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Flyweight
5 Rounds
Title Bout
Deiveson Figueiredo won · SUB R1
Elo1483
Deiveson Figueiredo
Elo1397

Deiveson FigueiredovsJoseph BenavidezUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · Saturday, July 18, 2020Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Official fight result

Deiveson Figueiredo won

SUB · Round 1 · 4:48

Style matchupDeiveson Figueiredo: Submission grapplervsJoseph Benavidez: Elusive striker

The grappler must close distance and chain wrestling. The elusive striker keeps space and picks shots.

Model Prediction: Deiveson Figueiredo wins(62.1%)

Actual result: Deiveson Figueiredo wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

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Deiveson Figueiredo at -225 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Joseph Benavidez has 12pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Joseph Benavidez (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Deiveson Figueiredo
Red Corner
VS
Joseph Benavidez
Blue Corner
-225
(69%)
Vegas Odds
+180
(36%)
1483
Elo
1397
38
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'5"
Height
5'4"
172.72 cm
Reach
165.1 cm

Recent Form

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

Deiveson FigueiredoL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Petr Yan · Nov 24
L
KOvs Cory Sandhagen · May 25
W
vs Montel Jackson · Oct 25
L
vs Umar Nurmagomedov · Jan 26
L
SUBvs Song Yadong · May 26
latest
Joseph BenavidezL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Alex Perez · Nov 18
W
vs Dustin Ortiz · Jan 19
W
KOvs Jussier Formiga · Jun 19
L
KOvs Deiveson Figueiredo · Feb 20
L
vs Askar Askarov · Mar 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Deiveson FigueiredoMetricJoseph Benavidez
2.63
Strikes / min
3.52
3.47
Strikes absorbed / min
2.67
49%
Strike defense
61%
1.61
TDs / 15 min
1.41
57%
Takedown defense
62%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.84Δ 1.69 — meaningful gap+0.85

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1585 vs 1635Strikes2.5 vs 3.5Takedowns1.8 vs 1.5Sub Atts2.40 vs 0.60Form0.8 vs 0.0
Deiveson FigueiredoJoseph Benavidez

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701485150015151530← oldermost recent →
Deiveson Figueiredo(10 fights)Joseph Benavidez(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 +85.8|Blue -85.8
Recent Form
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
Striker Score
Red -1.6|Blue +1.6
Grappler Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Layoff
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Deiveson FigueiredoTargetJoseph Benavidez

By target zone

31
86% acc · 89%
Head
8
53% acc · 44%
4
100% acc · 11%
Body
5
71% acc · 28%
0
Leg
5
83% acc · 28%

By position

12
75% acc · 34%
Distance
18
64% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
23
96% acc · 66%
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
Deiveson Figueiredo rounds
0
even
0
Joseph Benavidez rounds
Round 1Deiveson Figueiredo edged it
Sig. strikes35
Takedowns0
Control2:23
Knockdowns2
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

2
KD
0
35 / 40
Sig Strikes
18 / 28
87%
Sig Str %
64%
40 / 45
Total Strikes
22 / 33
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
4
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:23
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Joseph Benavidez18 / 2822 / 330 / 00
1Deiveson Figueiredo35 / 4040 / 450 / 04

Deiveson Figueiredo

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights20

Joseph Benavidez

StanceSouthpaw
Height64.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights21