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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Sergio Pettis won · U-DEC R3
Elo1356
Yaotzin Meza
Elo1492
Sergio Pettis

Yaotzin MezavsSergio PettisUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov · Saturday, June 7, 2014Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Official fight result

Sergio Pettis won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupYaotzin Meza: Submission grapplervsSergio Pettis: Elusive striker

The grappler must close distance and chain wrestling. The elusive striker keeps space and picks shots.

Model Prediction: Sergio Pettis wins(57.3%)

Actual result: Sergio Pettis wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Sergio Pettis at -660 American odds

+$15 profit

$115 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Sergio Pettis has 49pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Yaotzin Meza
Red Corner
VS
Sergio Pettis
Blue Corner
+540
(16%)
Vegas Odds
-660
(87%)
1356
Elo
1492
45
Age
32
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'6"
180.34 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Yaotzin MezaL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Chad Mendes · Dec 12
W
SUBvs John Albert · Jul 13
W
vs Damian Stasiak · Apr 15
L
vs Sam Sicilia · Jul 15
L
vs Arnold Allen · Feb 16
latest
Sergio Pettis
oldest →
L
vs Henry Cejudo · Dec 17
W
vs Joseph Benavidez · Jun 18
L
vs Jussier Formiga · Oct 18
L
vs Rob Font · Dec 18
W
vs Tyson Nam · Sep 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Yaotzin MezaMetricSergio Pettis
1.43
Strikes / min
3.88
1.62
Strikes absorbed / min
2.91
64%
Strike defense
65%
1.06
TDs / 15 min
0.85
18%
Takedown defense
67%
1.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.19Δ 1.16 — meaningful gap+0.97

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1501 vs 1499Strikes6.0 vs 65.0Takedowns0.7 vs 1.5Sub Atts1.33 vs 1.50Form0.3 vs -0.1
Yaotzin MezaSergio Pettis

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14901498150515131520← oldermost recent →
Yaotzin Meza(6 fights)Sergio Pettis(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -135.5|Blue +135.5
Recent Form
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Striker Score
Red -2.6|Blue +2.6
Grappler Score
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Layoff
Red +182.0|Blue -182.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Yaotzin MezaTargetSergio Pettis

By target zone

27
30% acc · 63%
Head
28
23% acc · 52%
6
50% acc · 14%
Body
10
45% acc · 19%
10
91% acc · 23%
Leg
16
84% acc · 30%

By position

41
37% acc · 95%
Distance
53
33% acc · 98%
0
0% acc
Clinch
1
50% acc · 2%
2
67% acc · 5%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Yaotzin Meza rounds
1
even
1
Sergio Pettis rounds
Round 1Yaotzin Meza edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control0:00
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Sergio Pettis edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:00
25Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns1
Control1:20
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
43 / 114
Sig Strikes
54 / 161
40.7%
Sig Str %
32.7%
46 / 121
Total Strikes
60 / 168
1 / 6
TDs
0 / 0
16.7%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:20
Ctrl Time
0:04

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Sergio Pettis13 / 5413 / 540 / 00
1Yaotzin Meza18 / 3818 / 380 / 10
2Sergio Pettis25 / 6131 / 680 / 00
2Yaotzin Meza14 / 5414 / 540 / 30
3Sergio Pettis16 / 4616 / 460 / 00
3Yaotzin Meza11 / 2214 / 291 / 20

Yaotzin Meza

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights6

Sergio Pettis

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights14