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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Leonardo Santos won · U-DEC R3
Elo1433
Elo1357
Efrain Escudero

Leonardo SantosvsEfrain EscuderoUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski · Saturday, September 13, 2014Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Official fight result

Leonardo Santos won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupLeonardo Santos: Well-roundedvsEfrain Escudero: Well-rounded

Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.

Model Prediction: Leonardo Santos wins(61.9%)

Actual result: Leonardo Santos wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Leonardo Santos at -210 American odds

+$48 profit

$148 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Leonardo Santos enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Leonardo Santos has 20pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Leonardo Santos has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Leonardo Santos
Red Corner
VS
Efrain Escudero
Blue Corner
-210
(68%)
Vegas Odds
+190
(34%)
1433
Elo
1357
46
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
5'9"
190.5 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Leonardo SantosL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Stevie Ray · Jun 19
W
vs Roman Bogatov · Jul 20
L
KOvs Grant Dawson · Mar 21
L
SUBvs Clay Guida · Dec 21
L
vs Jared Gordon · Aug 22
latest
Efrain EscuderoL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Mac Danzig · Apr 12
W
vs Rodrigo de Lima · Feb 15
W
SUBvs Drew Dober · Jun 15
L
vs Leandro Silva · Nov 15
L
vs Kevin Lee · Apr 16
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Leonardo SantosMetricEfrain Escudero
2.82
Strikes / min
2.92
3.40
Strikes absorbed / min
2.30
54%
Strike defense
63%
0.88
TDs / 15 min
1.31
86%
Takedown defense
66%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.58Δ 1.20 — meaningful gap+0.62

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1519 vs 1467Strikes24.0 vs 29.0Takedowns0.5 vs 1.1Sub Atts0.50 vs 1.00Form1.0 vs -0.8
Leonardo SantosEfrain Escudero

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Leonardo Santos(10 fights)Efrain Escudero(9 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 +76.3|Blue -76.3
Recent Form
Red +1.8|Blue -1.8
Striker Score
Red -1.7|Blue +1.7
Grappler Score
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Layoff
Red -413.0|Blue +413.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Leonardo SantosTargetEfrain Escudero

By target zone

23
31% acc · 64%
Head
27
34% acc · 63%
7
41% acc · 19%
Body
6
55% acc · 14%
6
100% acc · 17%
Leg
10
100% acc · 23%

By position

20
25% acc · 56%
Distance
37
40% acc · 86%
1
33% acc · 3%
Clinch
4
80% acc · 9%
15
94% acc · 42%
Ground
2
50% acc · 5%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Leonardo Santos rounds
0
even
1
Efrain Escudero rounds
Round 1Leonardo Santos edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns1
Control3:49
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
Round 2Efrain Escudero edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:02
Knockdowns0
30Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:46Control
1Knockdowns
Round 3Leonardo Santos edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns1
Control3:04
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
36 / 98
Sig Strikes
43 / 101
39%
Sig Str %
39%
66 / 132
Total Strikes
77 / 143
2 / 4
TDs
0 / 0
66.7%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
6:55
Ctrl Time
0:50

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Efrain Escudero8 / 1726 / 380 / 00
1Leonardo Santos13 / 2232 / 431 / 10
2Efrain Escudero30 / 6234 / 670 / 00
2Leonardo Santos8 / 348 / 340 / 20
3Efrain Escudero5 / 2217 / 380 / 00
3Leonardo Santos15 / 4226 / 551 / 10

Leonardo Santos

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights10

Efrain Escudero

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights9