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Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Junior Dos Santos won · U-DEC R5
Elo1494
Elo1393

Ben RothwellvsJunior Dos SantosUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos · Sunday, April 10, 2016Zagreb, Croatia

Official fight result

Junior Dos Santos won

U-DEC · Round 5 · 5:00

Style matchupBen Rothwell: Well-roundedvsJunior Dos Santos: Striker

The well-rounded fighter has more paths to victory. The striker needs to be sharp early.

Model Prediction: Junior Dos Santos wins(54.5%)

Actual result: Junior Dos Santos wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Junior Dos Santos at -115 American odds

+$87 profit

$187 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Junior Dos Santos enters on a 4-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Ben Rothwell
Red Corner
VS
Junior Dos Santos
Blue Corner
-105
(51%)
Vegas Odds
-115
(53%)
1494
Elo
1393
44
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'4"
Height
6'4"
198.12 cm
Reach
195.58 cm

Recent Form

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

Ben Rothwell
oldest →
W
KOvs Stefan Struve · Dec 19
W
vs Ovince Saint Preux · May 20
L
vs Marcin Tybura · Oct 20
W
SUBvs Chris Barnett · May 21
L
KOvs Marcos Rogerio de Lima · Nov 21
latest
Junior Dos SantosL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Derrick Lewis · Mar 19
L
KOvs Francis Ngannou · Jun 19
L
KOvs Curtis Blaydes · Jan 20
L
KOvs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · Aug 20
L
KOvs Ciryl Gane · Dec 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ben RothwellMetricJunior Dos Santos
3.71
Strikes / min
4.49
4.63
Strikes absorbed / min
3.33
47%
Strike defense
56%
0.68
TDs / 15 min
0.30
70%
Takedown defense
81%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.92Δ 2.08 — meaningful gap+1.16

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1553 vs 1547Strikes22.1 vs 52.1Takedowns0.8 vs 0.4Sub Atts0.44 vs 0.07Form1.0 vs -0.4
Ben RothwellJunior Dos Santos

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Ben Rothwell(10 fights)Junior Dos Santos(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 +101.4|Blue -101.4
Recent Form
Red +1.4|Blue -1.4
Striker Score
Red -1.5|Blue +1.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red -42.0|Blue +42.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ben RothwellTargetJunior Dos Santos

By target zone

51
28% acc · 66%
Head
65
44% acc · 41%
7
58% acc · 9%
Body
92
92% acc · 59%
19
90% acc · 25%
Leg
0

By position

75
36% acc · 97%
Distance
156
63% acc · 99%
2
100% acc · 3%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 1%
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.

0
Ben Rothwell rounds
0
even
5
Junior Dos Santos rounds
Round 1Junior Dos Santos edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control0:00
26Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
Round 2Junior Dos Santos edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:01
29Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Junior Dos Santos edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:00
29Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 4Junior Dos Santos edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control0:00
40Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 5Junior Dos Santos edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:00
33Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
77 / 212
Sig Strikes
157 / 247
35.6%
Sig Str %
64%
78 / 213
Total Strikes
157 / 247
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:01
Ctrl Time
0:02

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Junior Dos Santos26 / 3726 / 370 / 00
1Ben Rothwell19 / 4819 / 480 / 00
2Junior Dos Santos29 / 4929 / 490 / 00
2Ben Rothwell14 / 4215 / 430 / 00
3Junior Dos Santos29 / 4329 / 430 / 00
3Ben Rothwell15 / 3715 / 370 / 00
4Ben Rothwell18 / 4818 / 480 / 00
4Junior Dos Santos40 / 5740 / 570 / 00
5Junior Dos Santos33 / 6133 / 610 / 00
5Ben Rothwell11 / 3711 / 370 / 00

Ben Rothwell

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights16

Junior Dos Santos

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights19