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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Julio Arce won · U-DEC R3
Elo1504
Julio Arce
Elo1523
Daniel Santos

Julio ArcevsDaniel SantosUFC Prediction Result

UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · Saturday, April 9, 2022Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Official fight result

Julio Arce won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJulio Arce: Well-roundedvsDaniel Santos: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Daniel Santos wins(51.6%)

Actual result: Julio Arce wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Daniel Santos at +170 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Julio Arce is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Daniel Santos has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • Julio Arce has 17pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Julio Arce has 23pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Julio Arce (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Julio Arce
Red Corner
VS
Daniel Santos
Blue Corner
-200
(67%)
Vegas Odds
+170
(37%)
1504
Elo
1523
36
Age
31
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
5'7"
177.8 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

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

Julio Arce
oldest →
L
vs Hakeem Dawodu · Nov 19
W
KOvs Andre Ewell · Jul 21
L
KOvs Song Yadong · Nov 21
L
vs Montel Jackson · Nov 22
W
KOvs Herbert Burns · Mar 24
latest
Daniel Santos
oldest →
W
KOvs John Castaneda · Oct 22
W
vs Johnny Munoz · Jun 23
W
vs JeongYeong Lee · May 25
W
KOvs JooSang Yoo · Oct 25
L
KOvs Dooho Choi · May 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Julio ArceMetricDaniel Santos
4.36
Strikes / min
4.76
3.05
Strikes absorbed / min
5.03
68%
Strike defense
51%
0.46
TDs / 15 min
3.01
96%
Takedown defense
73%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.31Δ 1.58 — meaningful gap-0.27

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1514 vs 1500Strikes4.4 vs 4.3Takedowns0.5 vs 1.9Sub Atts0.30 vs 0.00Form-0.1 vs 0.0
Julio ArceDaniel Santos

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801498151515331550← oldermost recent →
Julio Arce(10 fights)Daniel Santos(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 -18.9|Blue +18.9
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -48.1|Blue +48.1
Grappler Score
Red -49.8|Blue +49.8
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Julio ArceTargetDaniel Santos

By target zone

100
44% acc · 79%
Head
27
14% acc · 55%
25
71% acc · 20%
Body
15
63% acc · 31%
2
100% acc · 2%
Leg
7
88% acc · 14%

By position

125
48% acc · 98%
Distance
46
20% acc · 94%
2
67% acc · 2%
Clinch
3
75% acc · 6%
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.

3
Julio Arce rounds
0
even
0
Daniel Santos rounds
Round 1Julio Arce edged it
Sig. strikes39
Takedowns0
Control0:00
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:35Control
Round 2Julio Arce edged it
Sig. strikes41
Takedowns0
Control0:17
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:11Control
Round 3Julio Arce edged it
Sig. strikes47
Takedowns0
Control0:01
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
127 / 265
Sig Strikes
49 / 229
48.3%
Sig Str %
21%
127 / 265
Total Strikes
49 / 229
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 2
0%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:18
Ctrl Time
0:46

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Daniel Santos17 / 7017 / 700 / 00
1Julio Arce39 / 7839 / 780 / 00
2Daniel Santos18 / 7918 / 790 / 10
2Julio Arce41 / 7841 / 780 / 10
3Daniel Santos14 / 8014 / 800 / 10
3Julio Arce47 / 10947 / 1090 / 00

Julio Arce

StanceSouthpaw
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights10

Daniel Santos

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights5