Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Jan Blachowicz won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Saturday, October 4, 2014·Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden
Style matchupIlir Latifi: WrestlervsJan Blachowicz: Well-rounded
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: Ilir Latifi wins(55.2%)
Actual result: Jan Blachowicz wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Ilir Latifi has 31pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Jan Blachowicz has a 13cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Ilir Latifi
Red Corner
VS
Jan Blachowicz
Blue Corner
-265
(73%)
Vegas Odds
+245
(29%)
43
Age
43
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
6'2"
185.42 cm
Reach
198.12 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Ilir Latifi
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Volkan Oezdemir · Aug 19L
vs Derrick Lewis · Feb 20W
vs Tanner Boser · Jun 21W
vs Aleksei Oleinik · Oct 22L
vs Rodrigo Nascimento · May 23Jan Blachowicz
oldest →latest
L
SUBvs Glover Teixeira · Oct 21W
KOvs Aleksandar Rakic · May 22L
vs Alex Pereira · Jul 23L
vs Carlos Ulberg · Mar 25D
vs Bogdan Guskov · Dec 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Ilir LatifiMetricJan Blachowicz
2.05
Strikes / min
3.55
2.93
Strikes absorbed / min
3.14
56%
Strike defense
52%
2.11
TDs / 15 min
0.98
100%
Takedown defense
69%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.88Δ 1.29 — meaningful gap+0.41
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Ilir LatifiJan Blachowicz
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Ilir Latifi(10 fights)Jan Blachowicz(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+17.3-17.3
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.7-0.7
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-49.449.4
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-49.749.7
Ilir Latifi
StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights16
Jan Blachowicz
StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights21