Welterweight
3 Rounds
Richard Walsh won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, November 14, 2015·Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Australia
Style matchupRichard Walsh: Elusive strikervsSteve Kennedy: Wrestler
The wrestler must close distance through high-output striking. The elusive striker thrives in space.
Model Prediction: Richard Walsh wins(61.9%)
Actual result: Richard Walsh wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Richard Walsh enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
- Richard Walsh has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Richard Walsh has 66pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Richard Walsh
Red Corner
VS
Steve Kennedy
Blue Corner
-420
(81%)
Vegas Odds
+335
(23%)
37
Age
43
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
5'11"
185.42 cm
Reach
180.34 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Richard WalshL4 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Chris Indich · Apr 14L
vs Kiichi Kunimoto · Sep 14L
KOvs Alan Jouban · Feb 15L
vs Viscardi Andrade · Mar 16L
vs Jonathan Meunier · Nov 16Steve Kennedy
oldest →latest
L
SUBvs Peter Sobotta · Jun 15Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Richard WalshMetricSteve Kennedy
3.84
Strikes / min
2.28
2.72
Strikes absorbed / min
5.52
58%
Strike defense
45%
1.55
TDs / 15 min
2.51
66%
Takedown defense
0%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.12Δ 4.36 — meaningful gap-3.24
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Richard WalshSteve Kennedy
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Richard Walsh(6 fights)Steve Kennedy(2 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+1.8-1.8
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+112.0-112.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.4-0.4
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+3.0-3.0
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.4-0.4
Richard Walsh
StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights6
Steve Kennedy
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach—
Fights2