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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Renan Barao won · SUB R3
Elo1378
Renan Barao
Elo1373

Renan BaraovsMitch GagnonUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway · Saturday, December 20, 2014Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Official fight result

Renan Barao won

SUB · Round 3 · 3:53

Style matchupRenan Barao: Well-roundedvsMitch Gagnon: Submission grappler

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Renan Barao wins(55.3%)

Actual result: Renan Barao wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Renan Barao at -1000 American odds

+$10 profit

$110 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Renan Barao enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Renan Barao has 26pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Mitch Gagnon (53.5%).
  • Renan Barao has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Renan Barao
Red Corner
VS
Mitch Gagnon
Blue Corner
-1000
(91%)
Vegas Odds
+800
(11%)
1378
Elo
1373
39
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'6"
Height
5'5"
177.8 cm
Reach
165.1 cm

Recent Form

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

Renan BaraoL5 streak
oldest →
L
vs Aljamain Sterling · Jul 17
L
vs Brian Kelleher · Feb 18
L
vs Andre Ewell · Sep 18
L
KOvs Luke Sanders · Feb 19
L
vs Douglas Silva de Andrade · Nov 19
latest
Mitch GagnonL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Dustin Kimura · Sep 13
W
vs Tim Gorman · Apr 14
W
SUBvs Roman Salazar · Oct 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.

Renan BaraoMetricMitch Gagnon
3.78
Strikes / min
2.76
3.90
Strikes absorbed / min
2.21
57%
Strike defense
61%
1.49
TDs / 15 min
1.16
91%
Takedown defense
65%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
1.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.12evenly matched on net striking+0.55

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1587 vs 1547Strikes52.1 vs 22.2Takedowns1.3 vs 1.0Sub Atts0.25 vs 1.60Form0.3 vs 0.9
Renan BaraoMitch Gagnon

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Renan Barao(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 +5.3|Blue -5.3
Recent Form
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Striker Score
Red +1.8|Blue -1.8
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +133.0|Blue -133.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Renan BaraoTargetMitch Gagnon

By target zone

29
30% acc · 49%
Head
32
42% acc · 55%
18
67% acc · 31%
Body
17
65% acc · 29%
12
92% acc · 20%
Leg
9
100% acc · 16%

By position

34
32% acc · 58%
Distance
45
47% acc · 78%
25
78% acc · 42%
Clinch
13
81% acc · 22%
0
0% acc
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Renan Barao rounds
2
even
0
Mitch Gagnon rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:31
Knockdowns1
25Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:40Control
0Knockdowns
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes25
Takedowns0
Control0:42
22Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
2:20Control
Round 3Renan Barao edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns2
Control1:09
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:15Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
59 / 138
Sig Strikes
58 / 111
43.3%
Sig Str %
54.3%
64 / 143
Total Strikes
66 / 119
2 / 4
TDs
0 / 7
33%
TD %
0%
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:22
Ctrl Time
4:15

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Mitch Gagnon25 / 4726 / 480 / 10
1Renan Barao17 / 5218 / 530 / 00
2Mitch Gagnon22 / 4723 / 480 / 20
2Renan Barao25 / 5227 / 540 / 10
3Mitch Gagnon11 / 1717 / 230 / 40
3Renan Barao17 / 3419 / 362 / 31

Renan Barao

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights17

Mitch Gagnon

StanceSouthpaw
Height65.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights8