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Women's Strawweight
3 Rounds
Luana Pinheiro won · U-DEC R3
Elo1476
Elo1509

Luana PinheirovsSam HughesUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate · Saturday, November 20, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Luana Pinheiro won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupLuana Pinheiro: WrestlervsSam Hughes: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Luana Pinheiro wins(54.3%)

Actual result: Luana Pinheiro wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Luana Pinheiro at -380 American odds

+$26 profit

$126 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Luana Pinheiro enters on a 4-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Luana Pinheiro
Red Corner
VS
Sam Hughes
Blue Corner
-380
(79%)
Vegas Odds
+290
(26%)
1476
Elo
1509
33
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'2"
Height
5'5"
157.48 cm
Reach
162.56 cm

Recent Form

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

Luana PinheiroL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Michelle Waterson-Gomez · Apr 23
L
KOvs Amanda Ribas · Nov 23
L
SUBvs Angela Hill · May 24
L
vs Gillian Robertson · Nov 24
L
vs Tecia Pennington · May 25
latest
Sam Hughes
oldest →
L
vs Yazmin Jauregui · Feb 24
W
vs Viktoriia Dudakova · Aug 24
W
vs Stephanie Luciano · Mar 25
W
SUBvs Shauna Bannon · Sep 25
L
vs Piera Rodriguez · Mar 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Luana PinheiroMetricSam Hughes
3.29
Strikes / min
4.41
4.06
Strikes absorbed / min
4.69
60%
Strike defense
58%
2.33
TDs / 15 min
1.12
71%
Takedown defense
63%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.77evenly matched on net striking-0.28

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1514 vs 1471Strikes3.6 vs 4.3Takedowns2.2 vs 0.8Sub Atts0.20 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs -1.0
Luana PinheiroSam Hughes

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601480150015201540← oldermost recent →
Luana Pinheiro(7 fights)Sam Hughes(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 -33.2|Blue +33.2
Recent Form
Red +1.9|Blue -1.9
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red +1.3|Blue -1.3
Layoff
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.

Luana PinheiroTargetSam Hughes

By target zone

40
32% acc · 67%
Head
23
32% acc · 43%
14
56% acc · 23%
Body
6
27% acc · 11%
6
75% acc · 10%
Leg
24
67% acc · 45%

By position

53
36% acc · 88%
Distance
50
40% acc · 94%
2
50% acc · 3%
Clinch
3
75% acc · 6%
5
71% acc · 8%
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
Luana Pinheiro rounds
0
even
0
Sam Hughes rounds
Round 1Luana Pinheiro edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns2
Control1:51
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Luana Pinheiro edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control0:16
Knockdowns1
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
Round 3Luana Pinheiro edged it
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns0
Control0:00
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:15Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
60 / 159
Sig Strikes
53 / 130
36.3%
Sig Str %
40.3%
67 / 170
Total Strikes
65 / 147
2 / 3
TDs
0 / 0
50%
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:07
Ctrl Time
0:19

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Sam Hughes11 / 2722 / 390 / 00
1Luana Pinheiro11 / 3916 / 452 / 21
2Sam Hughes19 / 4720 / 510 / 00
2Luana Pinheiro23 / 6324 / 670 / 10
3Sam Hughes23 / 5623 / 570 / 00
3Luana Pinheiro26 / 5727 / 580 / 00

Luana Pinheiro

StanceOrthodox
Height62.0"
Reach62.0"
Fights7

Sam Hughes

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach64.0"
Fights12