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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Alexandre Pantoja won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1523
Elo1465

Alexandre PantojavsMatt SchnellUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · Saturday, December 21, 2019Busan, South Korea

Official fight result

Alexandre Pantoja won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:17

Style matchupAlexandre Pantoja: WrestlervsMatt Schnell: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Matt Schnell wins(54.3%)

Actual result: Alexandre Pantoja wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Scouting Report

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

  • Alexandre Pantoja threatens submissions; Matt Schnell has lost 30% of fights by sub.
  • Alexandre Pantoja has 26pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Alexandre Pantoja
Red Corner
VS
Matt Schnell
Blue Corner
-181
(64%)
Vegas Odds
+159
(39%)
1523
Elo
1465
36
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'5"
Height
5'8"
170.18 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Alexandre Pantoja
oldest →
W
vs Brandon Royval · Dec 23
W
vs Steve Erceg · May 24
W
SUBvs Kai Asakura · Dec 24
W
SUBvs Kai Kara-France · Jun 25
L
KOvs Joshua Van · Dec 25
latest
Matt SchnellL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Steve Erceg · Mar 24
L
SUBvs Cody Durden · Sep 24
W
vs Jimmy Flick · Apr 25
L
SUBvs Joseph Morales · Nov 25
L
KOvs Alessandro Costa · Jun 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Alexandre PantojaMetricMatt Schnell
4.38
Strikes / min
4.07
3.88
Strikes absorbed / min
4.11
49%
Strike defense
55%
2.79
TDs / 15 min
0.60
69%
Takedown defense
43%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
1.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.50evenly matched on net striking-0.04

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1545 vs 1538Takedowns1.0 vs 0.7Sub Atts1.35 vs 1.75Form0.1 vs 0.9
Alexandre PantojaMatt Schnell

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14501475150015251550← oldermost recent →
Alexandre Pantoja(10 fights)Matt Schnell(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 +58.0|Blue -58.0
Recent Form
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Striker Score
Red +1.6|Blue -1.6
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red +7.0|Blue -7.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Alexandre PantojaTargetMatt Schnell

By target zone

32
53% acc · 94%
Head
16
37% acc · 80%
0
Body
2
33% acc · 10%
2
100% acc · 6%
Leg
2
67% acc · 10%

By position

27
50% acc · 79%
Distance
18
36% acc · 90%
0
Clinch
0
7
88% acc · 21%
Ground
2
100% acc · 10%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Alexandre Pantoja rounds
0
even
0
Matt Schnell rounds
Round 1Alexandre Pantoja edged it
Sig. strikes34
Takedowns1
Control1:12
Knockdowns1
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
34 / 62
Sig Strikes
20 / 52
54%
Sig Str %
38%
36 / 64
Total Strikes
35 / 68
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 1
100%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:12
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Matt Schnell20 / 5235 / 680 / 10
1Alexandre Pantoja34 / 6236 / 641 / 10

Alexandre Pantoja

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights18

Matt Schnell

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights18