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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Mark Munoz won · U-DEC R3
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Aaron SimpsonvsMark MunozUFC Prediction Result

UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida · Saturday, November 20, 2010Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA

Official fight result

Mark Munoz won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupAaron Simpson: WrestlervsMark Munoz: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Aaron Simpson wins(60.3%)

Actual result: Mark Munoz wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Aaron Simpson at +115 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Aaron Simpson has 26pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Aaron Simpson
Red Corner
VS
Mark Munoz
Blue Corner
+115
(47%)
Vegas Odds
-125
(56%)
1490
Elo
1490
52
Age
48
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
6'0"
185.42 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Aaron Simpson
oldest →
W
vs Brad Tavares · Jul 11
W
vs Eric Schafer · Oct 11
L
vs Ronny Markes · Feb 12
W
vs Kenny Robertson · Jul 12
L
KOvs Mike Pierce · Oct 12
latest
Mark Munoz
oldest →
W
vs Tim Boetsch · Jul 13
L
KOvs Lyoto Machida · Oct 13
L
SUBvs Gegard Mousasi · May 14
L
SUBvs Roan Carneiro · Feb 15
W
vs Luke Barnatt · May 15
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Aaron SimpsonMetricMark Munoz
3.60
Strikes / min
3.12
2.53
Strikes absorbed / min
2.26
56%
Strike defense
57%
3.78
TDs / 15 min
3.17
83%
Takedown defense
57%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.07evenly matched on net striking+0.86

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1482 vs 1500Strikes30.0 vs 24.8Takedowns2.0 vs 1.0Sub Atts0.25 vs 0.40Form-1.0 vs -0.1
Aaron SimpsonMark Munoz

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Aaron Simpson(8 fights)Mark Munoz(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 -0.2|Blue +0.2
Recent Form
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Striker Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +43.0|Blue -43.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Aaron SimpsonTargetMark Munoz

By target zone

21
23% acc · 49%
Head
35
34% acc · 46%
18
75% acc · 42%
Body
19
83% acc · 25%
4
100% acc · 9%
Leg
22
76% acc · 29%

By position

27
32% acc · 63%
Distance
29
38% acc · 38%
14
47% acc · 33%
Clinch
43
58% acc · 57%
2
67% acc · 5%
Ground
4
80% acc · 5%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Aaron Simpson rounds
0
even
3
Mark Munoz rounds
Round 1Mark Munoz edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns1
Control1:23
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:45Control
Round 2Mark Munoz edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns3
Control0:52
24Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:37Control
Round 3Mark Munoz edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns1
Control1:00
29Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:35Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
43 / 118
Sig Strikes
76 / 156
36%
Sig Str %
49.3%
70 / 146
Total Strikes
92 / 174
5 / 11
TDs
1 / 4
44.3%
TD %
16.7%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
1
3:15
Ctrl Time
2:57

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Mark Munoz23 / 4725 / 490 / 10
1Aaron Simpson13 / 3923 / 491 / 40
2Mark Munoz24 / 4130 / 491 / 20
2Aaron Simpson13 / 4116 / 443 / 40
3Mark Munoz29 / 6837 / 760 / 10
3Aaron Simpson17 / 3831 / 531 / 30

Aaron Simpson

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights8

Mark Munoz

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights12