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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Gleison Tibau won · S-DEC R3
Elo1351
Elo1366
Gleison Tibau

Kurt PellegrinovsGleison TibauUFC Prediction Result

UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones · Saturday, March 19, 2011Newark, New Jersey, USA

Official fight result

Gleison Tibau won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupKurt Pellegrino: WrestlervsGleison Tibau: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Kurt Pellegrino wins(51.0%)

Actual result: Gleison Tibau wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Kurt Pellegrino at +125 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Gleison Tibau enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Gleison Tibau has 23pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Gleison Tibau (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Kurt Pellegrino
Red Corner
VS
Gleison Tibau
Blue Corner
+125
(44%)
Vegas Odds
-145
(59%)
1351
Elo
1366
47
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'8"
Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Kurt Pellegrino
oldest →
W
SUBvs Fabricio Camoes · Mar 10
L
vs George Sotiropoulos · Jul 10
latest
Gleison TibauL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Norman Parke · Jan 15
L
SUBvs Tony Ferguson · Feb 15
L
vs Abel Trujillo · Nov 15
L
KOvs Islam Makhachev · Jan 18
L
vs Desmond Green · Jun 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Kurt PellegrinoMetricGleison Tibau
2.45
Strikes / min
1.95
1.94
Strikes absorbed / min
2.51
63%
Strike defense
63%
2.90
TDs / 15 min
4.08
69%
Takedown defense
92%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.51Δ 1.07 — meaningful gap-0.56

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1499 vs 1500Strikes23.4 vs 14.6Takedowns2.1 vs 4.3Sub Atts0.64 vs 0.83Form-0.1 vs -0.2
Kurt PellegrinoGleison Tibau

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Kurt Pellegrino(3 fights)Gleison Tibau(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 -14.7|Blue +14.7
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red +74.0|Blue -74.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Kurt PellegrinoTargetGleison Tibau

By target zone

30
29% acc · 64%
Head
29
33% acc · 66%
12
100% acc · 26%
Body
15
94% acc · 34%
5
100% acc · 11%
Leg
0

By position

31
30% acc · 66%
Distance
37
40% acc · 84%
6
86% acc · 13%
Clinch
5
63% acc · 11%
10
100% acc · 21%
Ground
2
67% acc · 5%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Kurt Pellegrino rounds
0
even
1
Gleison Tibau rounds
Round 1Kurt Pellegrino edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:15
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:36Control
Round 2Kurt Pellegrino edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns1
Control2:17
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Gleison Tibau edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:39
26Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:16Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
47 / 120
Sig Strikes
44 / 103
38.7%
Sig Str %
40.3%
97 / 171
Total Strikes
81 / 149
1 / 6
TDs
2 / 7
33.3%
TD %
25%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
3:11
Ctrl Time
2:52

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Gleison Tibau9 / 3117 / 410 / 30
1Kurt Pellegrino17 / 4434 / 610 / 20
2Gleison Tibau9 / 2212 / 260 / 00
2Kurt Pellegrino16 / 3847 / 701 / 10
3Gleison Tibau26 / 5052 / 822 / 40
3Kurt Pellegrino14 / 3816 / 400 / 30

Kurt Pellegrino

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights3

Gleison Tibau

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights18