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Welterweight
5 Rounds
Jake Ellenberger won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1490
Jake Shields
Elo1367

Jake ShieldsvsJake EllenbergerUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger · Saturday, September 17, 2011New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Official fight result

Jake Ellenberger won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:53

Style matchupJake Shields: WrestlervsJake Ellenberger: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Jake Ellenberger wins(50.9%)

Actual result: Jake Ellenberger wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

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Jake Ellenberger at +125 American odds

+$125 profit

$225 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Jake Ellenberger enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Jake Ellenberger has 51pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Jake Shields
Red Corner
VS
Jake Ellenberger
Blue Corner
-135
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+125
(44%)
1490
Elo
1367
47
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
5'9"
182.88 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Jake Shields
oldest →
L
vs Georges St-Pierre · Apr 11
W
vs Yoshihiro Akiyama · Feb 12
W
vs Tyron Woodley · Jun 13
W
vs Demian Maia · Oct 13
L
vs Hector Lombard · Mar 14
latest
Jake EllenbergerL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Matt Brown · Jul 16
L
KOvs Jorge Masvidal · Dec 16
L
KOvs Mike Perry · Apr 17
L
KOvs Ben Saunders · Jun 18
L
KOvs Bryan Barberena · Aug 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Jake ShieldsMetricJake Ellenberger
2.45
Strikes / min
2.47
1.80
Strikes absorbed / min
2.83
56%
Strike defense
60%
2.83
TDs / 15 min
2.04
35%
Takedown defense
86%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.65Δ 1.01 — meaningful gap-0.36

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1502 vs 1555Strikes51.5 vs 23.0Takedowns2.0 vs 2.8Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.60Form-0.2 vs 1.0
Jake ShieldsJake Ellenberger

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Jake Shields(7 fights)Jake Ellenberger(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 +123.1|Blue -123.1
Recent Form
Red -1.2|Blue +1.2
Striker Score
Red -0.7|Blue +0.7
Grappler Score
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Layoff
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Jake ShieldsTargetJake Ellenberger

By target zone

0
0% acc
Head
7
54% acc · 78%
1
100% acc · 100%
Body
1
50% acc · 11%
0
Leg
1
100% acc · 11%

By position

1
8% acc · 100%
Distance
2
25% acc · 22%
0
Clinch
2
100% acc · 22%
0
Ground
5
83% acc · 56%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Jake Shields rounds
0
even
1
Jake Ellenberger rounds
Round 1Jake Ellenberger edged it
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns0
Control0:07
Knockdowns0
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
1 / 13
Sig Strikes
9 / 16
7%
Sig Str %
56%
1 / 13
Total Strikes
10 / 17
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:07
Ctrl Time
0:04

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jake Ellenberger9 / 1610 / 170 / 00
1Jake Shields1 / 131 / 130 / 10

Jake Shields

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights7

Jake Ellenberger

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights19