Welterweight
3 Rounds
Nordine Taleb won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, May 4, 2019·Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Canada
Style matchupNordine Taleb: Elusive strikervsKyle Prepolec: Striker
Two strikers, different gameplans. Volume vs precision — judges typically favor activity.
Model Prediction: Nordine Taleb wins(72.7%)
Actual result: Nordine Taleb wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Nordine Taleb enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Kyle Prepolec enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Nordine Taleb has 18pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Nordine Taleb has 28pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Kyle Prepolec (53.5%).
- Nordine Taleb has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Nordine Taleb
Red Corner
VS
Kyle Prepolec
Blue Corner
-420
(81%)
Vegas Odds
+335
(23%)
44
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'1"
Height
5'10"
187.96 cm
Reach
177.8 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Nordine TalebL3 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Oliver Enkamp · May 17W
KOvs Danny Roberts · Dec 17L
SUBvs Claudio Silva · May 18L
KOvs Sean Strickland · Oct 18L
KOvs Muslim Salikhov · Sep 19Kyle PrepolecL3 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Austin Hubbard · Sep 19L
SUBvs Benoit Saint Denis · May 25L
KOvs Drew Dober · Oct 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Nordine TalebMetricKyle Prepolec
3.66
Strikes / min
3.25
2.62
Strikes absorbed / min
5.69
66%
Strike defense
48%
1.94
TDs / 15 min
0.00
73%
Takedown defense
45%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.04Δ 3.48 — meaningful gap-2.44
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Nordine TalebKyle Prepolec
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Nordine Taleb(10 fights)Kyle Prepolec(4 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+30.3-30.3
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.40.4
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-47.447.4
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-49.549.5
Nordine Taleb
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights12
Kyle Prepolec
StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights4