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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Dan Miller won · SUB R2
Elo1355
Elo1490

Dan MillervsJohn SalterUFC Prediction Result

UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 · Saturday, August 28, 2010Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Official fight result

Dan Miller won

SUB · Round 2 · 1:53

Style matchupDan Miller: Submission grapplervsJohn Salter: Wrestler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: John Salter wins(51.3%)

Actual result: Dan Miller wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

John Salter at +190 American odds

$100 profit

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Scouting Report

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

  • John Salter has 19pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • John Salter has 19pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors John Salter (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Dan Miller
Red Corner
VS
John Salter
Blue Corner
-230
(70%)
Vegas Odds
+190
(34%)
1355
Elo
1490
45
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'1"
Height
6'1"
187.96 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

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

Dan MillerL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Nate Marquardt · Mar 11
L
vs Rousimar Palhares · Aug 11
W
SUBvs Ricardo Funch · Jun 12
L
KOvs Jordan Mein · Mar 13
L
vs Trevor Smith · Jul 15
latest
John Salter
oldest →
W
KOvs Jason MacDonald · May 10
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Dan MillerMetricJohn Salter
2.03
Strikes / min
1.68
3.06
Strikes absorbed / min
1.68
49%
Strike defense
68%
1.67
TDs / 15 min
2.85
47%
Takedown defense
66%
1.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.03Δ 1.03 — meaningful gap0.00

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1482 vs 1519Strikes18.7 vs 5.0Takedowns1.2 vs 1.0Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.00Form-1.0 vs 1.0
Dan MillerJohn Salter

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Dan Miller(8 fights)John Salter(2 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 -135.1|Blue +135.1
Recent Form
Red -2.0|Blue +2.0
Striker Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
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.

Dan MillerTargetJohn Salter

By target zone

17
25% acc · 74%
Head
18
37% acc · 86%
3
75% acc · 13%
Body
2
100% acc · 10%
3
100% acc · 13%
Leg
1
100% acc · 5%

By position

23
32% acc · 100%
Distance
17
37% acc · 81%
0
0% acc
Clinch
3
60% acc · 14%
0
Ground
1
100% acc · 5%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Dan Miller rounds
0
even
1
John Salter rounds
Round 1John Salter edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:02
17Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:38Control
Round 2Dan Miller edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:06
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
23 / 74
Sig Strikes
21 / 52
30%
Sig Str %
36.5%
23 / 74
Total Strikes
29 / 62
0 / 1
TDs
2 / 3
0%
TD %
50%
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:08
Ctrl Time
1:38

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1John Salter17 / 3925 / 492 / 20
1Dan Miller15 / 4715 / 470 / 11
2John Salter4 / 134 / 130 / 10
2Dan Miller8 / 278 / 270 / 01

Dan Miller

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights8

John Salter

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights2