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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Jonathan Pearce won · SUB R2
Elo1494
Jonathan Pearce
Elo1453

Jonathan PearcevsOmar MoralesUFC Prediction Result

UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · Saturday, September 25, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Jonathan Pearce won

SUB · Round 2 · 3:31

Style matchupJonathan Pearce: WrestlervsOmar Morales: Striker

Classic wrestler-vs-striker. The wrestler historically gets the edge if they can close distance and finish takedowns.

Model Prediction: Jonathan Pearce wins(68.3%)

Actual result: Jonathan Pearce wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Jonathan Pearce at +140 American odds

+$140 profit

$240 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Jonathan Pearce enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Striker vs grappler stylistic clash — fight location (standing vs ground) typically decides it.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Jonathan Pearce (52.9%).

Tale of the Tape

Jonathan Pearce
Red Corner
VS
Omar Morales
Blue Corner
+140
(42%)
Vegas Odds
-160
(62%)
1494
Elo
1453
34
Age
40
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
5'11"
180.34 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Jonathan PearceL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Makwan Amirkhani · Jul 22
W
vs Darren Elkins · Dec 22
L
SUBvs Joanderson Brito · Nov 23
L
vs David Onama · Apr 24
L
SUBvs Pat Sabatini · Oct 24
latest
Omar MoralesL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Gabriel Benitez · May 20
L
vs Giga Chikadze · Oct 20
W
vs Shane Young · Mar 21
L
KOvs Uros Medic · May 22
L
vs Chris Duncan · Mar 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Jonathan PearceMetricOmar Morales
5.12
Strikes / min
3.42
3.32
Strikes absorbed / min
3.18
54%
Strike defense
58%
5.02
TDs / 15 min
0.46
55%
Takedown defense
63%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.80Δ 1.56 — meaningful gap+0.24

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1497 vs 1521Strikes6.8 vs 3.4Takedowns7.2 vs 0.6Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.00Form0.5 vs 0.4
Jonathan PearceOmar Morales

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Jonathan Pearce(9 fights)Omar Morales(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 +41.0|Blue -41.0
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red +119.0|Blue -119.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Jonathan PearceTargetOmar Morales

By target zone

9
32% acc · 75%
Head
9
41% acc · 75%
3
75% acc · 25%
Body
0
0
0% acc
Leg
3
100% acc · 25%

By position

11
33% acc · 92%
Distance
8
44% acc · 67%
1
50% acc · 8%
Clinch
4
57% acc · 33%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Jonathan Pearce rounds
0
even
0
Omar Morales rounds
Round 1Jonathan Pearce edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns4
Control2:22
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:08Control
Round 2Jonathan Pearce edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns2
Control3:11
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:11Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
12 / 35
Sig Strikes
12 / 25
33.5%
Sig Str %
38.5%
55 / 83
Total Strikes
27 / 42
6 / 11
TDs
0 / 0
53.5%
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
2
5:33
Ctrl Time
0:19

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Omar Morales11 / 2121 / 310 / 00
1Jonathan Pearce10 / 2928 / 484 / 70
2Omar Morales1 / 46 / 110 / 00
2Jonathan Pearce2 / 627 / 352 / 41

Jonathan Pearce

StanceSwitch
Height72.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights9

Omar Morales

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights6