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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Jorge Masvidal won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1429
Donald Cerrone
Elo1456
Jorge Masvidal

Donald CerronevsJorge MasvidalUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena · Saturday, January 28, 2017Denver, Colorado, USA

Official fight result

Jorge Masvidal won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:00

Style matchupDonald Cerrone: Submission grapplervsJorge Masvidal: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Jorge Masvidal wins(50.7%)

Actual result: Jorge Masvidal wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Jorge Masvidal at +155 American odds

+$155 profit

$255 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Donald Cerrone enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Jorge Masvidal enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Jorge Masvidal is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Donald Cerrone has lost 57% of fights by KO.
  • Jorge Masvidal has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Donald Cerrone
Red Corner
VS
Jorge Masvidal
Blue Corner
-175
(64%)
Vegas Odds
+155
(39%)
1429
Elo
1456
43
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'11"
185.42 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

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

Donald CerroneL5 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Justin Gaethje · Sep 19
L
KOvs Conor McGregor · Jan 20
L
vs Anthony Pettis · May 20
L
KOvs Alex Morono · May 21
L
SUBvs Jim Miller · Jul 22
latest
Jorge MasvidalL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Nate Diaz · Nov 19
L
vs Kamaru Usman · Jul 20
L
KOvs Kamaru Usman · Apr 21
L
vs Colby Covington · Mar 22
L
vs Gilbert Burns · Apr 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Donald CerroneMetricJorge Masvidal
4.41
Strikes / min
4.05
4.48
Strikes absorbed / min
3.05
53%
Strike defense
64%
1.16
TDs / 15 min
1.38
73%
Takedown defense
72%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.07Δ 1.07 — meaningful gap+1.00

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1710 vs 1568Strikes43.9 vs 56.5Takedowns0.7 vs 1.3Sub Atts0.43 vs 0.58Form0.8 vs 0.4
Donald CerroneJorge Masvidal

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Donald Cerrone(10 fights)Jorge Masvidal(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 -27.6|Blue +27.6
Recent Form
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Striker Score
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red -7.0|Blue +7.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Donald CerroneTargetJorge Masvidal

By target zone

10
23% acc · 33%
Head
36
51% acc · 62%
7
100% acc · 23%
Body
17
68% acc · 29%
13
87% acc · 43%
Leg
5
83% acc · 9%

By position

30
46% acc · 100%
Distance
43
52% acc · 74%
0
Clinch
9
82% acc · 16%
0
Ground
6
67% acc · 10%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Donald Cerrone rounds
0
even
2
Jorge Masvidal rounds
Round 1Jorge Masvidal edged it
Sig. strikes29
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
40Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Jorge Masvidal edged it
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
2
30 / 65
Sig Strikes
58 / 102
32%
Sig Str %
57.5%
30 / 65
Total Strikes
58 / 102
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:06

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jorge Masvidal40 / 7240 / 720 / 00
1Donald Cerrone29 / 5829 / 580 / 10
2Jorge Masvidal18 / 3018 / 300 / 00
2Donald Cerrone1 / 71 / 70 / 00

Donald Cerrone

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights37

Jorge Masvidal

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights22