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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Diego Brandao won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1490
Diego Brandao
Elo1355
Jimy Hettes

Diego BrandaovsJimy HettesUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold · Saturday, April 18, 2015Newark, New Jersey, USA

Official fight result

Diego Brandao won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 5:00

Style matchupDiego Brandao: WrestlervsJimy Hettes: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Jimy Hettes wins(66.7%)

Actual result: Diego Brandao wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Jimy Hettes at +120 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Diego Brandao has 19pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Jimy Hettes (53.5%).
  • Jimy Hettes has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Diego Brandao
Red Corner
VS
Jimy Hettes
Blue Corner
-140
(58%)
Vegas Odds
+120
(45%)
1490
Elo
1355
39
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'7"
Height
5'9"
162.56 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Diego Brandao
oldest →
W
vs Daniel Pineda · Aug 13
L
KOvs Dustin Poirier · Dec 13
L
KOvs Conor McGregor · Jul 14
W
KOvs Katsunori Kikuno · Sep 15
L
SUBvs Brian Ortega · Jan 16
latest
Jimy Hettes
oldest →
W
SUBvs Alex Caceres · Aug 11
W
vs Nam Phan · Dec 11
L
vs Marcus Brimage · Sep 12
W
SUBvs Rob Whiteford · Oct 13
L
KOvs Dennis Bermudez · Mar 14
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Diego BrandaoMetricJimy Hettes
2.94
Strikes / min
3.47
3.38
Strikes absorbed / min
3.50
62%
Strike defense
57%
3.21
TDs / 15 min
5.20
80%
Takedown defense
61%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
1.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.44evenly matched on net striking-0.03

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1515 vs 1515Strikes21.6 vs 41.8Takedowns1.9 vs 4.2Sub Atts0.43 vs 1.20Form-0.3 vs -0.1
Diego BrandaoJimy Hettes

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Diego Brandao(10 fights)Jimy Hettes(6 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 +135.9|Blue -135.9
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Grappler Score
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Layoff
Red -126.0|Blue +126.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Diego BrandaoTargetJimy Hettes

By target zone

8
47% acc · 67%
Head
5
45% acc · 45%
3
75% acc · 25%
Body
6
86% acc · 55%
1
33% acc · 8%
Leg
0

By position

2
22% acc · 17%
Distance
4
57% acc · 36%
6
100% acc · 50%
Clinch
7
64% acc · 64%
4
44% acc · 33%
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
Diego Brandao rounds
0
even
0
Jimy Hettes rounds
Round 1Diego Brandao edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns2
Control2:24
11Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
12 / 24
Sig Strikes
11 / 18
50%
Sig Str %
61%
25 / 39
Total Strikes
17 / 24
2 / 3
TDs
1 / 3
66%
TD %
33%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
1
2:24
Ctrl Time
1:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jimy Hettes11 / 1817 / 241 / 30
1Diego Brandao12 / 2425 / 392 / 30

Diego Brandao

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach64.0"
Fights10

Jimy Hettes

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights6