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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Tom Breese won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1356
Elo1493

Cathal PendredvsTom BreeseUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka · Saturday, October 24, 2015Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Official fight result

Tom Breese won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:37

Style matchupCathal Pendred: WrestlervsTom Breese: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Cathal Pendred wins(63.1%)

Actual result: Tom Breese wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Scouting Report

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

  • Tom Breese is a KO finisher (80% of wins). Cathal Pendred has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Tom Breese (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Cathal Pendred
Red Corner
VS
Tom Breese
Blue Corner
+240
(29%)
Vegas Odds
-280
(74%)
1356
Elo
1493
38
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'1"
Height
6'3"
190.5 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Cathal Pendred
oldest →
W
SUBvs Mike King · Jul 14
W
vs Gasan Umalatov · Oct 14
W
vs Sean Spencer · Jan 15
W
vs Augusto Montano · Jun 15
L
vs John Howard · Jul 15
latest
Tom Breese
oldest →
L
vs Sean Strickland · Jun 16
W
KOvs Daniel Kelly · May 18
L
KOvs Brendan Allen · Feb 20
W
KOvs KB Bhullar · Oct 20
L
SUBvs Omari Akhmedov · Jan 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Cathal PendredMetricTom Breese
2.49
Strikes / min
3.34
3.01
Strikes absorbed / min
2.81
55%
Strike defense
60%
2.46
TDs / 15 min
0.00
83%
Takedown defense
70%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
1.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.52Δ 1.05 — meaningful gap+0.53

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1545 vs 1518Strikes35.4 vs 26.0Takedowns2.4 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.40 vs 0.00Form0.4 vs 1.0
Cathal PendredTom Breese

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Cathal Pendred(6 fights)Tom Breese(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 -137.4|Blue +137.4
Recent Form
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Striker Score
Red +1.5|Blue -1.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Layoff
Red -42.0|Blue +42.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Cathal PendredTargetTom Breese

By target zone

2
12% acc · 40%
Head
20
63% acc · 87%
2
100% acc · 40%
Body
3
100% acc · 13%
1
20% acc · 20%
Leg
0

By position

3
14% acc · 60%
Distance
22
65% acc · 96%
2
100% acc · 40%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 4%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Cathal Pendred rounds
0
even
1
Tom Breese rounds
Round 1Tom Breese edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns0
Control0:29
Knockdowns0
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
5 / 24
Sig Strikes
23 / 35
20%
Sig Str %
65%
8 / 28
Total Strikes
24 / 36
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:29
Ctrl Time
0:03

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Tom Breese23 / 3524 / 360 / 00
1Cathal Pendred5 / 248 / 280 / 10

Cathal Pendred

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights6

Tom Breese

StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights8