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Anthony Pettis won · U-DEC
Elo1493
Elo1478

Anthony PettisvsAlex MoronoUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal · Saturday, December 19, 2020Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Anthony Pettis won

U-DEC

Style matchupAnthony Pettis: Well-roundedvsAlex Morono: Pressure fighter

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Anthony Pettis wins(53.5%)

Actual result: Anthony Pettis wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Anthony Pettis at -210 American odds

+$48 profit

$148 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Alex Morono enters on a 4-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Anthony Pettis
Red Corner
VS
Alex Morono
Blue Corner
-210
(68%)
Vegas Odds
+175
(36%)
1493
Elo
1478
39
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'11"
182.88 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Anthony Pettis
oldest →
L
KOvs Tony Ferguson · Oct 18
W
KOvs Stephen Thompson · Mar 19
L
vs Nate Diaz · Aug 19
L
SUBvs Diego Ferreira · Jan 20
W
vs Donald Cerrone · May 20
latest
Alex MoronoL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Court McGee · Apr 24
L
vs Niko Price · Jun 24
L
vs Daniel Rodriguez · Oct 24
L
KOvs Carlos Leal · Mar 25
L
vs Daniil Donchenko · Feb 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Anthony PettisMetricAlex Morono
3.05
Strikes / min
4.90
3.44
Strikes absorbed / min
4.88
54%
Strike defense
55%
0.61
TDs / 15 min
0.32
60%
Takedown defense
47%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.39evenly matched on net striking+0.02

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1557 vs 1558Strikes3.0 vs 5.0Takedowns0.6 vs 0.4Sub Atts1.10 vs 0.40Form0.0 vs 0.6
Anthony PettisAlex Morono

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Anthony Pettis(10 fights)Alex Morono(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 +15.5|Blue -15.5
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red -0.7|Blue +0.7
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +189.0|Blue -189.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Anthony PettisTargetAlex Morono

By target zone

26
51% acc · 52%
Head
22
36% acc · 71%
11
79% acc · 22%
Body
6
50% acc · 19%
13
87% acc · 26%
Leg
3
60% acc · 10%

By position

48
64% acc · 96%
Distance
26
37% acc · 84%
1
33% acc · 2%
Clinch
0
0% acc
1
50% acc · 2%
Ground
5
71% acc · 16%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Anthony Pettis rounds
0
even
1
Alex Morono rounds
Round 1Alex Morono edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control0:31
11Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:30Control
Round 2Anthony Pettis edged it
Sig. strikes32
Takedowns0
Control0:03
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Anthony Pettis edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control3:58
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
50 / 80
Sig Strikes
31 / 78
61.3%
Sig Str %
39.3%
80 / 115
Total Strikes
50 / 102
0 / 1
TDs
1 / 5
0%
TD %
16.7%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
4:32
Ctrl Time
2:30

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Alex Morono11 / 2418 / 351 / 20
1Anthony Pettis6 / 149 / 180 / 00
2Alex Morono17 / 4617 / 460 / 10
2Anthony Pettis32 / 5132 / 510 / 10
3Alex Morono3 / 815 / 210 / 20
3Anthony Pettis12 / 1539 / 460 / 00

Anthony Pettis

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights20

Alex Morono

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights23