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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Luis Pena won · S-DEC
Elo1494
Elo1500

Luis PenavsAlexander MunozUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum · Saturday, April 17, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Luis Pena won

S-DEC

Style matchupLuis Pena: Submission grapplervsAlexander Munoz: Wrestler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Luis Pena wins(67.0%)

Actual result: Luis Pena wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Luis Pena at -155 American odds

+$65 profit

$165 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Alexander Munoz has 52pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Alexander Munoz (54.1%).

Tale of the Tape

Luis Pena
Red Corner
VS
Alexander Munoz
Blue Corner
-155
(61%)
Vegas Odds
+135
(43%)
1494
Elo
1500
33
Age
36
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
6'3"
Height
5'9"
190.5 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Luis Pena
oldest →
W
vs Steven Peterson · Mar 19
W
KOvs Matt Wiman · Jun 19
L
vs Matt Frevola · Oct 19
W
vs Steve Garcia · Feb 20
L
SUBvs Khama Worthy · Jun 20
latest
Alexander Munoz
oldest →
W
vs Carl Deaton · Jul 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Luis PenaMetricAlexander Munoz
3.66
Strikes / min
3.70
3.12
Strikes absorbed / min
4.73
51%
Strike defense
55%
1.17
TDs / 15 min
3.00
48%
Takedown defense
100%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.54Δ 1.57 — meaningful gap-1.03

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1515 vs 1500Strikes3.7 vs 4.0Takedowns1.2 vs 3.0Sub Atts1.20 vs 0.00Form-0.0 vs 0.0
Luis PenaAlexander Munoz

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Luis Pena(8 fights)Alexander Munoz(2 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 -6.5|Blue +6.5
Recent Form
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red -49.5|Blue +49.5
Grappler Score
Red -49.6|Blue +49.6
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Luis PenaTargetAlexander Munoz

By target zone

74
43% acc · 82%
Head
40
36% acc · 50%
12
63% acc · 13%
Body
20
53% acc · 25%
4
80% acc · 4%
Leg
20
95% acc · 25%

By position

88
47% acc · 98%
Distance
77
47% acc · 96%
2
22% acc · 2%
Clinch
3
50% acc · 4%
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.

1
Luis Pena rounds
0
even
2
Alexander Munoz rounds
Round 1Alexander Munoz edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control0:00
18Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:30Control
Round 2Alexander Munoz edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns0
Control0:00
29Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:32Control
Round 3Luis Pena edged it
Sig. strikes47
Takedowns0
Control0:03
33Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:19Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
90 / 195
Sig Strikes
80 / 169
45%
Sig Str %
47.7%
90 / 195
Total Strikes
82 / 172
0 / 0
TDs
4 / 9
TD %
44.3%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:03
Ctrl Time
2:21

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Alexander Munoz18 / 4520 / 482 / 40
1Luis Pena21 / 4321 / 430 / 00
2Alexander Munoz29 / 4829 / 481 / 20
2Luis Pena22 / 5922 / 590 / 00
3Alexander Munoz33 / 7633 / 761 / 30
3Luis Pena47 / 9347 / 930 / 00

Luis Pena

StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights8

Alexander Munoz

StanceSwitch
Height69.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights2