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Women's Flyweight
3 Rounds
Ariane da Silva won · SUB R2
Elo1520
Casey O'Neill
Elo1487
Ariane da Silva

Casey O'NeillvsAriane da SilvaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · Saturday, December 16, 2023Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Ariane da Silva won

SUB · Round 2 · 1:18

Style matchupCasey O'Neill: Pressure fightervsAriane da Silva: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Ariane da Silva wins(50.7%)

Actual result: Ariane da Silva wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Scouting Report

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

  • Ariane da Silva enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Casey O'Neill
Red Corner
VS
Ariane da Silva
Blue Corner
Vegas Odds
1520
Elo
1487
28
Age
32
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'6"
175.26 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

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

Casey O'NeillW2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Antonina Shevchenko · Oct 21
W
vs Roxanne Modafferi · Feb 22
L
vs Jennifer Maia · Mar 23
W
vs Luana Santos · Aug 24
W
KOvs Gabriella Fernandes · Mar 26
latest
Ariane da SilvaL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs JJ Aldrich · Mar 23
W
vs Melissa Gatto · Jul 23
L
vs Karine Silva · Apr 24
L
SUBvs Jasmine Jasudavicius · Nov 24
L
vs Wang Cong · Jun 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Casey O'NeillMetricAriane da Silva
7.89
Strikes / min
4.05
5.53
Strikes absorbed / min
4.40
57%
Strike defense
50%
1.40
TDs / 15 min
0.47
70%
Takedown defense
68%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+2.36Δ 2.71 — meaningful gap-0.35

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1540 vs 1534Strikes7.9 vs 4.1Takedowns1.4 vs 0.6Sub Atts0.70 vs 0.30Form-0.1 vs 1.0
Casey O'NeillAriane da Silva

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701488150515231540← oldermost recent →
Casey O'Neill(8 fights)Ariane da Silva(6 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 +33.6|Blue -33.6
Recent Form
Red -1.1|Blue +1.1
Striker Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Grappler Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Layoff
Red +105.0|Blue -105.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Casey O'NeillTargetAriane da Silva

By target zone

17
30% acc · 55%
Head
45
42% acc · 70%
3
100% acc · 10%
Body
16
89% acc · 25%
11
79% acc · 35%
Leg
3
100% acc · 5%

By position

29
40% acc · 94%
Distance
37
39% acc · 58%
2
100% acc · 6%
Clinch
9
82% acc · 14%
0
Ground
18
86% acc · 28%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Casey O'Neill rounds
0
even
2
Ariane da Silva rounds
Round 1Ariane da Silva edged it
Sig. strikes28
Takedowns0
Control0:20
39Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:05Control
Round 2Ariane da Silva edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:00
25Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:53Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
31 / 74
Sig Strikes
64 / 127
45.5%
Sig Str %
57%
32 / 75
Total Strikes
86 / 152
0 / 2
TDs
1 / 1
0%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:20
Ctrl Time
0:58

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ariane da Silva39 / 9344 / 981 / 10
1Casey O'Neill28 / 6829 / 690 / 10
2Ariane da Silva25 / 3442 / 540 / 01
2Casey O'Neill3 / 63 / 60 / 10

Casey O'Neill

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights8

Ariane da Silva

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights6