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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Austin Lingo won · U-DEC R3
Elo1467
Elo1495

Austin LingovsLuis SaldanaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum · Saturday, August 21, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Austin Lingo won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupAustin Lingo: StrikervsLuis Saldana: Pressure fighter

The pressure fighter will force exchanges. The cleaner striker needs lateral movement.

Model Prediction: Luis Saldana wins(58.2%)

Actual result: Austin Lingo wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Luis Saldana at -120 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Austin Lingo has 31pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Austin Lingo
Red Corner
VS
Luis Saldana
Blue Corner
+100
(50%)
Vegas Odds
-120
(55%)
1467
Elo
1495
32
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'11"
177.8 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

Last 4 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Austin LingoL2 streak
oldest →
L
DECvs Youssef Zalel · Feb 20
W
vs Jacob Kilburn · Jan 21
L
SUBvs Nate Landwehr · Mar 23
L
vs Melquizael Costa · Jul 23
latest
Luis SaldanaW2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Jordan Griffin · Apr 21
W
vs Bruno Souza · Mar 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Austin LingoMetricLuis Saldana
3.86
Strikes / min
5.16
4.86
Strikes absorbed / min
3.65
57%
Strike defense
60%
0.43
TDs / 15 min
0.64
75%
Takedown defense
44%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.00Δ 2.51 — meaningful gap+1.51

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1515Strikes4.0 vs 4.7Takedowns0.7 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.40Form0.4 vs 1.0
Austin LingoLuis Saldana

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Austin Lingo(5 fights)Luis Saldana(3 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 -28.5|Blue +28.5
Recent Form
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Striker Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
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.

Austin LingoTargetLuis Saldana

By target zone

45
31% acc · 62%
Head
34
31% acc · 44%
23
72% acc · 32%
Body
26
84% acc · 34%
5
83% acc · 7%
Leg
17
94% acc · 22%

By position

73
41% acc · 100%
Distance
75
47% acc · 97%
0
0% acc
Clinch
2
100% acc · 3%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Austin Lingo rounds
0
even
1
Luis Saldana rounds
Round 1Luis Saldana edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns0
Control0:00
34Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Austin Lingo edged it
Sig. strikes33
Takedowns0
Control0:12
29Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Austin Lingo edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns0
Control1:19
Knockdowns1
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
73 / 181
Sig Strikes
77 / 160
39.3%
Sig Str %
46.7%
74 / 185
Total Strikes
81 / 165
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 5
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:31
Ctrl Time
0:19

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Luis Saldana34 / 6634 / 660 / 00
1Austin Lingo24 / 5624 / 560 / 00
2Luis Saldana29 / 6129 / 610 / 10
2Austin Lingo33 / 8133 / 810 / 00
3Luis Saldana14 / 3318 / 380 / 40
3Austin Lingo16 / 4417 / 480 / 00

Austin Lingo

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights5

Luis Saldana

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights3