Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Cyrille Diabate won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Thursday, March 3, 2011·Louisville, Kentucky, USA, USA
Style matchupSteve Cantwell: Well-roundedvsCyrille Diabate: Elusive striker
The well-rounded fighter has more dimensions. The elusive striker needs to win the striking exchanges clearly.
Model Prediction: Steve Cantwell wins(55.5%)
Actual result: Cyrille Diabate wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Steve Cantwell has 27pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Cyrille Diabate (53.5%).
- Cyrille Diabate has a 15cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Steve Cantwell
Red Corner
VS
Cyrille Diabate
Blue Corner
-145
(59%)
Vegas Odds
+125
(44%)
39
Age
52
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'2"
Height
6'6"
190.5 cm
Reach
205.74 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Steve CantwellL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Mike Massenzio · Oct 11L
vs Riki Fukuda · Feb 12Cyrille DiabateL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
SUBvs Anthony Perosh · Nov 11W
vs Tom DeBlass · Apr 12W
SUBvs Chad Griggs · Nov 12L
KOvs Jimi Manuwa · Feb 13L
SUBvs Ilir Latifi · Mar 14Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Steve CantwellMetricCyrille Diabate
3.63
Strikes / min
4.06
5.76
Strikes absorbed / min
1.78
55%
Strike defense
60%
0.65
TDs / 15 min
1.17
80%
Takedown defense
53%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-2.13Δ 4.41 — meaningful gap+2.28
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Steve CantwellCyrille Diabate
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Steve Cantwell(3 fights)Cyrille Diabate(8 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+1.5-1.5
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.2-0.2
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+49.2-49.2
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+50.0-50.0
Steve Cantwell
StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights3
Cyrille Diabate
StanceSouthpaw
Height78.0"
Reach81.0"
Fights8