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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Demian Maia won · U-DEC R3
Elo1402
Demian Maia
Elo1351
Mario Miranda

Demian MaiavsMario MirandaUFC Prediction Result

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

Official fight result

Demian Maia won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Mario Miranda wins(56.4%)

Actual result: Demian Maia wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Mario Miranda at +190 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Demian Maia has 27pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Demian Maia (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Demian Maia
Red Corner
VS
Mario Miranda
Blue Corner
-210
(68%)
Vegas Odds
+190
(34%)
1402
Elo
1351
48
Age
47
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'3"
182.88 cm
Reach
187.96 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
Mario Miranda
oldest →
L
KOvs Gerald Harris · Mar 10
W
KOvs David Loiseau · Jun 10
L
vs Aaron Simpson · Mar 11
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Demian MaiaMetricMario Miranda
1.80
Strikes / min
1.96
2.07
Strikes absorbed / min
2.46
63%
Strike defense
36%
2.49
TDs / 15 min
1.02
61%
Takedown defense
54%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.27evenly matched on net striking-0.50

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1482 vs 1501Strikes12.0 vs 29.0Takedowns1.4 vs 1.5Sub Atts1.13 vs 0.00Form-1.0 vs 0.1
Demian MaiaMario Miranda

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Demian Maia(10 fights)Mario Miranda(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 +51.4|Blue -51.4
Recent Form
Red -1.1|Blue +1.1
Striker Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Layoff
Red +63.0|Blue -63.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Demian MaiaTargetMario Miranda

By target zone

21
58% acc · 70%
Head
5
19% acc · 36%
5
56% acc · 17%
Body
2
40% acc · 14%
4
100% acc · 13%
Leg
7
78% acc · 50%

By position

6
38% acc · 20%
Distance
9
35% acc · 64%
3
38% acc · 10%
Clinch
1
25% acc · 7%
21
84% acc · 70%
Ground
4
36% acc · 29%

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
Mario Miranda rounds
Round 1Demian Maia edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns2
Control2:40
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:08Control
Round 2Demian Maia edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns1
Control4:07
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:24Control
Round 3Demian Maia edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns2
Control3:05
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:49Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
30 / 49
Sig Strikes
14 / 41
62.3%
Sig Str %
37%
104 / 146
Total Strikes
29 / 60
5 / 7
TDs
0 / 0
72%
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
2
9:52
Ctrl Time
1:21

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Mario Miranda5 / 216 / 220 / 00
1Demian Maia9 / 1929 / 522 / 20
2Mario Miranda3 / 713 / 190 / 00
2Demian Maia13 / 1947 / 601 / 20
3Mario Miranda6 / 1310 / 190 / 00
3Demian Maia8 / 1128 / 342 / 31

Demian Maia

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights26

Mario Miranda

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights4