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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Ivan Menjivar won · U-DEC R3
Elo1353
Elo1351

Ivan MenjivarvsNick PaceUFC Prediction Result

UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 · Saturday, August 6, 2011Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Official fight result

Ivan Menjivar won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Nick Pace wins(81.9%)

Actual result: Ivan Menjivar wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Nick Pace at +154 American odds

$100 profit

$0 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.
  • Nick Pace has 16pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Nick Pace has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Ivan Menjivar
Red Corner
VS
Nick Pace
Blue Corner
-164
(62%)
Vegas Odds
+154
(39%)
1353
Elo
1351
44
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'7"
162.56 cm
Reach
172.72 cm

Recent Form

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

Ivan MenjivarL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Mike Easton · Jul 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
Nick Pace
oldest →
W
SUBvs Will Campuzano · Dec 10
L
vs Miguel Torres · Nov 11
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ivan MenjivarMetricNick Pace
2.78
Strikes / min
1.48
2.76
Strikes absorbed / min
3.14
65%
Strike defense
57%
0.56
TDs / 15 min
2.52
38%
Takedown defense
54%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.02Δ 1.68 — meaningful gap-1.66

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1516 vs 1516Strikes8.0 vs 18.0Takedowns0.0 vs 7.0Sub Atts1.00 vs 1.00Form1.0 vs 1.0
Ivan MenjivarNick Pace

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Ivan Menjivar(8 fights)Nick Pace(3 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 +1.7|Blue -1.7
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
Grappler Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Layoff
Red -147.0|Blue +147.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ivan MenjivarTargetNick Pace

By target zone

25
21% acc · 41%
Head
23
23% acc · 74%
15
52% acc · 25%
Body
3
33% acc · 10%
21
60% acc · 34%
Leg
5
56% acc · 16%

By position

56
33% acc · 92%
Distance
28
26% acc · 90%
5
56% acc · 8%
Clinch
2
40% acc · 6%
0
Ground
1
50% acc · 3%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Ivan Menjivar rounds
1
even
0
Nick Pace rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:00
6Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:56Control
Round 2Ivan Menjivar edged it
Sig. strikes25
Takedowns0
Control0:01
5Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:10Control
Round 3Ivan Menjivar edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns0
Control0:00
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
61 / 181
Sig Strikes
31 / 116
32.3%
Sig Str %
24.3%
87 / 208
Total Strikes
34 / 121
0 / 1
TDs
2 / 4
0%
TD %
66.5%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:01
Ctrl Time
3:06

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Nick Pace6 / 286 / 291 / 31
1Ivan Menjivar12 / 4331 / 630 / 00
2Nick Pace5 / 227 / 251 / 10
2Ivan Menjivar25 / 6931 / 750 / 00
3Nick Pace20 / 6621 / 670 / 00
3Ivan Menjivar24 / 6925 / 700 / 10

Ivan Menjivar

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach64.0"
Fights8

Nick Pace

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights3