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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Shane Roller won · U-DEC R3
Elo1352
Elo1490
Shane Roller

John AlessiovsShane RollerUFC Prediction Result

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

Official fight result

Shane Roller won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJohn Alessio: Submission grapplervsShane Roller: Wrestler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Shane Roller wins(60.3%)

Actual result: Shane Roller wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Shane Roller at -150 American odds

+$67 profit

$167 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Shane Roller enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • John Alessio has 28pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

John Alessio
Red Corner
VS
Shane Roller
Blue Corner
+140
(42%)
Vegas Odds
-150
(60%)
1352
Elo
1490
47
Age
47
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'10"
182.88 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

John Alessio
oldest →
L
vs Mark Bocek · Apr 12
latest
Shane RollerL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Thiago Tavares · Mar 11
L
KOvs Melvin Guillard · Jul 11
L
SUBvs TJ Grant · Oct 11
L
vs Michael Johnson · Jan 12
L
SUBvs Jacob Volkmann · Oct 12
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

John AlessioMetricShane Roller
2.10
Strikes / min
2.04
2.91
Strikes absorbed / min
2.65
54%
Strike defense
60%
1.85
TDs / 15 min
2.46
70%
Takedown defense
42%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
1.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.81evenly matched on net striking-0.61

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1482 vs 1465Strikes16.0 vs 23.3Takedowns0.5 vs 0.5Sub Atts0.75 vs 0.50Form-1.0 vs -0.7
John AlessioShane Roller

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
John Alessio(2 fights)Shane Roller(6 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 -138.6|Blue +138.6
Recent Form
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Striker Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red -84.0|Blue +84.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

John AlessioTargetShane Roller

By target zone

28
29% acc · 80%
Head
20
36% acc · 65%
7
88% acc · 20%
Body
3
60% acc · 10%
0
Leg
8
100% acc · 26%

By position

29
31% acc · 83%
Distance
20
34% acc · 65%
5
71% acc · 14%
Clinch
2
100% acc · 6%
1
33% acc · 3%
Ground
9
100% acc · 29%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
John Alessio rounds
0
even
2
Shane Roller rounds
Round 1John Alessio edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control1:20
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Shane Roller edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:20
11Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:58Control
Round 3Shane Roller edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:24
5Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
4:01Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
35 / 103
Sig Strikes
31 / 69
32%
Sig Str %
50.3%
63 / 134
Total Strikes
82 / 128
0 / 1
TDs
3 / 7
0%
TD %
46.7%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
2:04
Ctrl Time
7:59

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Shane Roller15 / 4217 / 440 / 10
1John Alessio23 / 6836 / 820 / 10
2Shane Roller11 / 1843 / 531 / 10
2John Alessio3 / 144 / 150 / 00
3Shane Roller5 / 922 / 312 / 50
3John Alessio9 / 2123 / 370 / 00

John Alessio

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights2

Shane Roller

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights6