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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Chris Gruetzemacher won · U-DEC R3
Elo1494
Elo1533
Rafa Garcia

Chris GruetzemachervsRafa GarciaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland · Saturday, July 31, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Chris Gruetzemacher won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupChris Gruetzemacher: Pressure fightervsRafa Garcia: Wrestler

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Chris Gruetzemacher wins(53.3%)

Actual result: Chris Gruetzemacher wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Chris Gruetzemacher at +270 American odds

+$270 profit

$370 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Rafa Garcia enters on a 3-fight win streak.

Tale of the Tape

Chris Gruetzemacher
Red Corner
VS
Rafa Garcia
Blue Corner
+270
(27%)
Vegas Odds
-350
(78%)
1494
Elo
1533
40
Age
31
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'7"
172.72 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Chris GruetzemacherL2 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Chas Skelly · Feb 17
L
SUBvs Davi Ramos · Dec 17
W
KOvs Joe Lauzon · Apr 18
L
KOvs Alexander Hernandez · Oct 20
L
SUBvs Claudio Puelles · Dec 21
latest
Rafa GarciaW3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Clay Guida · Apr 23
L
KOvs Grant Dawson · Oct 24
W
vs Vinc Pichel · Mar 25
W
KOvs Jared Gordon · Sep 25
W
DECvs Alexander Hernandez · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Chris GruetzemacherMetricRafa Garcia
6.18
Strikes / min
4.28
4.96
Strikes absorbed / min
4.42
52%
Strike defense
61%
0.21
TDs / 15 min
3.22
65%
Takedown defense
77%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.22Δ 1.36 — meaningful gap-0.14

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1487 vs 1483Strikes6.9 vs 4.1Takedowns0.0 vs 2.5Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.50Form-0.8 vs -1.0
Chris GruetzemacherRafa Garcia

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801498151515331550← oldermost recent →
Chris Gruetzemacher(7 fights)Rafa Garcia(10 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 -38.8|Blue +38.8
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red +2.7|Blue -2.7
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
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.

Chris GruetzemacherTargetRafa Garcia

By target zone

60
41% acc · 60%
Head
58
45% acc · 81%
31
97% acc · 31%
Body
7
88% acc · 10%
9
82% acc · 9%
Leg
7
78% acc · 10%

By position

76
47% acc · 76%
Distance
58
47% acc · 81%
24
89% acc · 24%
Clinch
11
65% acc · 15%
0
Ground
3
60% acc · 4%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Chris Gruetzemacher rounds
1
even
1
Rafa Garcia rounds
Round 1Rafa Garcia edged it
Sig. strikes42
Takedowns0
Control0:01
38Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:27Control
Round 2Chris Gruetzemacher edged it
Sig. strikes32
Takedowns0
Control0:02
20Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:53Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns0
Control0:00
14Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:06Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
100 / 190
Sig Strikes
72 / 146
52%
Sig Str %
46.7%
176 / 268
Total Strikes
90 / 166
0 / 1
TDs
5 / 12
0%
TD %
45.3%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:03
Ctrl Time
6:26

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Rafa Garcia38 / 6738 / 682 / 40
1Chris Gruetzemacher42 / 7557 / 900 / 10
2Rafa Garcia20 / 4325 / 491 / 51
2Chris Gruetzemacher32 / 6346 / 770 / 00
3Rafa Garcia14 / 3627 / 492 / 30
3Chris Gruetzemacher26 / 5273 / 1010 / 00

Chris Gruetzemacher

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights7

Rafa Garcia

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights11