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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Jorge Masvidal won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1456
Jorge Masvidal
Elo1374

Jorge MasvidalvsCezar FerreiraUFC Prediction Result

The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale · Sunday, July 12, 2015Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Jorge Masvidal won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:22

Style matchupJorge Masvidal: Well-roundedvsCezar Ferreira: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Jorge Masvidal wins(60.9%)

Actual result: Jorge Masvidal wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

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Jorge Masvidal at -200 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Jorge Masvidal enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Jorge Masvidal is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Cezar Ferreira has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • Jorge Masvidal has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Cezar Ferreira (53.5%).
  • Cezar Ferreira has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Jorge Masvidal
Red Corner
VS
Cezar Ferreira
Blue Corner
-200
(67%)
Vegas Odds
+170
(37%)
1456
Elo
1374
41
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'11"
Height
6'1"
187.96 cm
Reach
198.12 cm

Recent Form

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

Jorge MasvidalL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Nate Diaz · Nov 19
L
vs Kamaru Usman · Jul 20
L
KOvs Kamaru Usman · Apr 21
L
vs Colby Covington · Mar 22
L
vs Gilbert Burns · Apr 23
latest
Cezar FerreiraL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Elias Theodorou · Feb 17
W
vs Nate Marquardt · Nov 17
W
SUBvs Karl Roberson · May 18
L
vs Ian Heinisch · Nov 18
L
vs Marvin Vettori · Jul 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Jorge MasvidalMetricCezar Ferreira
4.05
Strikes / min
1.90
3.05
Strikes absorbed / min
2.44
64%
Strike defense
53%
1.38
TDs / 15 min
2.69
72%
Takedown defense
84%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.00Δ 1.54 — meaningful gap-0.54

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1554 vs 1528Strikes54.9 vs 16.0Takedowns1.7 vs 0.8Sub Atts0.57 vs 0.17Form0.1 vs -0.2
Jorge MasvidalCezar Ferreira

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Jorge Masvidal(10 fights)Cezar Ferreira(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 +81.9|Blue -81.9
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red +1.1|Blue -1.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red -41.0|Blue +41.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Jorge MasvidalTargetCezar Ferreira

By target zone

8
47% acc · 67%
Head
5
50% acc · 71%
3
75% acc · 25%
Body
2
33% acc · 29%
1
50% acc · 8%
Leg
0
0% acc

By position

5
33% acc · 42%
Distance
6
38% acc · 86%
3
75% acc · 25%
Clinch
1
50% acc · 14%
4
100% acc · 33%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Jorge Masvidal rounds
0
even
0
Cezar Ferreira rounds
Round 1Jorge Masvidal edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:02
Knockdowns1
7Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:30Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
12 / 23
Sig Strikes
7 / 18
52%
Sig Str %
38%
14 / 25
Total Strikes
9 / 20
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 3
TD %
33%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:02
Ctrl Time
1:30

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Cezar Ferreira7 / 189 / 201 / 30
1Jorge Masvidal12 / 2314 / 250 / 00

Jorge Masvidal

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights22

Cezar Ferreira

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights15