Middleweight
3 Rounds
Scott Askham won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Saturday, February 27, 2016·London, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Style matchupScott Askham: Well-roundedvsChris Dempsey: Wrestler
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: Scott Askham wins(71.5%)
Actual result: Scott Askham wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Scott Askham enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Scott Askham is a KO finisher (100% of wins). Chris Dempsey has lost 100% of fights by KO.
- Chris Dempsey has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Scott Askham has 49pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Scott Askham (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Scott Askham
Red Corner
VS
Chris Dempsey
Blue Corner
-360
(78%)
Vegas Odds
+300
(25%)
38
Age
38
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
5'10"
190.5 cm
Reach
182.88 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Scott AskhamL3 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Magnus Cedenblad · Oct 14W
KOvs Antonio Dos Santos · Jun 15L
vs Krzysztof Jotko · Oct 15L
vs Jack Hermansson · Sep 16L
vs Bradley Scott · Mar 17Chris Dempsey
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Ilir Latifi · Jul 14W
vs Eddie Gordon · Apr 15L
KOvs Jonathan Wilson · Aug 15Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Scott AskhamMetricChris Dempsey
3.03
Strikes / min
2.25
3.52
Strikes absorbed / min
2.82
52%
Strike defense
65%
0.44
TDs / 15 min
2.64
65%
Takedown defense
16%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.49evenly matched on net striking-0.57
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Scott AskhamChris Dempsey
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Scott Askham(6 fights)Chris Dempsey(4 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-4.04.0
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-77.077.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.00.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+1.1-1.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.10.1
Scott Askham
StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights6
Chris Dempsey
StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights4