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Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Gabriel Gonzaga won · SUB R2
Elo1490
Gabriel Gonzaga
Elo1494

Gabriel GonzagavsBen RothwellUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping · Saturday, January 19, 2013Sao Paulo, Brazil

Official fight result

Gabriel Gonzaga won

SUB · Round 2 · 1:01

Style matchupGabriel Gonzaga: WrestlervsBen Rothwell: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Ben Rothwell wins(71.5%)

Actual result: Gabriel Gonzaga wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Scouting Report

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

  • Gabriel Gonzaga has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Gabriel Gonzaga
Red Corner
VS
Ben Rothwell
Blue Corner
-115
(53%)
Vegas Odds
+105
(49%)
1490
Elo
1494
47
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
6'4"
193.04 cm
Reach
198.12 cm

Recent Form

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

Gabriel Gonzaga
oldest →
L
vs Stipe Miocic · Jan 14
L
KOvs Matt Mitrione · Dec 14
L
KOvs Mirko Cro Cop · Apr 15
W
vs Konstantin Erokhin · Dec 15
L
KOvs Derrick Lewis · Apr 16
latest
Ben Rothwell
oldest →
W
KOvs Stefan Struve · Dec 19
W
vs Ovince Saint Preux · May 20
L
vs Marcin Tybura · Oct 20
W
SUBvs Chris Barnett · May 21
L
KOvs Marcos Rogerio de Lima · Nov 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Gabriel GonzagaMetricBen Rothwell
2.12
Strikes / min
3.71
2.94
Strikes absorbed / min
4.63
57%
Strike defense
47%
2.80
TDs / 15 min
0.68
66%
Takedown defense
70%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.82evenly matched on net striking-0.92

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1489 vs 1514Strikes14.2 vs 18.5Takedowns1.1 vs 1.8Sub Atts0.69 vs 0.50Form0.4 vs 0.4
Gabriel GonzagaBen Rothwell

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Gabriel Gonzaga(10 fights)Ben Rothwell(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 -3.6|Blue +3.6
Recent Form
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +98.0|Blue -98.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Gabriel GonzagaTargetBen Rothwell

By target zone

11
55% acc · 65%
Head
10
40% acc · 83%
5
71% acc · 29%
Body
2
100% acc · 17%
1
100% acc · 6%
Leg
0

By position

9
56% acc · 53%
Distance
9
41% acc · 75%
8
67% acc · 47%
Clinch
3
60% acc · 25%
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.

1
Gabriel Gonzaga rounds
1
even
0
Ben Rothwell rounds
Round 1Gabriel Gonzaga edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns3
Control2:17
10Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:22Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:00
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:15Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
17 / 28
Sig Strikes
12 / 27
59%
Sig Str %
40%
20 / 31
Total Strikes
15 / 32
3 / 8
TDs
0 / 0
37%
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:17
Ctrl Time
0:37

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ben Rothwell10 / 2113 / 260 / 00
1Gabriel Gonzaga13 / 2116 / 243 / 80
2Ben Rothwell2 / 62 / 60 / 00
2Gabriel Gonzaga4 / 74 / 70 / 01

Gabriel Gonzaga

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights12

Ben Rothwell

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights16