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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Demian Maia won · SUB R3
Elo1402
Demian Maia
Elo1499
Matt Brown

Demian MaiavsMatt BrownUFC Prediction Result

UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic · Saturday, May 14, 2016Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

Official fight result

Demian Maia won

SUB · Round 3 · 4:31

Style matchupDemian Maia: WrestlervsMatt Brown: Submission grappler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Demian Maia wins(62.2%)

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 -350 American odds

+$29 profit

$129 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
Matt Brown
Blue Corner
-350
(78%)
Vegas Odds
+290
(26%)
1402
Elo
1499
48
Age
45
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'0"
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
Matt Brown
oldest →
L
KOvs Miguel Baeza · May 20
L
vs Carlos Condit · Jan 21
W
KOvs Dhiego Lima · Jun 21
L
vs Bryan Barberena · Mar 22
W
KOvs Court McGee · May 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Demian MaiaMetricMatt Brown
1.80
Strikes / min
3.76
2.07
Strikes absorbed / min
2.92
63%
Strike defense
55%
2.49
TDs / 15 min
1.68
61%
Takedown defense
63%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
1.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.27Δ 1.11 — meaningful gap+0.84

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1599 vs 1568Strikes22.4 vs 36.2Takedowns2.4 vs 1.1Sub Atts0.95 vs 1.15Form0.9 vs 0.2
Demian MaiaMatt Brown

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Demian Maia(10 fights)Matt Brown(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 -96.2|Blue +96.2
Recent Form
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
Striker Score
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Grappler Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -154.0|Blue +154.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Demian MaiaTargetMatt Brown

By target zone

17
85% acc · 100%
Head
9
45% acc · 90%
0
Body
0
0% acc
0
Leg
1
50% acc · 10%

By position

2
67% acc · 12%
Distance
2
17% acc · 20%
0
Clinch
0
0% acc
15
88% acc · 88%
Ground
8
80% acc · 80%

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
Matt Brown rounds
Round 1Demian Maia edged it
Sig. strikes0
Takedowns1
Control3:49
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:34Control
Round 2Demian Maia edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns2
Control4:28
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:11Control
Round 3Demian Maia edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control3:46
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:15Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
17 / 20
Sig Strikes
10 / 23
84.5%
Sig Str %
44%
91 / 110
Total Strikes
29 / 46
3 / 10
TDs
0 / 0
38.7%
TD %
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
1
12:03
Ctrl Time
1:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Matt Brown2 / 86 / 140 / 00
1Demian Maia0 / 021 / 311 / 20
2Matt Brown4 / 711 / 150 / 00
2Demian Maia9 / 1138 / 442 / 30
3Matt Brown4 / 812 / 170 / 00
3Demian Maia8 / 932 / 350 / 52

Demian Maia

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights26

Matt Brown

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights25