
Age
43
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
6'0"
190.5 cm
Reach
185.42 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Dhiego LimaL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Chad Laprise · Dec 18W
vs Court McGee · Apr 19W
vs Luke Jumeau · Oct 19L
vs Belal Muhammad · Feb 21L
KOvs Matt Brown · Jun 21Jesse TaylorNo prior UFC fights on record.
Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Dhiego LimaMetricJesse Taylor
3.12
Strikes / min
1.94
3.88
Strikes absorbed / min
0.55
58%
Strike defense
38%
1.26
TDs / 15 min
7.28
73%
Takedown defense
100%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
3.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.76Δ 2.15 — meaningful gap+1.39
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Dhiego LimaJesse Taylor
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Dhiego Lima(10 fights)Jesse Taylor(1 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-34.334.3
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.60.6
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-48.848.8
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-49.649.6
Dhiego Lima
StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights11
Jesse Taylor
StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights1