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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Cub Swanson won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1516
Cub Swanson
Elo1521

Cub SwansonvsCharles OliveiraUFC Prediction Result

UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort · Saturday, September 22, 2012Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Official fight result

Cub Swanson won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:40

Style matchupCub Swanson: Pressure fightervsCharles Oliveira: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Cub Swanson wins(68.5%)

Actual result: Cub Swanson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Cub Swanson at +215 American odds

+$215 profit

$315 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Charles Oliveira threatens submissions; Cub Swanson has lost 50% of fights by sub.
  • Cub Swanson has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Charles Oliveira has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Cub Swanson
Red Corner
VS
Charles Oliveira
Blue Corner
+215
(32%)
Vegas Odds
-235
(70%)
1516
Elo
1521
42
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

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

Cub SwansonW2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Jonathan Martinez · Oct 22
W
vs Hakeem Dawodu · Aug 23
L
vs Andre Fili · Jun 24
W
KOvs Billy Quarantillo · Dec 24
W
KOvs Nate Landwehr · Apr 26
latest
Charles OliveiraW2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Arman Tsarukyan · Apr 24
W
vs Michael Chandler · Nov 24
L
KOvs Ilia Topuria · Jun 25
W
SUBvs Mateusz Gamrot · Oct 25
W
vs Max Holloway · Mar 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Cub SwansonMetricCharles Oliveira
4.84
Strikes / min
3.23
3.99
Strikes absorbed / min
3.05
59%
Strike defense
48%
1.00
TDs / 15 min
2.29
63%
Takedown defense
54%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
2.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.85evenly matched on net striking+0.18

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1517 vs 1534Strikes35.0 vs 18.9Takedowns1.0 vs 0.7Sub Atts0.33 vs 1.29Form0.5 vs 0.5
Cub SwansonCharles Oliveira

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Cub Swanson(10 fights)Charles Oliveira(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 -5.4|Blue +5.4
Recent Form
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red -21.0|Blue +21.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Cub SwansonTargetCharles Oliveira

By target zone

6
46% acc · 67%
Head
5
29% acc · 83%
2
67% acc · 22%
Body
0
1
20% acc · 11%
Leg
1
100% acc · 17%

By position

9
45% acc · 100%
Distance
4
27% acc · 67%
0
Clinch
0
0
0% acc
Ground
2
67% acc · 33%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Cub Swanson rounds
0
even
0
Charles Oliveira rounds
Round 1Cub Swanson edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:02
Knockdowns1
6Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:46Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
9 / 21
Sig Strikes
6 / 18
42%
Sig Str %
33%
9 / 21
Total Strikes
10 / 22
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 2
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:02
Ctrl Time
0:46

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Charles Oliveira6 / 1810 / 221 / 20
1Cub Swanson9 / 219 / 210 / 00

Cub Swanson

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights25

Charles Oliveira

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights36