Light Heavyweight
5 Rounds
🏆 Title Bout
Jon Jones won · U-DEC R5
UFC Event·Saturday, April 23, 2016·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupJon Jones: Elusive strikervsOvince Saint Preux: Well-rounded
The well-rounded fighter has more dimensions. The elusive striker needs to win the striking exchanges clearly.
Model Prediction: Jon Jones wins(63.8%)
Actual result: Jon Jones wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Jon Jones enters on a 5-fight win streak.
- Jon Jones has 17pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Jon Jones has 28pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Ovince Saint Preux (53.5%).
- Jon Jones has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Jon Jones
Red Corner
VS
Ovince Saint Preux
Blue Corner
-720
(88%)
Vegas Odds
+510
(16%)
38
Age
43
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'4"
Height
6'3"
213.36 cm
Reach
203.2 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Jon JonesW5 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Anthony Smith · Mar 19W
vs Thiago Santos · Jul 19W
vs Dominick Reyes · Feb 20W
SUBvs Ciryl Gane · Mar 23W
KOvs Stipe Miocic · Nov 24Ovince Saint Preux
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Tanner Boser · Jun 21W
vs Mauricio Rua · May 22L
KOvs Philipe Lins · Feb 23W
vs Kennedy Nzechukwu · Mar 24L
SUBvs Ryan Spann · Oct 24Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Jon JonesMetricOvince Saint Preux
4.38
Strikes / min
3.03
2.24
Strikes absorbed / min
3.33
64%
Strike defense
47%
1.89
TDs / 15 min
1.09
95%
Takedown defense
67%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+2.14Δ 2.44 — meaningful gap-0.30
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Jon JonesOvince Saint Preux
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Jon Jones(10 fights)Ovince Saint Preux(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+96.8-96.8
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+399.0-399.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.7-0.7
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+1.2-1.2
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.3-0.3
Jon Jones
StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach84.0"
Fights19
Ovince Saint Preux
StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights28