Kelvin Gastelum
21-10-0
VS
2026-09-12
UFC Fight Night: Elliott vs. Chairez
Middleweight
Yousri Belgaroui
9-3-0
Thin UFC data
XGBOOST PREDICTION
Yousri Belgaroui
77.3% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
50%
Decision
38%
KO / TKO
13%
Submission
Decision49.9%
KO / TKO37.6%
Submission12.5%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 156.1%
Round 227.8%
Round 3+16.1%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 50% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why XGBoost leans this way
Kelvin Gastelum
Yousri Belgaroui
Net striking dominance
Matchup -1.45
16%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup +19
10%
Age
Kelvin Gastelum 34.9 yrs
9%
Age
Yousri Belgaroui 34.3 yrs
6%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Kelvin Gastelum -0.33
4%
Reach edge
Matchup -20.3 cm
4%
Striking accuracy
Yousri Belgaroui 58%
3%
Body strikes absorbed per min
Yousri Belgaroui 0.37
3%
Distance strike defense
Yousri Belgaroui 65%
3%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup -0.03
3%
Strikes absorbed/min
Yousri Belgaroui 1.93
3%
Finishing threat edge
Matchup -0.40
3%
Southpaw stance edge
Matchup +1
3%
Fights per year
Kelvin Gastelum 2.00
3%
← pushes toward Kelvin Gastelum pushes toward Yousri Belgaroui →
Bars show each factor's SHAP contribution to this specific prediction — how much it pushed the win probability toward one fighter, given everything else the model knows. Percentages are each factor's share of the total push across the top 30 factors.

Kelvin Gastelum

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
12.2m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L SUB
W DEC
L DEC
W DEC
L SUB
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 185 lbs
Reach: 180 cm
Stance: Southpaw

Yousri Belgaroui

Win Streak
2
Finish Rate
100%
Avg Duration
12.3m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W KO
W KO
Height: 198 cm
Weight: 185 lbs
Reach: 201 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Head-to-Head Stats
Kelvin Gastelum
ADVANTAGE
Yousri Belgaroui
Striking Accuracy
43.3%
+14.5%
57.8%
Strikes Landed/Min
3.37
+1.75
5.12
Strikes Absorbed/Min
3.80
+1.87
1.93
Striking Defense
54.9%
+6.9%
61.8%
Takedown Accuracy
39.5%
+1.6%
41.1%
Takedown Defense
60.7%
+1.2%
59.5%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.23
+0.30
0.52
Avg Control Time (sec)
58.41
+5.66
64.07
Strikes Per Round
16.30
+5.00
21.30
Head Strike %
61.2%
+2.5%
63.6%
Body Strike %
20.7%
+0.2%
20.4%
Leg Strike %
18.2%
+2.2%
15.9%
Last 5 Win Rate
40.0%
+60.0%
100.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
0.0%
+100.0%
100.0%