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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Fabio Maldonado won · U-DEC R3
Elo1356
Fabio Maldonado
Elo1352

Fabio MaldonadovsRoger HollettUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold · Saturday, May 18, 2013Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Official fight result

Fabio Maldonado won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Fabio Maldonado wins(66.7%)

Actual result: Fabio Maldonado wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Fabio Maldonado at -265 American odds

+$38 profit

$138 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Fabio Maldonado has 19pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Fabio Maldonado has 31pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Fabio Maldonado has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Fabio Maldonado
Red Corner
VS
Roger Hollett
Blue Corner
-265
(73%)
Vegas Odds
+245
(29%)
1356
Elo
1352
46
Age
47
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'11"
190.5 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Fabio MaldonadoL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Gian Villante · Mar 14
L
KOvs Stipe Miocic · May 14
W
KOvs Hans Stringer · Oct 14
L
DECvs Rampage Jackson · Apr 15
L
vs Corey Anderson · Nov 15
latest
Roger Hollett
oldest →
L
vs Matt Hamill · Sep 12
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Fabio MaldonadoMetricRoger Hollett
5.29
Strikes / min
1.83
4.31
Strikes absorbed / min
6.47
53%
Strike defense
34%
0.44
TDs / 15 min
1.00
61%
Takedown defense
30%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.98Δ 5.62 — meaningful gap-4.64

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1471 vs 1484Strikes68.8 vs 26.0Takedowns0.5 vs 0.0Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.00Form-0.8 vs -1.0
Fabio MaldonadoRoger Hollett

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Fabio Maldonado(10 fights)Roger Hollett(2 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 +3.5|Blue -3.5
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red +4.2|Blue -4.2
Grappler Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
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.

Fabio MaldonadoTargetRoger Hollett

By target zone

44
53% acc · 44%
Head
14
52% acc · 48%
56
82% acc · 56%
Body
10
83% acc · 34%
0
Leg
5
100% acc · 17%

By position

26
42% acc · 26%
Distance
12
48% acc · 41%
66
83% acc · 66%
Clinch
16
89% acc · 55%
8
89% acc · 8%
Ground
1
100% acc · 3%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Fabio Maldonado rounds
0
even
1
Roger Hollett rounds
Round 1Roger Hollett edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns0
Control0:00
5Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:28Control
Round 2Fabio Maldonado edged it
Sig. strikes38
Takedowns0
Control1:35
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:48Control
Round 3Fabio Maldonado edged it
Sig. strikes57
Takedowns1
Control1:44
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:12Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
100 / 151
Sig Strikes
29 / 44
56.3%
Sig Str %
63.3%
156 / 211
Total Strikes
32 / 47
1 / 2
TDs
2 / 7
50%
TD %
33.3%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
3:19
Ctrl Time
4:28

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Roger Hollett5 / 86 / 92 / 20
1Fabio Maldonado5 / 1811 / 240 / 00
2Roger Hollett17 / 2417 / 240 / 30
2Fabio Maldonado38 / 5367 / 840 / 10
3Roger Hollett7 / 129 / 140 / 20
3Fabio Maldonado57 / 8078 / 1031 / 10

Fabio Maldonado

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights11

Roger Hollett

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach
Fights2