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Flyweight
5 Rounds
Title Bout
Alexandre Pantoja won · S-DEC R5
Elo1487
Brandon Moreno
Elo1523

Brandon MorenovsAlexandre PantojaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · Saturday, July 8, 2023Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Alexandre Pantoja won

S-DEC · Round 5 · 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: Brandon Moreno wins(51.8%)

Actual result: Alexandre Pantoja wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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
Vegas Odds
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

Elo1602 vs 1586Strikes3.9 vs 4.4Takedowns1.7 vs 2.6Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.80Form0.7 vs 0.9
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 -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -0.9|Blue +0.9
Grappler Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -175.0|Blue +175.0
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

133
58% acc · 90%
Head
106
43% acc · 82%
13
100% acc · 9%
Body
20
91% acc · 16%
1
100% acc · 1%
Leg
3
60% acc · 2%

By position

128
58% acc · 87%
Distance
104
44% acc · 81%
12
86% acc · 8%
Clinch
13
62% acc · 10%
7
64% acc · 5%
Ground
12
86% acc · 9%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Brandon Moreno rounds
0
even
4
Alexandre Pantoja rounds
Round 1Alexandre Pantoja edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns0
Control1:37
Knockdowns0
28Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:04Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Brandon Moreno edged it
Sig. strikes41
Takedowns2
Control1:23
33Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Alexandre Pantoja edged it
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns0
Control0:37
23Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:01Control
Round 4Alexandre Pantoja edged it
Sig. strikes31
Takedowns0
Control0:24
20Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
3:04Control
Round 5Alexandre Pantoja edged it
Sig. strikes27
Takedowns0
Control0:00
25Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:17Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
147 / 245
Sig Strikes
129 / 274
61%
Sig Str %
47%
167 / 265
Total Strikes
161 / 323
2 / 4
TDs
6 / 11
50%
TD %
60.3%
0
Sub Att
0
3
Rev
0
4:01
Ctrl Time
8:26

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Alexandre Pantoja28 / 5042 / 750 / 30
1Brandon Moreno22 / 3236 / 460 / 20
2Alexandre Pantoja33 / 7436 / 770 / 00
2Brandon Moreno41 / 7741 / 772 / 20
3Alexandre Pantoja23 / 4825 / 522 / 30
3Brandon Moreno26 / 4729 / 500 / 00
4Brandon Moreno31 / 4834 / 510 / 00
4Alexandre Pantoja20 / 5023 / 563 / 40
5Alexandre Pantoja25 / 5235 / 631 / 10
5Brandon Moreno27 / 4127 / 410 / 00

Brandon Moreno

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights18

Alexandre Pantoja

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights18