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Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Brendan Schaub won · U-DEC R3
Elo1354
Brendan Schaub
Elo1490
Gabriel Gonzaga

Brendan SchaubvsGabriel GonzagaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez · Saturday, October 23, 2010Anaheim, California, USA

Official fight result

Brendan Schaub won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupBrendan Schaub: WrestlervsGabriel Gonzaga: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Brendan Schaub wins(71.4%)

Actual result: Brendan Schaub wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Brendan Schaub at +125 American odds

+$125 profit

$225 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Brendan Schaub is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Gabriel Gonzaga has lost 71% of fights by KO.

Tale of the Tape

Brendan Schaub
Red Corner
VS
Gabriel Gonzaga
Blue Corner
+125
(44%)
Vegas Odds
-145
(59%)
1354
Elo
1490
43
Age
47
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'4"
Height
6'2"
198.12 cm
Reach
193.04 cm

Recent Form

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

Brendan SchaubL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Ben Rothwell · Apr 12
W
vs Lavar Johnson · Feb 13
W
SUBvs Matt Mitrione · Sep 13
L
vs Andrei Arlovski · Jun 14
L
KOvs Travis Browne · Dec 14
latest
Gabriel Gonzaga
oldest →
L
vs Stipe Miocic · Jan 14
L
KOvs Matt Mitrione · Dec 14
L
KOvs Mirko Cro Cop · Apr 15
W
vs Konstantin Erokhin · Dec 15
L
KOvs Derrick Lewis · Apr 16
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Brendan SchaubMetricGabriel Gonzaga
2.92
Strikes / min
2.12
2.22
Strikes absorbed / min
2.94
57%
Strike defense
57%
2.32
TDs / 15 min
2.80
72%
Takedown defense
66%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
1.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.70Δ 1.52 — meaningful gap-0.82

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1526 vs 1487Strikes15.7 vs 13.3Takedowns0.0 vs 1.2Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.64Form1.0 vs -1.0
Brendan SchaubGabriel Gonzaga

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Brendan Schaub(10 fights)Gabriel Gonzaga(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 -136.5|Blue +136.5
Recent Form
Red +2.0|Blue -2.0
Striker Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Layoff
Red -104.0|Blue +104.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Brendan SchaubTargetGabriel Gonzaga

By target zone

50
26% acc · 94%
Head
21
24% acc · 57%
3
38% acc · 6%
Body
4
80% acc · 11%
0
Leg
12
75% acc · 32%

By position

44
24% acc · 83%
Distance
33
32% acc · 89%
8
62% acc · 15%
Clinch
4
67% acc · 11%
1
100% acc · 2%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Brendan Schaub rounds
1
even
0
Gabriel Gonzaga rounds
Round 1Brendan Schaub edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control0:01
Knockdowns1
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Round 2Brendan Schaub edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control0:05
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:00
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
53 / 199
Sig Strikes
37 / 110
26.3%
Sig Str %
32.7%
53 / 199
Total Strikes
37 / 110
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 2
0%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:06
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Gabriel Gonzaga8 / 298 / 290 / 10
1Brendan Schaub18 / 7218 / 720 / 00
2Gabriel Gonzaga11 / 3011 / 300 / 10
2Brendan Schaub18 / 6518 / 650 / 00
3Gabriel Gonzaga18 / 5118 / 510 / 01
3Brendan Schaub17 / 6217 / 620 / 10

Brendan Schaub

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights10

Gabriel Gonzaga

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights12