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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Kelvin Gastelum won · SUB R1
Elo1367
Elo1492
Kelvin Gastelum

Jake EllenbergervsKelvin GastelumUFC Prediction Result

UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt · Saturday, November 15, 2014Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Official fight result

Kelvin Gastelum won

SUB · Round 1 · 4:46

Style matchupJake Ellenberger: WrestlervsKelvin Gastelum: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Kelvin Gastelum wins(80.9%)

Actual result: Kelvin Gastelum wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kelvin Gastelum at -155 American odds

+$65 profit

$165 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Jake Ellenberger enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Jake Ellenberger has 26pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Kelvin Gastelum (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Jake Ellenberger
Red Corner
VS
Kelvin Gastelum
Blue Corner
+145
(41%)
Vegas Odds
-155
(61%)
1367
Elo
1492
41
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'9"
Height
5'9"
180.34 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Jake EllenbergerL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Matt Brown · Jul 16
L
KOvs Jorge Masvidal · Dec 16
L
KOvs Mike Perry · Apr 17
L
KOvs Ben Saunders · Jun 18
L
KOvs Bryan Barberena · Aug 18
latest
Kelvin Gastelum
oldest →
L
SUBvs Sean Brady · Dec 23
W
vs Daniel Rodriguez · Jun 24
L
vs Joe Pyfer · Jun 25
W
vs Dustin Stoltzfus · Sep 25
L
SUBvs Vicente Luque · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Jake EllenbergerMetricKelvin Gastelum
2.47
Strikes / min
3.65
2.83
Strikes absorbed / min
3.52
60%
Strike defense
57%
2.04
TDs / 15 min
1.04
86%
Takedown defense
60%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.36evenly matched on net striking+0.13

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1554 vs 1573Strikes24.3 vs 42.8Takedowns1.8 vs 1.3Sub Atts0.25 vs 0.25Form-0.5 vs 1.0
Jake EllenbergerKelvin Gastelum

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Jake Ellenberger(10 fights)Kelvin Gastelum(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 -124.4|Blue +124.4
Recent Form
Red -1.5|Blue +1.5
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
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.

Jake EllenbergerTargetKelvin Gastelum

By target zone

7
35% acc · 70%
Head
13
41% acc · 81%
3
75% acc · 30%
Body
2
100% acc · 13%
0
Leg
1
50% acc · 6%

By position

8
38% acc · 80%
Distance
10
38% acc · 63%
2
67% acc · 20%
Clinch
1
50% acc · 6%
0
Ground
5
63% acc · 31%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Jake Ellenberger rounds
0
even
1
Kelvin Gastelum rounds
Round 1Kelvin Gastelum edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns1
Control0:03
16Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:56Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
10 / 24
Sig Strikes
16 / 36
41%
Sig Str %
44%
12 / 27
Total Strikes
29 / 49
1 / 1
TDs
1 / 2
100%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
1
0:03
Ctrl Time
1:56

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kelvin Gastelum16 / 3629 / 491 / 21
1Jake Ellenberger10 / 2412 / 271 / 10

Jake Ellenberger

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights19

Kelvin Gastelum

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights24