Featherweight
3 Rounds
Rani Yahya won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, August 3, 2013·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil
Style matchupRani Yahya: WrestlervsJosh Clopton: Wrestler
Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.
Model Prediction: Rani Yahya wins(55.1%)
Actual result: Rani Yahya wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Josh Clopton has 46pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Rani Yahya
Red Corner
VS
Josh Clopton
Blue Corner
-1000
(91%)
Vegas Odds
+800
(11%)
41
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'6"
170.18 cm
Reach
172.72 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Rani YahyaL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Ricky Simon · Feb 19W
SUBvs Ray Rodriguez · Mar 21W
vs Kyung Ho Kang · Nov 21L
KOvs Montel Jackson · Apr 23L
KOvs Victor Henry · Apr 24Josh Clopton
oldest →latest
L
vs Steven Siler · Dec 11Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Rani YahyaMetricJosh Clopton
1.71
Strikes / min
1.60
2.08
Strikes absorbed / min
2.87
50%
Strike defense
50%
2.73
TDs / 15 min
2.00
29%
Takedown defense
75%
1.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.37evenly matched on net striking-1.27
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Rani YahyaJosh Clopton
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Rani Yahya(10 fights)Josh Clopton(2 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+45.2-45.2
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-455.0455.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+1.8-1.8
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+1.5-1.5
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.4-0.4
Rani Yahya
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights19
Josh Clopton
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach—
Fights2