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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Dustin Ortiz won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1491
Dustin Ortiz
Elo1357

Dustin OrtizvsWillie GatesUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · Saturday, August 8, 2015Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Official fight result

Dustin Ortiz won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 2:58

Model Prediction: Dustin Ortiz wins(54.4%)

Actual result: Dustin Ortiz wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Dustin Ortiz at -480 American odds

+$21 profit

$121 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Dustin Ortiz has 18pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Willie Gates has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Willie Gates has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Dustin Ortiz
Red Corner
VS
Willie Gates
Blue Corner
-480
(83%)
Vegas Odds
+383
(21%)
1491
Elo
1357
37
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'5"
Height
5'8"
165.1 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Dustin Ortiz
oldest →
L
SUBvs Brandon Moreno · Apr 17
W
KOvs Hector Sandoval · Aug 17
W
vs Alexandre Pantoja · Jan 18
W
KOvs Matheus Nicolau · Jul 18
L
vs Joseph Benavidez · Jan 19
latest
Willie Gates
oldest →
L
SUBvs John Moraga · Dec 14
W
KOvs Darrell Montague · Jul 15
L
SUBvs Ulka Sasaki · May 16
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Dustin OrtizMetricWillie Gates
2.94
Strikes / min
1.80
2.17
Strikes absorbed / min
4.28
56%
Strike defense
38%
3.01
TDs / 15 min
0.00
52%
Takedown defense
67%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.77Δ 3.25 — meaningful gap-2.48

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1518 vs 1501Strikes42.4 vs 20.5Takedowns2.4 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.50Form0.1 vs 0.3
Dustin OrtizWillie Gates

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901498150515131520← oldermost recent →
Dustin Ortiz(10 fights)Willie Gates(4 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 +134.6|Blue -134.6
Recent Form
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Striker Score
Red +1.7|Blue -1.7
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red +232.0|Blue -232.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Dustin OrtizTargetWillie Gates

By target zone

75
69% acc · 82%
Head
5
26% acc · 38%
13
81% acc · 14%
Body
7
58% acc · 54%
4
100% acc · 4%
Leg
1
100% acc · 8%

By position

6
22% acc · 7%
Distance
10
37% acc · 77%
13
81% acc · 14%
Clinch
3
60% acc · 23%
73
85% acc · 79%
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
Dustin Ortiz rounds
0
even
0
Willie Gates rounds
Round 1Dustin Ortiz edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns2
Control3:50
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Dustin Ortiz edged it
Sig. strikes31
Takedowns1
Control4:25
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Dustin Ortiz edged it
Sig. strikes47
Takedowns1
Control2:30
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
92 / 129
Sig Strikes
13 / 32
67.7%
Sig Str %
38.3%
171 / 216
Total Strikes
24 / 43
4 / 13
TDs
0 / 0
54%
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
10:45
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Willie Gates6 / 148 / 160 / 00
1Dustin Ortiz14 / 2645 / 612 / 40
2Willie Gates6 / 1515 / 240 / 00
2Dustin Ortiz31 / 4254 / 651 / 81
3Willie Gates1 / 31 / 30 / 00
3Dustin Ortiz47 / 6172 / 901 / 10

Dustin Ortiz

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights14

Willie Gates

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights4