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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Ian Heinisch won · U-DEC R3
Elo1374
Elo1405

Cezar FerreiravsIan HeinischUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio · Saturday, November 17, 2018Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Official fight result

Ian Heinisch won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupCezar Ferreira: WrestlervsIan Heinisch: Well-rounded

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

Model Prediction: Cezar Ferreira wins(75.4%)

Actual result: Ian Heinisch wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Cezar Ferreira at -185 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Cezar Ferreira has 25pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Cezar Ferreira (53.5%).
  • Cezar Ferreira has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Cezar Ferreira
Red Corner
VS
Ian Heinisch
Blue Corner
-185
(65%)
Vegas Odds
+160
(38%)
1374
Elo
1405
41
Age
37
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'11"
198.12 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Cezar Ferreira
oldest →
W
SUBvs Jack Hermansson · Nov 16
L
vs Elias Theodorou · Feb 17
W
vs Nate Marquardt · Nov 17
W
SUBvs Karl Roberson · May 18
L
vs Marvin Vettori · Jul 19
latest
Ian HeinischL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Derek Brunson · Aug 19
L
vs Omari Akhmedov · Dec 19
W
KOvs Gerald Meerschaert · Jun 20
L
vs Kelvin Gastelum · Feb 21
L
KOvs Nassourdine Imavov · Jul 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Cezar FerreiraMetricIan Heinisch
1.90
Strikes / min
3.25
2.44
Strikes absorbed / min
2.98
53%
Strike defense
59%
2.69
TDs / 15 min
1.02
84%
Takedown defense
59%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.54evenly matched on net striking+0.27

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1575 vs 1500Strikes17.9 vs Takedowns1.8 vs Sub Atts0.38 vs Form0.7 vs 0.0
Cezar FerreiraIan Heinisch

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Cezar Ferreira(10 fights)Ian Heinisch(7 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 -30.3|Blue +30.3
Recent Form
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
Striker Score
Red -48.8|Blue +48.8
Grappler Score
Red -49.8|Blue +49.8
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Cezar FerreiraTargetIan Heinisch

By target zone

17
44% acc · 65%
Head
38
51% acc · 69%
3
33% acc · 12%
Body
10
100% acc · 18%
6
86% acc · 23%
Leg
7
64% acc · 13%

By position

22
47% acc · 85%
Distance
30
51% acc · 55%
4
50% acc · 15%
Clinch
14
67% acc · 25%
0
Ground
11
73% acc · 20%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Cezar Ferreira rounds
2
even
1
Ian Heinisch rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns1
Control2:25
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns3
Control1:28
Knockdowns0
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
Round 3Ian Heinisch edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns1
Control1:27
29Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:26Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
26 / 55
Sig Strikes
55 / 95
51.7%
Sig Str %
56.7%
38 / 68
Total Strikes
90 / 133
5 / 11
TDs
1 / 7
44.3%
TD %
8%
0
Sub Att
2
0
Rev
0
5:20
Ctrl Time
1:30

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ian Heinisch13 / 2120 / 290 / 02
1Cezar Ferreira6 / 97 / 101 / 40
2Ian Heinisch13 / 2713 / 270 / 10
2Cezar Ferreira9 / 1818 / 273 / 40
3Ian Heinisch29 / 4757 / 771 / 60
3Cezar Ferreira11 / 2813 / 311 / 30

Cezar Ferreira

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights15

Ian Heinisch

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights7