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Featherweight
3 Rounds
David Onama won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1513
Elo1512

David OnamavsGabriel SantosUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria · Saturday, June 24, 2023Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Official fight result

David Onama won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:13

Style matchupDavid Onama: Pressure fightervsGabriel Santos: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Gabriel Santos wins(68.0%)

Actual result: David Onama wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Gabriel Santos at -225 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Gabriel Santos has 35pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • David Onama has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

David Onama
Red Corner
VS
Gabriel Santos
Blue Corner
+188
(35%)
Vegas Odds
-225
(69%)
1513
Elo
1512
32
Age
29
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'9"
187.96 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

David Onama
oldest →
L
vs Nate Landwehr · Aug 22
W
vs Jonathan Pearce · Apr 24
W
vs Roberto Romero · Nov 24
W
vs Giga Chikadze · Apr 25
L
KOvs Steve Garcia · Nov 25
latest
Gabriel SantosW2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Lerone Murphy · Mar 23
W
vs Yizha · Sep 24
W
SUBvs Jack Jenkins · Feb 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

David OnamaMetricGabriel Santos
5.07
Strikes / min
4.35
4.89
Strikes absorbed / min
4.31
51%
Strike defense
45%
1.05
TDs / 15 min
3.80
52%
Takedown defense
87%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
1.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.18evenly matched on net striking+0.04

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1499 vs 1486Strikes5.0 vs 4.5Takedowns0.7 vs 4.3Sub Atts0.50 vs 1.20Form0.0 vs -0.9
David OnamaGabriel Santos

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
David Onama(9 fights)Gabriel Santos(4 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 +0.4|Blue -0.4
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Layoff
Red +217.0|Blue -217.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

David OnamaTargetGabriel Santos

By target zone

47
49% acc · 89%
Head
22
48% acc · 56%
3
50% acc · 6%
Body
9
64% acc · 23%
3
100% acc · 6%
Leg
8
62% acc · 21%

By position

42
49% acc · 79%
Distance
36
51% acc · 92%
3
60% acc · 6%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 3%
8
62% acc · 15%
Ground
2
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
David Onama rounds
1
even
0
Gabriel Santos rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes27
Takedowns0
Control1:23
25Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:36Control
Round 2David Onama edged it
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns0
Control1:30
Knockdowns1
14Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:55Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
53 / 104
Sig Strikes
39 / 73
50.5%
Sig Str %
55%
59 / 118
Total Strikes
56 / 90
0 / 1
TDs
2 / 4
0%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
2
1
Rev
0
2:53
Ctrl Time
1:31

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Gabriel Santos25 / 5033 / 581 / 22
1David Onama27 / 5230 / 570 / 10
2Gabriel Santos14 / 2323 / 321 / 20
2David Onama26 / 5229 / 610 / 00

David Onama

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights9

Gabriel Santos

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights4