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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Israel Adesanya won · S-DEC R3
Elo1464
Israel Adesanya
Elo1467

Israel AdesanyavsMarvin VettoriUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje · Saturday, April 14, 2018Glendale, Arizona, USA

Official fight result

Israel Adesanya won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupIsrael Adesanya: StrikervsMarvin Vettori: Pressure fighter

The pressure fighter will force exchanges. The cleaner striker needs lateral movement.

Model Prediction: Israel Adesanya wins(71.8%)

Actual result: Israel Adesanya wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Israel Adesanya at -245 American odds

+$41 profit

$141 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Israel Adesanya enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Marvin Vettori enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Israel Adesanya (54.1%).
  • Israel Adesanya has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Israel Adesanya
Red Corner
VS
Marvin Vettori
Blue Corner
-245
(71%)
Vegas Odds
+205
(33%)
1464
Elo
1467
37
Age
32
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
6'4"
Height
6'0"
203.2 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

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

Israel AdesanyaL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Alex Pereira · Apr 23
L
vs Sean Strickland · Sep 23
L
SUBvs Dricus Du Plessis · Aug 24
L
KOvs Nassourdine Imavov · Feb 25
L
KOvs Joe Pyfer · Mar 26
latest
Marvin VettoriL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Roman Dolidze · Mar 23
L
vs Jared Cannonier · Jun 23
L
vs Roman Dolidze · Mar 25
L
vs Brendan Allen · Jul 25
L
vs Brunno Ferreira · Dec 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Israel AdesanyaMetricMarvin Vettori
4.03
Strikes / min
4.74
3.22
Strikes absorbed / min
4.55
55%
Strike defense
56%
0.05
TDs / 15 min
1.41
76%
Takedown defense
68%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.81evenly matched on net striking+0.19

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1518 vs 1519Strikes52.0 vs 43.5Takedowns0.0 vs 1.3Sub Atts0.00 vs 1.00Form1.0 vs 0.4
Israel AdesanyaMarvin Vettori

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14501468148515031520← oldermost recent →
Israel Adesanya(10 fights)Marvin Vettori(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 -2.9|Blue +2.9
Recent Form
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Striker Score
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Grappler Score
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Layoff
Red -230.0|Blue +230.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Israel AdesanyaTargetMarvin Vettori

By target zone

31
34% acc · 54%
Head
20
16% acc · 43%
11
92% acc · 19%
Body
7
88% acc · 15%
15
79% acc · 26%
Leg
19
79% acc · 41%

By position

57
46% acc · 100%
Distance
44
29% acc · 96%
0
Clinch
2
100% acc · 4%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Israel Adesanya rounds
0
even
1
Marvin Vettori rounds
Round 1Israel Adesanya edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns0
Control0:00
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:16Control
Round 2Israel Adesanya edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control0:00
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:13Control
Round 3Marvin Vettori edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control0:00
13Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:50Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
57 / 123
Sig Strikes
46 / 154
46.3%
Sig Str %
30%
67 / 134
Total Strikes
60 / 169
0 / 1
TDs
2 / 6
0%
TD %
33.3%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
3:19

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Marvin Vettori18 / 5818 / 580 / 20
1Israel Adesanya24 / 4725 / 480 / 00
2Marvin Vettori15 / 5815 / 580 / 20
2Israel Adesanya23 / 5523 / 550 / 00
3Marvin Vettori13 / 3827 / 532 / 20
3Israel Adesanya10 / 2119 / 310 / 10

Israel Adesanya

StanceSwitch
Height76.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights19

Marvin Vettori

StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights17