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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Demian Maia won · U-DEC R3
Elo1402
Demian Maia
Elo1352
Jorge Santiago

Demian MaiavsJorge SantiagoUFC Prediction Result

UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 · Saturday, October 8, 2011Houston, Texas, USA

Official fight result

Demian Maia won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Demian Maia wins(76.9%)

Actual result: Demian Maia wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Demian Maia at -290 American odds

+$34 profit

$134 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Stance matchup historically favors Demian Maia (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Demian Maia
Red Corner
VS
Jorge Santiago
Blue Corner
-290
(74%)
Vegas Odds
+260
(28%)
1402
Elo
1352
48
Age
45
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'1"
182.88 cm
Reach
190.5 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
Jorge SantiagoL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Brian Stann · May 11
L
vs Gunnar Nelson · Feb 13
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Demian MaiaMetricJorge Santiago
1.80
Strikes / min
1.69
2.07
Strikes absorbed / min
2.62
63%
Strike defense
56%
2.49
TDs / 15 min
0.58
61%
Takedown defense
52%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.27evenly matched on net striking-0.93

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1502 vs 1484Strikes18.2 vs 10.8Takedowns1.9 vs 0.5Sub Atts1.18 vs 0.75Form-0.1 vs -1.0
Demian MaiaJorge Santiago

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Demian Maia(10 fights)Jorge Santiago(3 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 +50.4|Blue -50.4
Recent Form
Red +0.9|Blue -0.9
Striker Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red -14.0|Blue +14.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Demian MaiaTargetJorge Santiago

By target zone

16
28% acc · 67%
Head
9
20% acc · 50%
5
83% acc · 21%
Body
2
67% acc · 11%
3
100% acc · 13%
Leg
7
88% acc · 39%

By position

10
22% acc · 42%
Distance
16
31% acc · 89%
5
71% acc · 21%
Clinch
2
50% acc · 11%
9
60% acc · 38%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Demian Maia rounds
0
even
0
Jorge Santiago rounds
Round 1Demian Maia edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns2
Control2:30
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:29Control
Round 2Demian Maia edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns1
Control2:55
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Demian Maia edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns1
Control3:50
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
24 / 67
Sig Strikes
18 / 56
37.3%
Sig Str %
33.3%
95 / 159
Total Strikes
29 / 70
4 / 11
TDs
0 / 1
60%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
9:15
Ctrl Time
0:29

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jorge Santiago7 / 2115 / 290 / 00
1Demian Maia6 / 2528 / 512 / 30
2Jorge Santiago6 / 238 / 270 / 00
2Demian Maia9 / 2530 / 551 / 10
3Jorge Santiago5 / 126 / 140 / 10
3Demian Maia9 / 1737 / 531 / 70

Demian Maia

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights26

Jorge Santiago

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights3