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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Sasha Palatnikov won · KO/TKO
Elo1435
Louis Cosce
Elo1406
Sasha Palatnikov

Louis CoscevsSasha PalatnikovUFC Prediction Result

UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez · Saturday, November 21, 2020Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Sasha Palatnikov won

KO/TKO

Style matchupLouis Cosce: Pressure fightervsSasha Palatnikov: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Louis Cosce wins(71.2%)

Actual result: Sasha Palatnikov wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Louis Cosce at -455 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Sasha Palatnikov is a KO finisher (100% of wins). Louis Cosce has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • Sasha Palatnikov has 20pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Sasha Palatnikov (52.9%).

Tale of the Tape

Louis Cosce
Red Corner
VS
Sasha Palatnikov
Blue Corner
-455
(82%)
Vegas Odds
+325
(24%)
1435
Elo
1406
30
Age
37
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'9"
Height
6'1"
180.34 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

Last 2 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Louis Cosce
oldest →
L
vs Trevin Giles · Sep 22
latest
Sasha PalatnikovL2 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Impa Kasanganay · Apr 21
L
SUBvs Ramiz Brahimaj · Aug 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Louis CosceMetricSasha Palatnikov
4.31
Strikes / min
6.69
5.35
Strikes absorbed / min
5.44
47%
Strike defense
52%
1.04
TDs / 15 min
0.72
50%
Takedown defense
70%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.04Δ 2.29 — meaningful gap+1.25

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1500Strikes13.3 vs 0.0Takedowns0.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form0.0 vs 0.0
Louis CosceSasha Palatnikov

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Louis Cosce(2 fights)Sasha Palatnikov(3 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 +29.3|Blue -29.3
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Louis CosceTargetSasha Palatnikov

By target zone

76
44% acc · 77%
Head
100
50% acc · 80%
12
57% acc · 12%
Body
24
71% acc · 19%
11
85% acc · 11%
Leg
1
100% acc · 1%

By position

58
39% acc · 59%
Distance
82
46% acc · 66%
16
73% acc · 16%
Clinch
25
76% acc · 20%
25
74% acc · 25%
Ground
18
75% acc · 14%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Louis Cosce rounds
0
even
2
Sasha Palatnikov rounds
Round 1Louis Cosce edged it
Sig. strikes57
Takedowns1
Control0:34
Knockdowns1
56Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:17Control
0Knockdowns
Round 2Sasha Palatnikov edged it
Sig. strikes29
Takedowns0
Control0:04
44Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:59Control
Round 3Sasha Palatnikov edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control0:15
25Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
99 / 206
Sig Strikes
125 / 237
47%
Sig Str %
52%
115 / 224
Total Strikes
160 / 275
1 / 9
TDs
1 / 1
11%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:53
Ctrl Time
3:16

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Sasha Palatnikov56 / 10365 / 1131 / 10
1Louis Cosce57 / 11167 / 1231 / 30
2Sasha Palatnikov44 / 8362 / 1020 / 00
2Louis Cosce29 / 6834 / 730 / 10
3Sasha Palatnikov25 / 5133 / 600 / 00
3Louis Cosce13 / 2714 / 280 / 50

Louis Cosce

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights2

Sasha Palatnikov

StanceSwitch
Height73.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights3