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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Bryan Caraway won · SUB R3
Elo1369
Bryan Caraway
Elo1373

Bryan CarawayvsMitch GagnonUFC Prediction Result

UFC 149: Faber vs Barao · Saturday, July 21, 2012Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Official fight result

Bryan Caraway won

SUB · Round 3 · 1:39

Style matchupBryan Caraway: WrestlervsMitch Gagnon: Submission grappler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Bryan Caraway wins(87.7%)

Actual result: Bryan Caraway wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Bryan Caraway at -220 American odds

+$45 profit

$145 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Mitch Gagnon enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Bryan Caraway threatens submissions; Mitch Gagnon has lost 50% of fights by sub.
  • Bryan Caraway has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Mitch Gagnon (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Bryan Caraway
Red Corner
VS
Mitch Gagnon
Blue Corner
-220
(69%)
Vegas Odds
+200
(33%)
1369
Elo
1373
41
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'8"
Height
5'5"
172.72 cm
Reach
165.1 cm

Recent Form

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

Bryan CarawayL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Raphael Assuncao · Oct 14
W
vs Eddie Wineland · Jul 15
W
vs Aljamain Sterling · May 16
L
vs Cody Stamann · Mar 18
L
KOvs Pedro Munhoz · Nov 18
latest
Mitch GagnonL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Tim Gorman · Apr 14
W
SUBvs Roman Salazar · Oct 14
L
SUBvs Renan Barao · Dec 14
L
vs Matthew Lopez · Dec 16
L
vs Cole Smith · May 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Bryan CarawayMetricMitch Gagnon
2.53
Strikes / min
2.76
3.61
Strikes absorbed / min
2.21
54%
Strike defense
61%
2.57
TDs / 15 min
1.16
80%
Takedown defense
65%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
1.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.08Δ 1.63 — meaningful gap+0.55

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1516 vs 1500Strikes23.0 vs Takedowns3.0 vs Sub Atts1.00 vs Form1.0 vs 0.0
Bryan CarawayMitch Gagnon

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Bryan Caraway(10 fights)Mitch Gagnon(8 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 -3.5|Blue +3.5
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Grappler Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Bryan CarawayTargetMitch Gagnon

By target zone

8
20% acc · 73%
Head
23
38% acc · 85%
3
100% acc · 27%
Body
3
75% acc · 11%
0
0% acc
Leg
1
100% acc · 4%

By position

4
13% acc · 36%
Distance
12
38% acc · 44%
4
67% acc · 36%
Clinch
9
43% acc · 33%
3
43% acc · 27%
Ground
6
50% acc · 22%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Bryan Caraway rounds
1
even
1
Mitch Gagnon rounds
Round 1Mitch Gagnon edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns1
Control1:07
11Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:03Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns1
Control3:03
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:18Control
Round 3Bryan Caraway edged it
Sig. strikes0
Takedowns1
Control1:09
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
11 / 45
Sig Strikes
27 / 65
19.3%
Sig Str %
39%
82 / 146
Total Strikes
45 / 89
3 / 9
TDs
1 / 5
40%
TD %
20%
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
1
5:19
Ctrl Time
3:21

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Mitch Gagnon11 / 2324 / 401 / 50
1Bryan Caraway5 / 2025 / 421 / 20
2Mitch Gagnon13 / 3218 / 390 / 00
2Bryan Caraway6 / 1849 / 831 / 50
3Mitch Gagnon3 / 103 / 100 / 00
3Bryan Caraway0 / 78 / 211 / 21

Bryan Caraway

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights10

Mitch Gagnon

StanceSouthpaw
Height65.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights8