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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Petr Yan won · U-DEC R3
Elo1493
John Dodson
Elo1532
Petr Yan

John DodsonvsPetr YanUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · Saturday, February 23, 2019Prague, Czech Republic

Official fight result

Petr Yan won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJohn Dodson: Well-roundedvsPetr Yan: Pressure fighter

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Petr Yan wins(67.9%)

Actual result: Petr Yan wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Petr Yan at -265 American odds

+$38 profit

$138 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Petr Yan enters on a 4-fight win streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Petr Yan (52.9%).

Tale of the Tape

John Dodson
Red Corner
VS
Petr Yan
Blue Corner
+225
(31%)
Vegas Odds
-265
(73%)
1493
Elo
1532
41
Age
33
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'3"
Height
5'7"
167.64 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

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

John Dodson
oldest →
L
vs Marlon Moraes · Nov 17
W
vs Pedro Munhoz · Mar 18
L
vs Jimmie Rivera · Sep 18
W
KOvs Nathaniel Wood · Feb 20
L
vs Merab Dvalishvili · Aug 20
latest
Petr YanW4 streak
oldest →
L
vs Merab Dvalishvili · Mar 23
W
vs Song Yadong · Mar 24
W
vs Deiveson Figueiredo · Nov 24
W
vs Marcus McGhee · Jul 25
W
vs Merab Dvalishvili · Dec 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

John DodsonMetricPetr Yan
3.20
Strikes / min
5.16
3.58
Strikes absorbed / min
4.24
61%
Strike defense
59%
0.71
TDs / 15 min
1.70
82%
Takedown defense
86%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.38Δ 1.30 — meaningful gap+0.92

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1554 vs 1546Strikes46.1 vs 67.0Takedowns0.6 vs 1.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.33Form-0.3 vs 1.0
John DodsonPetr Yan

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801498151515331550← oldermost recent →
John Dodson(10 fights)Petr Yan(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 -39.6|Blue +39.6
Recent Form
Red -1.3|Blue +1.3
Striker Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +112.0|Blue -112.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

John DodsonTargetPetr Yan

By target zone

18
28% acc · 60%
Head
61
47% acc · 76%
8
73% acc · 27%
Body
16
80% acc · 20%
4
80% acc · 13%
Leg
3
75% acc · 4%

By position

25
34% acc · 83%
Distance
61
46% acc · 76%
4
57% acc · 13%
Clinch
15
88% acc · 19%
1
100% acc · 3%
Ground
4
100% acc · 5%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
John Dodson rounds
0
even
3
Petr Yan rounds
Round 1Petr Yan edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns1
Control0:15
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:12Control
Round 2Petr Yan edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:11
Knockdowns1
32Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
Round 3Petr Yan edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns1
Control0:09
30Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:13Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
30 / 81
Sig Strikes
80 / 155
34.7%
Sig Str %
50.3%
35 / 86
Total Strikes
102 / 180
2 / 8
TDs
2 / 5
19.3%
TD %
25%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:35
Ctrl Time
1:30

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Petr Yan18 / 4318 / 430 / 10
1John Dodson11 / 2711 / 271 / 30
2Petr Yan32 / 6134 / 640 / 00
2John Dodson15 / 3820 / 430 / 10
3Petr Yan30 / 5150 / 732 / 40
3John Dodson4 / 164 / 161 / 40

John Dodson

StanceOrthodox
Height63.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights17

Petr Yan

StanceSwitch
Height67.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights15