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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Anthony Pettis won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1493
Elo1429
Donald Cerrone

Anthony PettisvsDonald CerroneUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson · Saturday, January 26, 2013Chicago, Illinois, USA

Official fight result

Anthony Pettis won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:35

Style matchupAnthony Pettis: Well-roundedvsDonald Cerrone: Submission grappler

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Donald Cerrone wins(58.0%)

Actual result: Anthony Pettis wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Donald Cerrone at +140 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Donald Cerrone enters on a 5-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Anthony Pettis
Red Corner
VS
Donald Cerrone
Blue Corner
-150
(60%)
Vegas Odds
+140
(42%)
1493
Elo
1429
39
Age
43
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
6'1"
182.88 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Anthony PettisW2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Stephen Thompson · Mar 19
L
vs Nate Diaz · Aug 19
L
SUBvs Diego Ferreira · Jan 20
W
vs Donald Cerrone · May 20
W
vs Alex Morono · Dec 20
latest
Donald CerroneL5 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Justin Gaethje · Sep 19
L
KOvs Conor McGregor · Jan 20
L
vs Anthony Pettis · May 20
L
KOvs Alex Morono · May 21
L
SUBvs Jim Miller · Jul 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Anthony PettisMetricDonald Cerrone
3.05
Strikes / min
4.41
3.44
Strikes absorbed / min
4.48
54%
Strike defense
53%
0.61
TDs / 15 min
1.16
60%
Takedown defense
73%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
1.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.39evenly matched on net striking-0.07

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1526 vs 1586Strikes14.7 vs 49.9Takedowns2.0 vs 0.6Sub Atts0.33 vs 0.29Form0.6 vs 0.7
Anthony PettisDonald Cerrone

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Anthony Pettis(10 fights)Donald Cerrone(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 +64.4|Blue -64.4
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -2.0|Blue +2.0
Grappler Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +168.0|Blue -168.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Anthony PettisTargetDonald Cerrone

By target zone

13
62% acc · 72%
Head
2
25% acc · 50%
4
67% acc · 22%
Body
1
50% acc · 25%
1
100% acc · 6%
Leg
1
50% acc · 25%

By position

16
62% acc · 89%
Distance
4
33% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
2
100% acc · 11%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Anthony Pettis rounds
0
even
0
Donald Cerrone rounds
Round 1Anthony Pettis edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control0:02
Knockdowns1
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
18 / 28
Sig Strikes
4 / 12
64%
Sig Str %
33%
18 / 28
Total Strikes
4 / 12
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:02
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Donald Cerrone4 / 124 / 120 / 00
1Anthony Pettis18 / 2818 / 280 / 00

Anthony Pettis

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights20

Donald Cerrone

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights37