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Lightweight
5 Rounds
Title Bout
Rafael Dos Anjos won · U-DEC R5
Elo1493
Elo1491
Rafael Dos Anjos

Anthony PettisvsRafael Dos AnjosUFC Prediction Result

UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos · Saturday, March 14, 2015Dallas, Texas, USA

Official fight result

Rafael Dos Anjos won

U-DEC · Round 5 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Rafael Dos Anjos wins(52.8%)

Actual result: Rafael Dos Anjos wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Rafael Dos Anjos at +400 American odds

+$400 profit

$500 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Rafael Dos Anjos enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Rafael Dos Anjos (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Anthony Pettis
Red Corner
VS
Rafael Dos Anjos
Blue Corner
-450
(82%)
Vegas Odds
+400
(20%)
1493
Elo
1491
39
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'10"
Height
5'8"
182.88 cm
Reach
177.8 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
Rafael Dos AnjosL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Rafael Fiziev · Jul 22
W
SUBvs Bryan Barberena · Dec 22
L
vs Vicente Luque · Aug 23
L
vs Mateusz Gamrot · Mar 24
L
KOvs Geoff Neal · Oct 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Anthony PettisMetricRafael Dos Anjos
3.05
Strikes / min
3.48
3.44
Strikes absorbed / min
3.23
54%
Strike defense
60%
0.61
TDs / 15 min
1.95
60%
Takedown defense
54%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.39evenly matched on net striking+0.25

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1585 vs 1622Strikes16.8 vs 33.2Takedowns1.0 vs 1.8Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.71Form1.0 vs 0.7
Anthony PettisRafael Dos Anjos

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Anthony Pettis(10 fights)Rafael Dos Anjos(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 +2.5|Blue -2.5
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red -1.0|Blue +1.0
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.

Anthony PettisTargetRafael Dos Anjos

By target zone

38
27% acc · 70%
Head
44
39% acc · 49%
11
69% acc · 20%
Body
27
73% acc · 30%
5
100% acc · 9%
Leg
19
90% acc · 21%

By position

53
34% acc · 98%
Distance
58
47% acc · 64%
1
33% acc · 2%
Clinch
11
65% acc · 12%
0
0% acc
Ground
21
70% acc · 23%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Anthony Pettis rounds
0
even
5
Rafael Dos Anjos rounds
Round 1Rafael Dos Anjos edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control0:00
24Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:57Control
Round 2Rafael Dos Anjos edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:00
21Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:56Control
Round 3Rafael Dos Anjos edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:00
21Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
3:05Control
Round 4Rafael Dos Anjos edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:51
10Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:00Control
Round 5Rafael Dos Anjos edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:00
14Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:46Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
54 / 162
Sig Strikes
90 / 171
33.8%
Sig Str %
56.4%
96 / 205
Total Strikes
144 / 233
0 / 1
TDs
9 / 10
0%
TD %
90%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:51
Ctrl Time
14:44

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Rafael Dos Anjos24 / 6627 / 701 / 10
1Anthony Pettis19 / 6024 / 650 / 00
2Rafael Dos Anjos21 / 3146 / 591 / 20
2Anthony Pettis7 / 2219 / 350 / 00
3Rafael Dos Anjos21 / 3431 / 453 / 30
3Anthony Pettis8 / 3219 / 430 / 00
4Anthony Pettis9 / 2214 / 270 / 10
4Rafael Dos Anjos10 / 1718 / 272 / 20
5Rafael Dos Anjos14 / 2322 / 322 / 20
5Anthony Pettis11 / 2620 / 350 / 00

Anthony Pettis

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights20

Rafael Dos Anjos

StanceSouthpaw
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights32