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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Alexandre Pantoja won · U-DEC R3
Elo1487
Brandon Moreno
Elo1523

Brandon MorenovsAlexandre PantojaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman · Saturday, May 19, 2018Santiago, Chile

Official fight result

Alexandre Pantoja won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupBrandon Moreno: Well-roundedvsAlexandre Pantoja: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Alexandre Pantoja wins(60.5%)

Actual result: Alexandre Pantoja wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Alexandre Pantoja at -110 American odds

+$91 profit

$191 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Brandon Moreno has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Brandon Moreno
Red Corner
VS
Alexandre Pantoja
Blue Corner
-110
(52%)
Vegas Odds
-110
(52%)
1487
Elo
1523
32
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
5'5"
177.8 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

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

Brandon MorenoL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Brandon Royval · Feb 24
W
vs Amir Albazi · Nov 24
W
vs Steve Erceg · Mar 25
L
KOvs Tatsuro Taira · Dec 25
L
vs Lone'er Kavanagh · Feb 26
latest
Alexandre Pantoja
oldest →
W
vs Brandon Royval · Dec 23
W
vs Steve Erceg · May 24
W
SUBvs Kai Asakura · Dec 24
W
SUBvs Kai Kara-France · Jun 25
L
KOvs Joshua Van · Dec 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Brandon MorenoMetricAlexandre Pantoja
3.84
Strikes / min
4.38
3.64
Strikes absorbed / min
3.88
59%
Strike defense
49%
1.36
TDs / 15 min
2.79
65%
Takedown defense
69%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.20evenly matched on net striking+0.50

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1534 vs 1515Strikes32.8 vs 58.3Takedowns2.5 vs 1.0Sub Atts1.00 vs 1.67Form0.3 vs -0.0
Brandon MorenoAlexandre Pantoja

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701490151015301550← oldermost recent →
Brandon Moreno(10 fights)Alexandre Pantoja(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 -36.3|Blue +36.3
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red -1.2|Blue +1.2
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +168.0|Blue -168.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Brandon MorenoTargetAlexandre Pantoja

By target zone

32
28% acc · 71%
Head
58
44% acc · 73%
4
80% acc · 9%
Body
7
41% acc · 9%
9
60% acc · 20%
Leg
14
78% acc · 18%

By position

43
34% acc · 96%
Distance
69
45% acc · 87%
2
29% acc · 4%
Clinch
3
50% acc · 4%
0
Ground
7
88% acc · 9%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Brandon Moreno rounds
0
even
3
Alexandre Pantoja rounds
Round 1Alexandre Pantoja edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns1
Control0:05
33Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:47Control
Round 2Alexandre Pantoja edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control0:00
26Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:16Control
Round 3Alexandre Pantoja edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns1
Control0:11
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:09Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
45 / 133
Sig Strikes
79 / 168
33%
Sig Str %
46.3%
50 / 140
Total Strikes
96 / 187
2 / 7
TDs
0 / 0
22%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:16
Ctrl Time
1:12

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Alexandre Pantoja33 / 6149 / 780 / 00
1Brandon Moreno17 / 4517 / 451 / 30
2Alexandre Pantoja26 / 6227 / 640 / 00
2Brandon Moreno18 / 5023 / 570 / 10
3Alexandre Pantoja20 / 4520 / 450 / 00
3Brandon Moreno10 / 3810 / 381 / 30

Brandon Moreno

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights18

Alexandre Pantoja

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights18