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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Luis Pena won · U-DEC R3
Elo1494
Elo1534
Steve Garcia

Luis PenavsSteve GarciaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · Saturday, February 29, 2020Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Official fight result

Luis Pena won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupLuis Pena: Submission grapplervsSteve Garcia: Elusive striker

The grappler must close distance and chain wrestling. The elusive striker keeps space and picks shots.

Model Prediction: Steve Garcia wins(51.5%)

Actual result: Luis Pena wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Steve Garcia at +230 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Steve Garcia has 40pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Luis Pena
Red Corner
VS
Steve Garcia
Blue Corner
-270
(73%)
Vegas Odds
+230
(30%)
1494
Elo
1534
33
Age
34
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
6'3"
Height
6'0"
190.5 cm
Reach
190.5 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
L
SUBvs Khama Worthy · Jun 20
W
vs Alexander Munoz · Apr 21
latest
Steve Garcia
oldest →
W
KOvs SeungWoo Choi · Jul 24
W
KOvs Kyle Nelson · Sep 24
W
vs Calvin Kattar · Jul 25
W
KOvs David Onama · Nov 25
L
KOvs Diego Lopes · Jun 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Luis PenaMetricSteve Garcia
3.66
Strikes / min
5.39
3.12
Strikes absorbed / min
2.12
51%
Strike defense
59%
1.17
TDs / 15 min
0.86
48%
Takedown defense
88%
1.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.54Δ 2.73 — meaningful gap+3.27

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1516 vs 1500Strikes3.7 vs 8.9Takedowns1.3 vs 0.0Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.00Form0.1 vs 0.0
Luis PenaSteve Garcia

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801503152515481570← oldermost recent →
Luis Pena(8 fights)Steve Garcia(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 -40.3|Blue +40.3
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
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 PenaTargetSteve Garcia

By target zone

24
63% acc · 89%
Head
15
47% acc · 71%
1
50% acc · 4%
Body
2
67% acc · 10%
2
100% acc · 7%
Leg
4
100% acc · 19%

By position

6
40% acc · 22%
Distance
14
52% acc · 67%
2
67% acc · 7%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 5%
19
79% acc · 70%
Ground
6
55% acc · 29%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Luis Pena rounds
0
even
0
Steve Garcia rounds
Round 1Luis Pena edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control4:10
15Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:13Control
Round 2Luis Pena edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control4:54
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Luis Pena edged it
Sig. strikes0
Takedowns0
Control4:57
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
27 / 42
Sig Strikes
21 / 39
54.3%
Sig Str %
49%
58 / 95
Total Strikes
98 / 153
0 / 1
TDs
1 / 1
0%
TD %
100%
1
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
14:01
Ctrl Time
0:13

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Steve Garcia15 / 2626 / 381 / 10
1Luis Pena21 / 3330 / 490 / 00
2Steve Garcia4 / 747 / 740 / 00
2Luis Pena6 / 625 / 370 / 11
3Steve Garcia2 / 625 / 410 / 01
3Luis Pena0 / 33 / 90 / 00

Luis Pena

StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights8

Steve Garcia

StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights10