Middleweight
3 Rounds
Nordine Taleb won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Wednesday, April 16, 2014·Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, Canada
Model Prediction: Vik Grujic wins(53.6%)
Actual result: Nordine Taleb wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Nordine Taleb has 25pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Nordine Taleb has 47pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Nordine Taleb
Red Corner
VS
Vik Grujic
Blue Corner
-235
(70%)
Vegas Odds
+215
(32%)
44
Age
49
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'11"
187.96 cm
Reach
185.42 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Nordine Taleb
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Danny Roberts · Dec 17L
SUBvs Claudio Silva · May 18L
KOvs Sean Strickland · Oct 18W
vs Kyle Prepolec · May 19L
KOvs Muslim Salikhov · Sep 19Vik GrujicL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Chris Indich · Jun 14L
KOvs Chris Clements · Nov 14L
vs Brendan O'Reilly · May 15Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Nordine TalebMetricVik Grujic
3.66
Strikes / min
2.24
2.62
Strikes absorbed / min
3.39
66%
Strike defense
41%
1.94
TDs / 15 min
1.18
73%
Takedown defense
26%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.04Δ 2.19 — meaningful gap-1.15
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Nordine Taleb(10 fights)Vik Grujic(4 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
0.00.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
0.00.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
0.00.0
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
0.00.0
Nordine Taleb
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights12
Vik Grujic
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights4