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Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Alistair Overeem won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1393
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Junior Dos SantosvsAlistair OvereemUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · Saturday, December 19, 2015Orlando, Florida, USA

Official fight result

Alistair Overeem won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:43

Style matchupJunior Dos Santos: StrikervsAlistair Overeem: Elusive striker

Two strikers, different gameplans. Volume vs precision — judges typically favor activity.

Model Prediction: Junior Dos Santos wins(64.2%)

Actual result: Alistair Overeem wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Scouting Report

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

  • Junior Dos Santos enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Junior Dos Santos is a KO finisher (55% of wins). Alistair Overeem has lost 100% of fights by KO.
  • Alistair Overeem is a KO finisher (75% of wins). Junior Dos Santos has lost 88% of fights by KO.

Tale of the Tape

Junior Dos Santos
Red Corner
VS
Alistair Overeem
Blue Corner
-235
(70%)
Vegas Odds
+195
(34%)
1393
Elo
1493
42
Age
46
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'4"
Height
6'4"
195.58 cm
Reach
203.2 cm

Recent Form

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

Junior Dos SantosL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Derrick Lewis · Mar 19
L
KOvs Francis Ngannou · Jun 19
L
KOvs Curtis Blaydes · Jan 20
L
KOvs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · Aug 20
L
KOvs Ciryl Gane · Dec 20
latest
Alistair Overeem
oldest →
W
KOvs Aleksei Oleinik · Apr 19
L
KOvs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · Dec 19
W
KOvs Walt Harris · May 20
W
KOvs Augusto Sakai · Sep 20
L
KOvs Alexander Volkov · Feb 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Junior Dos SantosMetricAlistair Overeem
4.49
Strikes / min
3.67
3.33
Strikes absorbed / min
2.44
56%
Strike defense
57%
0.30
TDs / 15 min
1.42
81%
Takedown defense
73%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.16evenly matched on net striking+1.23

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1562 vs 1517Strikes54.5 vs 38.9Takedowns0.4 vs 0.3Sub Atts0.08 vs 0.00Form0.5 vs 0.5
Junior Dos SantosAlistair Overeem

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Junior Dos Santos(10 fights)Alistair Overeem(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 -100.5|Blue +100.5
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Grappler Score
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +91.0|Blue -91.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Junior Dos SantosTargetAlistair Overeem

By target zone

12
41% acc · 55%
Head
11
65% acc · 34%
7
58% acc · 32%
Body
7
70% acc · 22%
3
60% acc · 14%
Leg
14
88% acc · 44%

By position

22
48% acc · 100%
Distance
28
72% acc · 88%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
4
100% acc · 13%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Junior Dos Santos rounds
0
even
2
Alistair Overeem rounds
Round 1Alistair Overeem edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:00
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Alistair Overeem edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
22 / 46
Sig Strikes
32 / 43
47%
Sig Str %
72.5%
22 / 46
Total Strikes
32 / 43
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 1
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:03

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Alistair Overeem9 / 139 / 130 / 10
1Junior Dos Santos7 / 157 / 150 / 00
2Alistair Overeem23 / 3023 / 300 / 00
2Junior Dos Santos15 / 3115 / 310 / 00

Junior Dos Santos

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights19

Alistair Overeem

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights20