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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Rafael Dos Anjos won · U-DEC R3
Elo1429
Donald Cerrone
Elo1491
Rafael Dos Anjos

Donald CerronevsRafael Dos AnjosUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 · Wednesday, August 28, 2013Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Official fight result

Rafael Dos Anjos won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Donald Cerrone wins(61.1%)

Actual result: Rafael Dos Anjos wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Donald Cerrone at +105 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Donald Cerrone enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Rafael Dos Anjos enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Donald Cerrone has 19pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Rafael Dos Anjos (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Donald Cerrone
Red Corner
VS
Rafael Dos Anjos
Blue Corner
+105
(49%)
Vegas Odds
-115
(53%)
1429
Elo
1491
43
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'1"
Height
5'8"
185.42 cm
Reach
177.8 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
Rafael Dos AnjosL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Rafael Fiziev · Jul 22
W
SUBvs Bryan Barberena · Dec 22
L
vs Vicente Luque · Aug 23
L
vs Mateusz Gamrot · Mar 24
L
KOvs Geoff Neal · Oct 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Donald CerroneMetricRafael Dos Anjos
4.41
Strikes / min
3.48
4.48
Strikes absorbed / min
3.23
53%
Strike defense
60%
1.16
TDs / 15 min
1.95
73%
Takedown defense
54%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.07evenly matched on net striking+0.25

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1579 vs 1571Strikes47.9 vs 31.2Takedowns0.9 vs 2.0Sub Atts0.22 vs 0.75Form0.3 vs 0.8
Donald CerroneRafael Dos Anjos

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Donald Cerrone(10 fights)Rafael Dos Anjos(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 -61.9|Blue +61.9
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red +1.1|Blue -1.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
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 CerroneTargetRafael Dos Anjos

By target zone

9
26% acc · 23%
Head
21
27% acc · 54%
21
62% acc · 53%
Body
14
56% acc · 36%
10
83% acc · 25%
Leg
4
67% acc · 10%

By position

37
48% acc · 93%
Distance
30
33% acc · 77%
3
100% acc · 8%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 3%
0
Ground
8
47% acc · 21%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Donald Cerrone rounds
0
even
2
Rafael Dos Anjos rounds
Round 1Rafael Dos Anjos edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
17Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:06Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Rafael Dos Anjos edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns1
Control1:00
15Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:09Control
Round 3Donald Cerrone edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control0:00
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:35Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
40 / 80
Sig Strikes
39 / 109
50.7%
Sig Str %
34.3%
43 / 83
Total Strikes
58 / 128
1 / 1
TDs
2 / 6
100%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:00
Ctrl Time
3:50

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Rafael Dos Anjos17 / 4028 / 511 / 10
1Donald Cerrone11 / 2211 / 220 / 00
2Rafael Dos Anjos15 / 3723 / 451 / 20
2Donald Cerrone10 / 1812 / 201 / 10
3Rafael Dos Anjos7 / 327 / 320 / 30
3Donald Cerrone19 / 4020 / 410 / 00

Donald Cerrone

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights37

Rafael Dos Anjos

StanceSouthpaw
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights32