Marc-Andre Barriault
"Powerbar"
17-10-0
VS
2026-10-17
UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott
Middleweight
Kyle Daukaus
17-4-0
ENSEMBLE PREDICTION
Kyle Daukaus
52.6% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
30%
Decision
44%
KO / TKO
25%
Submission
Decision30.5%
KO / TKO44.2%
Submission25.3%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 160.2%
Round 224.3%
Round 3+15.5%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 70% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why XGBoost leans this way
Marc-Andre Barriault
Kyle Daukaus
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Kyle Daukaus -1.15
12%
Net striking dominance
Matchup -0.77
11%
Age
Marc-Andre Barriault 36.7 yrs
8%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Marc-Andre Barriault -2.52
6%
Elo rating edge
Matchup -27
6%
Round 1 strike output
Kyle Daukaus 9.77
5%
Avg takedowns attempted
Kyle Daukaus 2.26
5%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup +6
4%
Last 2 avg fight time
Kyle Daukaus 162
4%
Avg takedowns attempted
Marc-Andre Barriault 1.54
3%
Age
Kyle Daukaus 33.6 yrs
3%
Strikes absorbed/min
Marc-Andre Barriault 5.43
3%
Elo rating
Kyle Daukaus 1,502
2%
Last 2 avg fight time
Marc-Andre Barriault 900
2%
← pushes toward Marc-Andre Barriault pushes toward Kyle Daukaus →
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.

Marc-Andre Barriault

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
20%
Avg Duration
7.5m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
L DEC
W KO
L KO
L KO
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 185 lbs
Reach: 188 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Kyle Daukaus

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
40%
Avg Duration
3.0m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L KO
W SUB
W KO
L KO
L KO
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 185 lbs
Reach: 193 cm
Stance: Southpaw
Head-to-Head Stats
Marc-Andre Barriault
ADVANTAGE
Kyle Daukaus
Striking Accuracy
45.9%
+0.8%
46.7%
Strikes Landed/Min
4.39
+2.17
2.23
Strikes Absorbed/Min
5.43
+2.94
2.48
Striking Defense
45.9%
+4.5%
50.4%
Takedown Accuracy
36.0%
+4.6%
31.4%
Takedown Defense
66.8%
+6.8%
59.9%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.23
+0.10
0.32
Avg Control Time (sec)
65.63
+13.42
79.05
Strikes Per Round
20.09
+7.58
12.51
Head Strike %
68.5%
+3.6%
64.9%
Body Strike %
21.9%
+3.0%
18.9%
Leg Strike %
9.6%
+6.6%
16.2%
Last 5 Win Rate
20.0%
+20.0%
40.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
20.0%
+20.0%
40.0%