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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Ovince Saint Preux won · M-DEC R3
Elo1411
Elo1497

Gian VillantevsOvince Saint PreuxUFC Prediction Result

UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen · Saturday, April 27, 2013Newark, New Jersey, USA

Official fight result

Ovince Saint Preux won

M-DEC · Round 3 · 0:33

Style matchupGian Villante: Pressure fightervsOvince Saint Preux: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Ovince Saint Preux wins(50.6%)

Actual result: Ovince Saint Preux wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Ovince Saint Preux at -145 American odds

+$69 profit

$169 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Gian Villante enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Gian Villante has 16pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Ovince Saint Preux (53.5%).
  • Ovince Saint Preux has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Gian Villante
Red Corner
VS
Ovince Saint Preux
Blue Corner
+135
(43%)
Vegas Odds
-145
(59%)
1411
Elo
1497
40
Age
43
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'3"
Height
6'3"
193.04 cm
Reach
203.2 cm

Recent Form

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

Gian VillanteL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Ed Herman · Oct 18
L
KOvs Michal Oleksiejczuk · Feb 19
L
SUBvs Maurice Greene · Jun 20
L
vs Jake Collier · Dec 20
L
KOvs Chris Barnett · Nov 21
latest
Ovince Saint Preux
oldest →
L
KOvs Tanner Boser · Jun 21
W
vs Mauricio Rua · May 22
L
KOvs Philipe Lins · Feb 23
W
vs Kennedy Nzechukwu · Mar 24
L
SUBvs Ryan Spann · Oct 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Gian VillanteMetricOvince Saint Preux
4.38
Strikes / min
3.03
5.47
Strikes absorbed / min
3.33
55%
Strike defense
47%
0.45
TDs / 15 min
1.09
83%
Takedown defense
67%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.09evenly matched on net striking-0.30
Not enough statistical data to render a radar chart for this matchup.

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Gian Villante(10 fights)Ovince Saint Preux(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 -86.4|Blue +86.4
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Gian VillanteTargetOvince Saint Preux

By target zone

5
36% acc · 18%
Head
33
51% acc · 70%
3
43% acc · 11%
Body
5
71% acc · 11%
20
69% acc · 71%
Leg
9
75% acc · 19%

By position

25
54% acc · 89%
Distance
45
55% acc · 96%
3
75% acc · 11%
Clinch
2
100% acc · 4%
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.

0
Gian Villante rounds
2
even
1
Ovince Saint Preux rounds
Round 1Ovince Saint Preux edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control1:04
27Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:42Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:08
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns0
Control0:00
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
28 / 50
Sig Strikes
47 / 84
47.7%
Sig Str %
54.3%
35 / 57
Total Strikes
57 / 94
0 / 4
TDs
0 / 2
0%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:12
Ctrl Time
0:42

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ovince Saint Preux27 / 3837 / 480 / 10
1Gian Villante10 / 1416 / 200 / 40
2Ovince Saint Preux18 / 4218 / 420 / 10
2Gian Villante17 / 3018 / 310 / 00
3Ovince Saint Preux2 / 42 / 40 / 00
3Gian Villante1 / 61 / 60 / 00

Gian Villante

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights18

Ovince Saint Preux

StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights28