Edson Barboza vs Kevin Lee — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee

Atlantic City, USA

21 Apr 2018

Lightweight

56%

Barboza

44%

Lee

Win Probability

Edson Barboza

"Junior"

24 – 14

5'11"75" reachOrthodox40 yrs4-fight slideWell-Rounded

CFR 45

Kevin Lee

"The Motown Phenom"

18 – 8

Well-Rounded3-fight slide34 yrsOrthodox77" reach5'9"

CFR 35

★ Official Result

Kevin LeewinsR5 · 2:18

def. Edson Barboza · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Barboza

→

Actual result

Lee wins

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Barboza at 56% vs Lee at 44% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 9 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Barboza's chin rating of 0 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Lee has a chin rating of 24 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

BarbozaLee

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

—

Barboza

Lee

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

5'11"+

Height

5'9"

75"

Reach

+77"

Age

+34

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Barboza

Lee

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

44.6

35.2

45.7

Performance Avg

48.3

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Barboza

Lee

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

6.1

/ 10

3.0

/ 10

5.1

Style: Pressure

5.6

5.1

Style: Volume

4.1

9 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

2 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

16Distance14

0Clinch0

0Ground0

Barboza

Lee

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

1.2

/ 10

3.8

/ 10

0.8

Wrestling Style (/10)

2.6

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

3.6

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Barboza

Lee

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

2 consec. KOs

Verdict

KO risk

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R1.6 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R1.0 stoppage

Most recent fight

Last KO loss

13 fights ago

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

33/38 fights

Chin rating based on

19/26 fights

Barboza

Lee

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

4-fight 📉 slide

Current form

3-fight 📉 slide

L · KO · R2

L · KO · R1

L · Dec · R3

L · Dec · R5

W · Dec · R5

Last 5

L · Sub · R1

L · Dec · R3

L · Sub · R3

W · KO · R1

L · Sub · R4

Barboza

Lee

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

50%

55%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Barboza

Lee

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

6.1

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

3.0

1.2

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

3.8

0.8

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

2.6

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

3.6

5.1

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

5.6

5.1

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

4.1

Barboza

Strike Zones

Lee

Barboza

Attacking

16 landed

Absorbing

14 absorbed

Lee

Attacking

14 landed

Absorbing

16 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Barboza targets the head (50% of attacks) — Lee absorbs 50% of strikes there

🎯Lee targets the head (100% of attacks) — Barboza absorbs 100% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Barboza

RND

Lee

0/0R00/0

Barboza · Last 5

L · KO · R2

Esteban Ribovics

KO/TKO

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L · KO · R1

Jalin Turner

KO/TKO

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L · Dec · R3

Drakkar Klose

Decision

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L · Dec · R5

Lerone Murphy

Decision

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W · Dec · R5

Sodiq Yusuff

Decision

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Lee · Last 5

L · Sub · R1

Rinat Fakhretdinov

Submission

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L · Dec · R3

Daniel Rodriguez

Decision

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L · Sub · R3

Charles Oliveira

Submission

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W · KO · R1

Gregor Gillespie

KO/TKO

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L · Sub · R4

Rafael Dos Anjos

Submission

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News & Media

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