UFC FIGHT NIGHT : STRICKLAND VS HERNANDEZ

Austin Vanderford vs Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani

Feb 21, 2026 · PARAMOUNT+

DateFeb 21, 2026

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenueToyota Center

BroadcastPARAMOUNT+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, February 21, 2026 — watch on PARAMOUNT+.

US East (ET): Sat 5:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 2:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sat 10:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 11:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 9:00 AM
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Austin VanderfordThe Gentleman |13-3-0Austin Vanderford vs Jean-Paul LebosnoyaniJean-Paul LebosnoyaniMufasa |11-2-0

Austin VanderfordThe Gentleman13-3-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

13-3-0Record11-2-0

36Age27

5'11"Height5'11"

74"Reach72"

185 lbsWeight171 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Jean-Paul LebosnoyaniMufasa11-2-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Austin Vanderford owns a 5-point Elo edge (good). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Austin VanderfordJean-Paul Lebosnoyani

Recent form

Austin VanderfordL W W L L · -29 Elo last 5

LWWLL

Jean-Paul LebosnoyaniW W W W W · +91 Elo last 5

WWWWW

Elo edge

Austin Vanderford1690-23 last move

Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani1685+17 last move

Why they are ranked here

Austin Vanderford#80 of 331 active Welterweight fighters · 1690 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Nikolay Veretennikov (rated 1670 at the time): +18.
Costliest loss: Lost to Ramiz Brahimaj (rated 1639 at the time): -23.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -29 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #79 Levan Chokheli, 0 ahead of #81 Carlston Harris.

Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani#84 of 331 active Welterweight fighters · 1685 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Kegan Gennrich (rated 1634 at the time): +31.
Costliest loss: Lost to JaCobi Jones (rated 1586 at the time): -30.
Last 5 fights: 5 wins, 0 losses, +91 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #83 Mike Perry, 0 ahead of #85 Omran Chaaban.

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What's at stake

Austin VanderfordNow 1690 · #80 Welterweight

Wins by decision+16→ 1706

Loses by decision-16→ 1674

Jean-Paul LebosnoyaniNow 1685 · #84 Welterweight

Wins by decision+16→ 1701

Loses by decision-16→ 1669

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Austin VanderfordvsJean-Paul Lebosnoyani

Takedown accuracy

36%vs21%

Submission average

1.23vs1.93

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

2.71vs4.05

Sig. strikes landed per min

3.04vs4.14

Finishing profile

Austin VanderfordKO/TKO leads 38% of wins

Jean-Paul Lebosnoyanisubmission leads 45% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Austin VanderfordJean-Paul Lebosnoyani

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.04Sig. strikes landed per min4.14

UFC middleweight average : 3.94

59Sig. strike accuracy47

UFC middleweight average : 48%

2.71Sig. strikes absorbed per min4.05

UFC middleweight average : 3.82

48Sig. strike defense57

UFC middleweight average : 52%

3.08Takedown average2.89

UFC middleweight average : 1.62

36Takedown accuracy21

UFC middleweight average : 30%

100Takedown defense100

UFC middleweight average : 59%

1.23Submission average1.93

UFC middleweight average : 0.68

5Wins by knockout3

3Wins by submission5

5Wins by decision3

2Losses by knockout2

1Losses by submission0

0Losses by decision0

Austin Vanderford vs Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : STRICKLAND VS HERNANDEZ. Austin Vanderford enters with a 13-3-0 record and Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani enters with a 11-2-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.