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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Mike Wilkinson won · U-DEC R3
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Brendan Loughnane
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Brendan LoughnanevsMike WilkinsonUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson · Friday, December 14, 2012Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Official fight result

Mike Wilkinson won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Brendan Loughnane wins(50.6%)

Actual result: Mike Wilkinson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Brendan Loughnane at +210 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Brendan Loughnane has 18pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Brendan Loughnane has 37pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Brendan Loughnane has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Brendan Loughnane
Red Corner
VS
Mike Wilkinson
Blue Corner
+210
(32%)
Vegas Odds
-230
(70%)
1490
Elo
1490
36
Age
38
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'7"
177.8 cm
Reach
167.64 cm

Recent Form

Last 3 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Brendan LoughnaneNo prior UFC fights on record.
Mike Wilkinson
oldest →
L
SUBvs Rony Jason · Jun 13
W
KOvs Niklas Backstrom · Oct 14
L
vs Makwan Amirkhani · Feb 16
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Brendan LoughnaneMetricMike Wilkinson
6.23
Strikes / min
2.35
6.70
Strikes absorbed / min
3.70
53%
Strike defense
35%
1.50
TDs / 15 min
0.92
92%
Takedown defense
55%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.47evenly matched on net striking-1.35
Not enough statistical data to render a radar chart for this matchup.

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Brendan Loughnane(1 fights)Mike Wilkinson(4 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 -0.3|Blue +0.3
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Brendan LoughnaneTargetMike Wilkinson

By target zone

36
47% acc · 48%
Head
29
23% acc · 54%
11
92% acc · 15%
Body
9
90% acc · 17%
28
93% acc · 37%
Leg
16
64% acc · 30%

By position

67
61% acc · 89%
Distance
45
31% acc · 83%
8
80% acc · 11%
Clinch
7
58% acc · 13%
0
Ground
2
100% acc · 4%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Brendan Loughnane rounds
1
even
0
Mike Wilkinson rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control0:00
14Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:00Control
Round 2Brendan Loughnane edged it
Sig. strikes30
Takedowns0
Control0:01
21Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:05Control
Round 3Brendan Loughnane edged it
Sig. strikes25
Takedowns0
Control1:53
Knockdowns1
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:46Control
0Knockdowns
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

1
KD
0
75 / 119
Sig Strikes
54 / 159
63%
Sig Str %
34%
96 / 142
Total Strikes
119 / 240
0 / 2
TDs
1 / 12
0%
TD %
11%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:54
Ctrl Time
3:51

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Mike Wilkinson14 / 4044 / 771 / 30
1Brendan Loughnane20 / 2926 / 360 / 00
2Mike Wilkinson21 / 6528 / 720 / 50
2Brendan Loughnane30 / 4838 / 570 / 00
3Mike Wilkinson19 / 5447 / 910 / 40
3Brendan Loughnane25 / 4232 / 490 / 20

Brendan Loughnane

StanceSwitch
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights1

Mike Wilkinson

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights4