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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Brandon Davis won · SUB R2
Elo1438
Elo1436

Brandon DavisvsRandy CostaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · Saturday, April 13, 2019Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Official fight result

Brandon Davis won

SUB · Round 2 · 1:12

Style matchupBrandon Davis: Pressure fightervsRandy Costa: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Brandon Davis wins(54.9%)

Actual result: Brandon Davis wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Brandon Davis at -190 American odds

+$53 profit

$153 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Brandon Davis enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Randy Costa enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Brandon Davis threatens submissions; Randy Costa has lost 50% of fights by sub.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Randy Costa (52.9%).

Tale of the Tape

Brandon Davis
Red Corner
VS
Randy Costa
Blue Corner
-190
(66%)
Vegas Odds
+165
(38%)
1438
Elo
1436
36
Age
32
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'10"
Height
5'9"
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.

Brandon DavisL5 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Zabit Magomedsharipov · Sep 18
L
vs Kyung Ho Kang · Aug 19
L
vs Giga Chikadze · Sep 19
L
KOvs Batgerel Danaa · Oct 21
L
vs Mana Martinez · Oct 22
latest
Randy CostaL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Boston Salmon · Oct 19
W
KOvs Journey Newson · Sep 20
L
KOvs Adrian Yanez · Jul 21
L
KOvs Tony Kelley · Dec 21
L
SUBvs Guido Cannetti · Oct 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Brandon DavisMetricRandy Costa
4.68
Strikes / min
6.53
4.62
Strikes absorbed / min
7.58
58%
Strike defense
58%
0.74
TDs / 15 min
0.00
57%
Takedown defense
50%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.06Δ 1.11 — meaningful gap-1.05

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1473 vs 1500Strikes52.0 vs Takedowns0.3 vs Sub Atts0.00 vs Form-0.6 vs 0.0
Brandon DavisRandy Costa

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Brandon Davis(9 fights)Randy Costa(6 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 +1.6|Blue -1.6
Recent Form
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Striker Score
Red -47.2|Blue +47.2
Grappler Score
Red -49.8|Blue +49.8
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Brandon DavisTargetRandy Costa

By target zone

20
30% acc · 57%
Head
37
42% acc · 80%
6
55% acc · 17%
Body
8
73% acc · 17%
9
90% acc · 26%
Leg
1
100% acc · 2%

By position

30
37% acc · 86%
Distance
44
45% acc · 96%
5
83% acc · 14%
Clinch
2
67% acc · 4%
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
Brandon Davis rounds
0
even
2
Randy Costa rounds
Round 1Randy Costa edged it
Sig. strikes29
Takedowns0
Control1:08
34Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:11Control
Round 2Randy Costa edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control0:08
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:26Control
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
35 / 88
Sig Strikes
46 / 101
36.5%
Sig Str %
48.5%
40 / 93
Total Strikes
49 / 104
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:16
Ctrl Time
0:37

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Randy Costa34 / 7936 / 810 / 00
1Brandon Davis29 / 6933 / 730 / 00
2Randy Costa12 / 2213 / 230 / 00
2Brandon Davis6 / 197 / 200 / 01

Brandon Davis

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights9

Randy Costa

StanceSwitch
Height69.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights6