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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Donald Cerrone won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1429
Donald Cerrone
Elo1499
Matt Brown

Donald CerronevsMatt BrownUFC Prediction Result

UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · Saturday, December 10, 2016Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Official fight result

Donald Cerrone won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 0:34

Style matchupDonald Cerrone: Submission grapplervsMatt Brown: Submission grappler

Submission battle — patience and grip-fighting decide it on the mat.

Model Prediction: Donald Cerrone wins(71.8%)

Actual result: Donald Cerrone wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Donald Cerrone at -300 American odds

+$33 profit

$133 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.
  • Matt Brown is a KO finisher (77% of wins). Donald Cerrone has lost 57% of fights by KO.

Tale of the Tape

Donald Cerrone
Red Corner
VS
Matt Brown
Blue Corner
-300
(75%)
Vegas Odds
+250
(29%)
1429
Elo
1499
43
Age
45
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'0"
185.42 cm
Reach
190.5 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
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.

Donald CerroneMetricMatt Brown
4.41
Strikes / min
3.76
4.48
Strikes absorbed / min
2.92
53%
Strike defense
55%
1.16
TDs / 15 min
1.68
73%
Takedown defense
63%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
1.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.07evenly matched on net striking+0.84

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1700 vs 1530Strikes43.0 vs 33.7Takedowns0.8 vs 1.1Sub Atts0.45 vs 1.05Form0.7 vs -0.7
Donald CerroneMatt Brown

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Donald Cerrone(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 -69.9|Blue +69.9
Recent Form
Red +1.4|Blue -1.4
Striker Score
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red -21.0|Blue +21.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Donald CerroneTargetMatt Brown

By target zone

46
37% acc · 73%
Head
42
46% acc · 60%
7
64% acc · 11%
Body
28
78% acc · 40%
10
100% acc · 16%
Leg
0
0% acc

By position

62
43% acc · 98%
Distance
62
53% acc · 89%
1
25% acc · 2%
Clinch
8
80% acc · 11%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Donald Cerrone rounds
0
even
1
Matt Brown rounds
Round 1Donald Cerrone edged it
Sig. strikes34
Takedowns0
Control0:32
27Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Matt Brown edged it
Sig. strikes25
Takedowns0
Control0:02
Knockdowns1
41Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
Round 3Donald Cerrone edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:01
Knockdowns1
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

2
KD
1
63 / 147
Sig Strikes
70 / 128
54%
Sig Str %
50%
64 / 148
Total Strikes
73 / 131
0 / 3
TDs
0 / 2
0%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:35
Ctrl Time
0:03

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Matt Brown27 / 6329 / 650 / 01
1Donald Cerrone34 / 7235 / 730 / 10
2Matt Brown41 / 6042 / 610 / 10
2Donald Cerrone25 / 7025 / 700 / 20
3Matt Brown2 / 52 / 50 / 10
3Donald Cerrone4 / 54 / 50 / 00

Donald Cerrone

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights37

Matt Brown

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights25