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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Henry Cejudo won · U-DEC R3
Elo1472
Henry Cejudo
Elo1492
Sergio Pettis

Henry CejudovsSergio PettisUFC Prediction Result

UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · Saturday, December 2, 2017Detroit, Michigan, USA

Official fight result

Henry Cejudo won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupHenry Cejudo: Well-roundedvsSergio Pettis: Elusive striker

The well-rounded fighter has more dimensions. The elusive striker needs to win the striking exchanges clearly.

Model Prediction: Sergio Pettis wins(50.1%)

Actual result: Henry Cejudo wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Sergio Pettis at +260 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Henry Cejudo enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Sergio Pettis has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Henry Cejudo
Red Corner
VS
Sergio Pettis
Blue Corner
-320
(76%)
Vegas Odds
+260
(28%)
1472
Elo
1492
39
Age
32
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'4"
Height
5'6"
162.56 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

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

Henry CejudoL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Dominick Cruz · May 20
L
vs Aljamain Sterling · May 23
L
vs Merab Dvalishvili · Feb 24
L
vs Song Yadong · Feb 25
L
vs Payton Talbott · Dec 25
latest
Sergio Pettis
oldest →
W
vs Brandon Moreno · Aug 17
W
vs Joseph Benavidez · Jun 18
L
vs Jussier Formiga · Oct 18
L
vs Rob Font · Dec 18
W
vs Tyson Nam · Sep 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Henry CejudoMetricSergio Pettis
3.83
Strikes / min
3.88
3.84
Strikes absorbed / min
2.91
57%
Strike defense
65%
1.78
TDs / 15 min
0.85
72%
Takedown defense
67%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.01evenly matched on net striking+0.97

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1555 vs 1574Strikes47.9 vs 58.1Takedowns1.9 vs 1.2Sub Atts0.14 vs 0.56Form0.3 vs 0.9
Henry CejudoSergio Pettis

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Henry Cejudo(10 fights)Sergio Pettis(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 -19.8|Blue +19.8
Recent Form
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Striker Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red -35.0|Blue +35.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Henry CejudoTargetSergio Pettis

By target zone

18
30% acc · 50%
Head
19
21% acc · 76%
10
77% acc · 28%
Body
3
75% acc · 12%
8
89% acc · 22%
Leg
3
100% acc · 12%

By position

16
29% acc · 44%
Distance
23
25% acc · 92%
3
100% acc · 8%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 4%
17
71% acc · 47%
Ground
1
25% acc · 4%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Henry Cejudo rounds
0
even
0
Sergio Pettis rounds
Round 1Henry Cejudo edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns1
Control3:42
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Henry Cejudo edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns1
Control3:07
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Henry Cejudo edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns1
Control2:45
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
36 / 83
Sig Strikes
25 / 98
41%
Sig Str %
27.3%
85 / 148
Total Strikes
38 / 112
3 / 5
TDs
0 / 1
66.7%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
9:34
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Sergio Pettis7 / 178 / 190 / 00
1Henry Cejudo19 / 3034 / 481 / 10
2Sergio Pettis5 / 309 / 340 / 00
2Henry Cejudo5 / 2119 / 411 / 20
3Sergio Pettis13 / 5121 / 590 / 10
3Henry Cejudo12 / 3232 / 591 / 20

Henry Cejudo

StanceOrthodox
Height64.0"
Reach64.0"
Fights16

Sergio Pettis

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights14