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Welterweight
5 Rounds
Jake Shields won · S-DEC R5
Elo1402
Demian Maia
Elo1490
Jake Shields

Demian MaiavsJake ShieldsUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · Wednesday, October 9, 2013Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Official fight result

Jake Shields won

S-DEC · Round 5 · 5:00

Style matchupDemian Maia: WrestlervsJake Shields: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Demian Maia wins(61.4%)

Actual result: Jake Shields wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Demian Maia at -355 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Demian Maia has 26pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Demian Maia (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Demian Maia
Red Corner
VS
Jake Shields
Blue Corner
-355
(78%)
Vegas Odds
+295
(25%)
1402
Elo
1490
48
Age
47
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'0"
182.88 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Demian MaiaL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Lyman Good · Feb 19
W
DECvs Rocco Martin · Jun 19
W
SUBvs Ben Askren · Oct 19
L
KOvs Gilbert Burns · Mar 20
L
vs Belal Muhammad · Jun 21
latest
Jake Shields
oldest →
L
vs Georges St-Pierre · Apr 11
L
KOvs Jake Ellenberger · Sep 11
W
vs Yoshihiro Akiyama · Feb 12
W
vs Tyron Woodley · Jun 13
L
vs Hector Lombard · Mar 14
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Demian MaiaMetricJake Shields
1.80
Strikes / min
2.45
2.07
Strikes absorbed / min
1.80
63%
Strike defense
56%
2.49
TDs / 15 min
2.83
61%
Takedown defense
35%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
1.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.27evenly matched on net striking+0.65

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1561 vs 1522Strikes18.3 vs 51.7Takedowns2.3 vs 1.5Sub Atts1.06 vs 0.00Form0.8 vs 0.6
Demian MaiaJake Shields

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Demian Maia(10 fights)Jake Shields(7 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 -87.9|Blue +87.9
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
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.

Demian MaiaTargetJake Shields

By target zone

15
25% acc · 63%
Head
19
22% acc · 54%
8
62% acc · 33%
Body
3
38% acc · 9%
1
100% acc · 4%
Leg
13
76% acc · 37%

By position

13
23% acc · 54%
Distance
21
22% acc · 60%
7
58% acc · 29%
Clinch
1
33% acc · 3%
4
67% acc · 17%
Ground
13
93% acc · 37%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Demian Maia rounds
2
even
2
Jake Shields rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns2
Control2:13
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
2:28Control
Round 2Jake Shields edged it
Sig. strikes0
Takedowns0
Control0:16
9Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
4:20Control
Round 3Jake Shields edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns1
Control0:50
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
2:42Control
Round 4Demian Maia edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control1:40
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:07Control
Round 5Even round
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control0:20
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:07Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
24 / 75
Sig Strikes
35 / 112
29%
Sig Str %
42.2%
98 / 160
Total Strikes
97 / 188
3 / 7
TDs
1 / 12
33.3%
TD %
10%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
1
5:19
Ctrl Time
11:44

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jake Shields6 / 820 / 250 / 10
1Demian Maia2 / 419 / 242 / 40
2Jake Shields9 / 1533 / 431 / 20
2Demian Maia0 / 25 / 70 / 10
3Jake Shields8 / 2128 / 480 / 10
3Demian Maia6 / 1822 / 371 / 20
4Demian Maia6 / 1936 / 540 / 00
4Jake Shields4 / 176 / 190 / 40
5Jake Shields8 / 5110 / 530 / 40
5Demian Maia10 / 3216 / 380 / 00

Demian Maia

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights26

Jake Shields

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights7