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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Randy Brown won · SUB
Elo1419
Elo1498

Alex OliveiravsRandy BrownUFC Prediction Result

UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 · Saturday, April 24, 2021Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Official fight result

Randy Brown won

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Style matchupAlex Oliveira: WrestlervsRandy Brown: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Randy Brown wins(57.4%)

Actual result: Randy Brown wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Randy Brown at -125 American odds

+$80 profit

$180 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Alex Oliveira enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Alex Oliveira
Red Corner
VS
Randy Brown
Blue Corner
+105
(49%)
Vegas Odds
-125
(56%)
1419
Elo
1498
38
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
6'3"
193.04 cm
Reach
198.12 cm

Recent Form

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

Alex OliveiraL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Max Griffin · Mar 20
W
vs Peter Sobotta · Jul 20
L
SUBvs Shavkat Rakhmonov · Oct 20
L
vs Niko Price · Oct 21
L
KOvs Kevin Holland · Mar 22
latest
Randy BrownL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos · Jun 24
L
vs Bryan Battle · Dec 24
W
KOvs Nicolas Dalby · Apr 25
L
KOvs Gabriel Bonfim · Nov 25
L
DECvs Kevin Holland · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Alex OliveiraMetricRandy Brown
2.99
Strikes / min
4.39
2.55
Strikes absorbed / min
3.35
46%
Strike defense
53%
2.35
TDs / 15 min
0.71
63%
Takedown defense
74%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.44evenly matched on net striking+1.04

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1550 vs 1541Strikes2.9 vs 3.7Takedowns2.4 vs 1.0Sub Atts0.60 vs 0.70Form-0.1 vs -0.1
Alex OliveiraRandy Brown

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Alex Oliveira(10 fights)Randy Brown(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 -78.6|Blue +78.6
Recent Form
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red -84.0|Blue +84.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Alex OliveiraTargetRandy Brown

By target zone

1
17% acc · 14%
Head
10
42% acc · 63%
1
100% acc · 14%
Body
1
50% acc · 6%
5
100% acc · 71%
Leg
5
83% acc · 31%

By position

7
58% acc · 100%
Distance
8
38% acc · 50%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
8
73% acc · 50%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Alex Oliveira rounds
0
even
1
Randy Brown rounds
Round 1Randy Brown edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:23Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
7 / 12
Sig Strikes
16 / 32
58%
Sig Str %
50%
9 / 14
Total Strikes
23 / 39
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
1:23

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Randy Brown16 / 3223 / 390 / 01
1Alex Oliveira7 / 129 / 140 / 00

Alex Oliveira

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights21

Randy Brown

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights21