Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
James Te Huna won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Saturday, September 24, 2011·Denver, Colorado, USA, USA
Style matchupJames Te Huna: WrestlervsRicardo Romero: Submission grappler
Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.
Model Prediction: Ricardo Romero wins(51.4%)
Actual result: James Te Huna wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- James Te Huna enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
- James Te Huna is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Ricardo Romero has lost 100% of fights by KO.
- Ricardo Romero threatens submissions; James Te Huna has lost 60% of fights by sub.
- James Te Huna has 16pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Ricardo Romero has 42pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
James Te Huna
Red Corner
VS
Ricardo Romero
Blue Corner
-152
(60%)
Vegas Odds
+142
(41%)
44
Age
48
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
6'0"
190.5 cm
Reach
193.04 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
James Te HunaL4 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Ryan Jimmo · Feb 13L
SUBvs Glover Teixeira · May 13L
KOvs Mauricio Rua · Dec 13L
SUBvs Nate Marquardt · Jun 14L
KOvs Steve Bosse · Mar 16Ricardo Romero
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Seth Petruzelli · Jul 10L
KOvs Kyle Kingsbury · Feb 11Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
James Te HunaMetricRicardo Romero
4.04
Strikes / min
2.17
2.99
Strikes absorbed / min
4.77
62%
Strike defense
46%
2.75
TDs / 15 min
1.63
58%
Takedown defense
100%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
3.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.05Δ 3.65 — meaningful gap-2.60
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
James Te HunaRicardo Romero
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
James Te Huna(9 fights)Ricardo Romero(3 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-16.016.0
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-21.021.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.70.7
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.7-0.7
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.6-0.6
James Te Huna
StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights9
Ricardo Romero
StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights3