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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Hector Sandoval won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1491
Elo1465

Hector SandovalvsMatt SchnellUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov · Saturday, April 22, 2017Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Official fight result

Hector Sandoval won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:24

Style matchupHector Sandoval: WrestlervsMatt Schnell: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Hector Sandoval wins(72.1%)

Actual result: Hector Sandoval wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Hector Sandoval at +130 American odds

+$130 profit

$230 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Hector Sandoval is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Matt Schnell has lost 60% of fights by KO.
  • Matt Schnell threatens submissions; Hector Sandoval has lost 50% of fights by sub.
  • Hector Sandoval has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Hector Sandoval has 28pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Matt Schnell has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Hector Sandoval
Red Corner
VS
Matt Schnell
Blue Corner
+130
(43%)
Vegas Odds
-150
(60%)
1491
Elo
1465
40
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'2"
Height
5'8"
162.56 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Hector Sandoval
oldest →
L
SUBvs Wilson Reis · Jul 16
W
vs Fredy Serrano · Dec 16
L
KOvs Dustin Ortiz · Aug 17
latest
Matt SchnellL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Steve Erceg · Mar 24
L
SUBvs Cody Durden · Sep 24
W
vs Jimmy Flick · Apr 25
L
SUBvs Joseph Morales · Nov 25
L
KOvs Alessandro Costa · Jun 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Hector SandovalMetricMatt Schnell
3.31
Strikes / min
4.07
2.33
Strikes absorbed / min
4.11
65%
Strike defense
55%
3.49
TDs / 15 min
0.60
71%
Takedown defense
43%
1.40
Sub atts / 15 min
1.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.98Δ 1.02 — meaningful gap-0.04

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1503 vs 1485Strikes19.0 vs 14.0Takedowns1.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.00Form0.2 vs -1.0
Hector SandovalMatt Schnell

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14501468148515031520← oldermost recent →
Hector Sandoval(4 fights)Matt Schnell(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 +25.9|Blue -25.9
Recent Form
Red +1.2|Blue -1.2
Striker Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -14.0|Blue +14.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Hector SandovalTargetMatt Schnell

By target zone

22
59% acc · 69%
Head
8
28% acc · 50%
6
86% acc · 19%
Body
4
67% acc · 25%
4
67% acc · 13%
Leg
4
80% acc · 25%

By position

5
38% acc · 16%
Distance
6
25% acc · 38%
17
68% acc · 53%
Clinch
10
67% acc · 63%
10
83% acc · 31%
Ground
0
0% acc

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Hector Sandoval rounds
0
even
0
Matt Schnell rounds
Round 1Hector Sandoval edged it
Sig. strikes32
Takedowns3
Control0:58
16Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:06Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
32 / 50
Sig Strikes
16 / 40
64%
Sig Str %
40%
52 / 70
Total Strikes
27 / 52
3 / 8
TDs
1 / 1
37%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:58
Ctrl Time
0:06

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Matt Schnell16 / 4027 / 521 / 11
1Hector Sandoval32 / 5052 / 703 / 80

Hector Sandoval

StanceOrthodox
Height62.0"
Reach64.0"
Fights4

Matt Schnell

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights18