Boris Atangana vs Bryan Battle

DateDec 19, 2026

DivisionMiddleweight

StatusScheduled

VenueLDLC Arena

BroadcastESPN 2

Boris AtanganaAlain / Modern Gladiator |9-0-0Boris Atangana vs Bryan BattleBryan BattleThe Butcher |13-3-0

Boris AtanganaAlain / Modern Gladiator9-0-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

9-0-0Record13-3-0

TBDAge31

6'1"Height6'2"

76"Reach77"

185 lbsWeight170 lbs

MiddleweightWeight ClassMiddleweight

Bryan BattleThe Butcher13-3-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Bryan Battle owns a 5-point Elo edge (good). Tracked UFC stat edges are limited for this matchup. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

Compare Boris Atangana and Bryan Battle across their careers →

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.

Boris AtanganaBryan Battle

Recent form

Boris AtanganaW W W W W · +118 Elo last 5

WWWWW

Bryan BattleW L W W W · +47 Elo last 5

WLWWW

Elo edge

Boris Atangana1718+25 last move

Bryan Battle1723+12 last move

Fight intelligence

Model forecast and your pick

Inspect the model’s probability and Elo baseline, then make your own call before the card starts.

Combat Edge Model

Fight forecast

Frozen pre-fight · v0.7-2026-08-28

44%Boris Atangana56%Bryan Battle

Model favoriteBryan Battle

Elo baseline51% for Bryan Battle

Matchup adjustment+5 pts vs Elo

Win probability computed before the fight from point-in-time Elo, records, and matchup data. The baseline shows what Elo alone expected; the adjustment is not a certainty. Analytics, not betting advice.

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Forecast context

What separates the fighters

Model + Elo agree

Bryan Battle leads the full model at 56%. Elo agrees, and the complete matchup model strengthens that lean by 5 points.

Current Elo ratings1718 · 1723Bryan Battle leads by 5 rating points.

Recent opponent quality1544 · 1680Bryan Battle faced the stronger recent schedule (9 vs 10 sampled fights).

Elo record depth9 · 16 fightsBryan Battle has the deeper counted Elo history.

Largest tracked stat edgesNot enough comparable dataNo advantage is inferred when the underlying records are incomplete.

Stat advantages

Boris AtanganavsBryan Battle

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Boris AtanganaKO/TKO leads 78% of wins

Bryan Battlesubmission leads 38% of wins

Common opponents

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

Tale of the tape

Boris AtanganaBryan Battle

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

Not availableSig. strikes landed per min5.12

UFC middleweight average : 3.80

Not availableSig. strike accuracy53

UFC middleweight average : 48%

Not availableSig. strikes absorbed per min4.11

UFC middleweight average : 3.81

Not availableSig. strike defense44

UFC middleweight average : 52%

Not availableTakedown average0.77

UFC middleweight average : 1.69

Not availableTakedown accuracy9

UFC middleweight average : 32%

Not availableTakedown defense54

UFC middleweight average : 58%

Not availableSubmission average0.39

UFC middleweight average : 0.65

7Wins by knockout4

2Wins by submission5

0Wins by decision4

0Losses by knockout0

0Losses by submission2

0Losses by decision1

Boris Atangana vs Bryan Battle is a scheduled Middleweight fight on PFL LYON : LAPILUS VS MCKEE. Boris Atangana enters with a 9-0-0 record and Bryan Battle enters with a 13-3-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.