Welterweight
3 Rounds
Jonathan Meunier won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, November 26, 2016·Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Australia
Style matchupRichard Walsh: Elusive strikervsJonathan Meunier: Well-rounded
The well-rounded fighter has more dimensions. The elusive striker needs to win the striking exchanges clearly.
Model Prediction: Richard Walsh wins(62.2%)
Actual result: Jonathan Meunier wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Jonathan Meunier has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Stance matchup historically favors Jonathan Meunier (52.9%).
Tale of the Tape
Richard Walsh
Red Corner
VS
Jonathan Meunier
Blue Corner
-135
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+115
(47%)
37
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
6'0"
Height
6'3"
185.42 cm
Reach
190.5 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Richard Walsh
oldest →latest
W
vs Chris Indich · Apr 14L
vs Kiichi Kunimoto · Sep 14L
KOvs Alan Jouban · Feb 15W
vs Steve Kennedy · Nov 15L
vs Viscardi Andrade · Mar 16Jonathan Meunier
oldest →latest
L
SUBvs Colby Covington · Jun 16Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Richard WalshMetricJonathan Meunier
3.84
Strikes / min
3.47
2.72
Strikes absorbed / min
1.43
58%
Strike defense
69%
1.55
TDs / 15 min
0.58
66%
Takedown defense
58%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.12evenly matched on net striking+2.04
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Richard WalshJonathan Meunier
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Richard Walsh(6 fights)Jonathan Meunier(2 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-0.40.4
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+91.0-91.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.7-0.7
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+3.1-3.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.3-0.3
Richard Walsh
StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights6
Jonathan Meunier
StanceSwitch
Height75.0"
Reach—
Fights2