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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Mike Easton won · U-DEC R3
Elo1353
Elo1353
Mike Easton

Ivan MenjivarvsMike EastonUFC Prediction Result

UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 · Saturday, July 7, 2012Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Mike Easton won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Mike Easton wins(59.6%)

Actual result: Mike Easton wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Mike Easton at +105 American odds

+$105 profit

$205 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Ivan Menjivar enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Mike Easton enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Mike Easton has 28pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Mike Easton (53.5%).
  • Mike Easton has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Ivan Menjivar
Red Corner
VS
Mike Easton
Blue Corner
-115
(53%)
Vegas Odds
+105
(49%)
1353
Elo
1353
44
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'6"
Height
5'6"
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.

Ivan MenjivarL3 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs John Albert · Feb 12
W
SUBvs Azamat Gashimov · Nov 12
L
SUBvs Urijah Faber · Feb 13
L
vs Wilson Reis · Sep 13
L
vs Hatsu Hioki · Mar 14
latest
Mike EastonL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Jared Papazian · Jan 12
L
vs Raphael Assuncao · Dec 12
L
vs Brad Pickett · Apr 13
L
vs TJ Dillashaw · Jan 14
L
vs Yves Jabouin · Jun 14
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ivan MenjivarMetricMike Easton
2.78
Strikes / min
3.51
2.76
Strikes absorbed / min
4.28
65%
Strike defense
61%
0.56
TDs / 15 min
0.75
38%
Takedown defense
66%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.02evenly matched on net striking-0.77

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1547 vs 1531Strikes25.5 vs 58.0Takedowns0.3 vs 0.5Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs 1.0
Ivan MenjivarMike Easton

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Ivan Menjivar(8 fights)Mike Easton(7 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 -0.4|Blue +0.4
Recent Form
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red -26.0|Blue +26.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ivan MenjivarTargetMike Easton

By target zone

10
10% acc · 25%
Head
14
12% acc · 30%
15
58% acc · 38%
Body
12
43% acc · 26%
15
63% acc · 38%
Leg
20
80% acc · 43%

By position

38
26% acc · 95%
Distance
43
26% acc · 93%
2
67% acc · 5%
Clinch
2
100% acc · 4%
0
Ground
1
50% acc · 2%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Ivan Menjivar rounds
0
even
2
Mike Easton rounds
Round 1Mike Easton edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:00
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
Round 2Ivan Menjivar edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:00
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Mike Easton edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:00
20Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:45Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
40 / 148
Sig Strikes
46 / 169
26.3%
Sig Str %
27%
42 / 150
Total Strikes
55 / 178
0 / 1
TDs
1 / 2
0%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:48

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Mike Easton14 / 4414 / 440 / 10
1Ivan Menjivar9 / 429 / 420 / 00
2Mike Easton12 / 5712 / 570 / 00
2Ivan Menjivar17 / 5618 / 570 / 00
3Mike Easton20 / 6829 / 771 / 10
3Ivan Menjivar14 / 5015 / 510 / 10

Ivan Menjivar

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach64.0"
Fights8

Mike Easton

StanceSouthpaw
Height66.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights7