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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Francisco Figueiredo won · U-DEC
Elo1495
Francisco Figueiredo
Elo1403

Francisco FigueiredovsJerome RiveraUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny · Wednesday, January 20, 2021Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Official fight result

Francisco Figueiredo won

U-DEC

Style matchupFrancisco Figueiredo: WrestlervsJerome Rivera: Striker

Classic wrestler-vs-striker. The wrestler historically gets the edge if they can close distance and finish takedowns.

Model Prediction: Jerome Rivera wins(58.6%)

Actual result: Francisco Figueiredo wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Scouting Report

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

  • Francisco Figueiredo threatens submissions; Jerome Rivera has lost 33% of fights by sub.
  • Francisco Figueiredo has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Francisco Figueiredo has 36pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Striker vs grappler stylistic clash — fight location (standing vs ground) typically decides it.
  • Jerome Rivera has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Francisco Figueiredo
Red Corner
VS
Jerome Rivera
Blue Corner
-155
(61%)
Vegas Odds
+125
(44%)
1495
Elo
1403
36
Age
31
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'6"
Height
5'10"
172.72 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

Last 3 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Francisco Figueiredo
oldest →
L
vs Malcolm Gordon · Jul 21
W
SUBvs Daniel Lacerda · Apr 22
L
SUBvs Amir Albazi · Aug 22
latest
Jerome RiveraL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Tyson Nam · Sep 20
L
SUBvs Zhalgas Zhumagulov · Jul 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Francisco FigueiredoMetricJerome Rivera
2.04
Strikes / min
3.21
2.59
Strikes absorbed / min
2.60
61%
Strike defense
51%
2.51
TDs / 15 min
0.00
76%
Takedown defense
40%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.55Δ 1.16 — meaningful gap+0.61

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1483Strikes0.0 vs 3.8Takedowns0.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form0.0 vs -1.0
Francisco FigueiredoJerome Rivera

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Francisco Figueiredo(4 fights)Jerome Rivera(3 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 +92.3|Blue -92.3
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red +49.6|Blue -49.6
Grappler Score
Red +50.0|Blue -50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Francisco FigueiredoTargetJerome Rivera

By target zone

11
39% acc · 38%
Head
12
13% acc · 39%
7
64% acc · 24%
Body
8
40% acc · 26%
11
79% acc · 38%
Leg
11
46% acc · 35%

By position

20
50% acc · 69%
Distance
22
20% acc · 71%
4
100% acc · 14%
Clinch
9
41% acc · 29%
5
56% acc · 17%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Francisco Figueiredo rounds
0
even
0
Jerome Rivera rounds
Round 1Francisco Figueiredo edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns1
Control2:21
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:10Control
Round 2Francisco Figueiredo edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns1
Control2:49
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:12Control
Round 3Francisco Figueiredo edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns2
Control1:57
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:45Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
29 / 53
Sig Strikes
31 / 134
54.3%
Sig Str %
23.3%
39 / 65
Total Strikes
85 / 199
4 / 6
TDs
0 / 5
83.3%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
1
7:07
Ctrl Time
1:07

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jerome Rivera12 / 3529 / 580 / 30
1Francisco Figueiredo8 / 1716 / 271 / 10
2Jerome Rivera5 / 3322 / 520 / 00
2Francisco Figueiredo13 / 1815 / 201 / 10
3Jerome Rivera14 / 6634 / 890 / 20
3Francisco Figueiredo8 / 188 / 182 / 40

Francisco Figueiredo

StanceSouthpaw
Height66.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights4

Jerome Rivera

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights3