Reason through the matchup yourself. The brighter side of each bar marks the fighter with the edge.
Nick KleinJoe Kropschot
Striking
Significant strikes landedper round
Nick Klein 9.5, Joe Kropschot —.
9.5—
Significant strikes absorbedper round · lower is better
Nick Klein 13.0, Joe Kropschot —.
13.0—
Striking differentiallanded minus absorbed, per round
Nick Klein -3.5, Joe Kropschot —.
-3.5—
Striking accuracyshare of significant strikes landed
Nick Klein 56.7%, Joe Kropschot —.
56.7%—
Striking defenseshare of opponents’ significant strikes avoided
Nick Klein 38.8%, Joe Kropschot —.
38.8%—
Knockdownsper round
Nick Klein 0.00, Joe Kropschot —.
0.00—
Wrestling and grappling
Takedown attemptsper round · wrestling volume
Nick Klein 4.00, Joe Kropschot —.
4.00—
Takedowns landedper round · takedown production
Nick Klein 1.25, Joe Kropschot —.
1.25—
Takedown accuracyshare of own attempts completed
Nick Klein 31.2%, Joe Kropschot —.
31.2%—
Takedown defenseshare of opponents’ attempts stopped
Nick Klein 66.7%, Joe Kropschot —.
66.7%—
Control timeminutes:seconds per round
Nick Klein 1:56, Joe Kropschot —.
1:56—
Submission attemptsper round
Nick Klein 0.25, Joe Kropschot —.
0.25—
Fight profile
Wins by KO/TKOUFC wins
Nick Klein 0, Joe Kropschot —. Style difference, no edge.
0—
Wins by submissionUFC wins
Nick Klein 0, Joe Kropschot —. Style difference, no edge.
0—
Wins by decisionUFC wins
Nick Klein 0, Joe Kropschot —. Style difference, no edge.
0—
Average fight timeelapsed time per UFC bout (minutes:seconds)
Nick Klein 6:31, Joe Kropschot —. Style difference, no edge.
6:31—
Detailed UFC fightsmore fights = more evidence behind these numbers
Nick Klein 2, Joe Kropschot —.
2—
Career UFC totals from fights before Sat 31 Oct 2026 only (pre-fight cutoff; this bout and anything after it are excluded); latest included fight Sat 2 Aug 2025. No detailed UFC statistics yet for Joe Kropschot. These are descriptive numbers, not the model's locked inputs, and they are not opponent-adjusted. Small samples move a lot.
The fighters
Nick Klein
UFC record 0-2 · 2 detailed UFC fights · Wrestling Heavy · Control Grappler
Ratings
Ratings V2Provisional — fewer than 5 detailed UFC fights
Striking (offense)73
Power68
Striking defense70
Takedown defense76
WrestlingProvisional measure78
Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (2 detailed fights; as of Sat 2 Aug 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.
Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026
R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: LIMITED80.3
CardioEvidence: LIMITED66.4
Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.
About these ratings
Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.
Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.
Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.
Ratings V2Provisional — fewer than 5 detailed UFC fights
Striking (offense)—
Power—
Striking defense—
Takedown defense—
WrestlingProvisional measure—
Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (0 detailed fights; as of —). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.
Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026
R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: UNKNOWN—
CardioEvidence: UNKNOWN—
Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.
About these ratings
Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.
Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.
Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.
A written review of what happened versus the locked forecast has not been published for this bout yet.
Simulate in the Lab
The Lab's simulators currently run on a fixed library of historical example fights, so this exact matchup is not available there yet. They are research tools and can disagree with the official forecast.
