Chidi Njokuani
"Bang Bang"
25-11-0
VS
2026-08-15
UFC 330
Welterweight
Joel Alvarez
"El Fenomeno"
23-3-0
LIGHTGBM PREDICTION
Joel Alvarez 'El Fenomeno'
57.8% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
47%
Decision
37%
KO / TKO
16%
Submission
Decision47.1%
KO / TKO36.8%
Submission16.0%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 149.5%
Round 239.1%
Round 3+11.4%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 53% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why LightGBM leans this way
Chidi Njokuani
Joel Alvarez
Elo rating edge
Matchup -81
15%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup 0.08
11%
Age
Chidi Njokuani 37.6 yrs
9%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Chidi Njokuani -1.29
8%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup +10
6%
Avg takedowns attempted
Joel Alvarez 1.49
5%
Net striking dominance
Matchup -0.12
4%
Avg takedowns attempted
Chidi Njokuani 1.60
3%
Age edge (significant gap)
Matchup +4.17
3%
Age
Joel Alvarez 33.5 yrs
3%
Striking accuracy
Chidi Njokuani 56%
3%
Finishing threat edge
Matchup -0.15
3%
Last 2 avg fight time
Chidi Njokuani 484.50
3%
Distance strike defense
Joel Alvarez 60%
3%
← pushes toward Chidi Njokuani pushes toward Joel Alvarez →
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.

Chidi Njokuani

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
20%
Avg Duration
10.7m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
L SUB
W KO
W DEC
W DEC
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 170 lbs
Reach: 203 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Joel Alvarez

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
60%
Avg Duration
9.4m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L SUB
W DEC
W KO
W KO
W SUB
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 155 lbs
Reach: 196 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Head-to-Head Stats
Chidi Njokuani
ADVANTAGE
Joel Alvarez
Striking Accuracy
55.9%
+1.5%
54.4%
Strikes Landed/Min
4.79
+1.02
3.77
Strikes Absorbed/Min
3.53
+1.13
2.40
Striking Defense
57.5%
+1.4%
56.1%
Takedown Accuracy
29.4%
+9.2%
38.6%
Takedown Defense
72.4%
+14.8%
57.6%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.24
+0.06
0.18
Avg Control Time (sec)
68.45
+13.67
82.12
Strikes Per Round
21.41
+3.74
17.67
Head Strike %
46.8%
+21.8%
68.6%
Body Strike %
31.7%
+11.7%
20.0%
Leg Strike %
21.4%
+10.0%
11.4%
Last 5 Win Rate
60.0%
+20.0%
80.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
20.0%
+40.0%
60.0%