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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Felipe Colares won · U-DEC
Elo1400
Elo1425
Felipe Colares

Luke SandersvsFelipe ColaresUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka · Saturday, May 1, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Felipe Colares won

U-DEC

Model Prediction: Felipe Colares wins(50.6%)

Actual result: Felipe Colares wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Felipe Colares at +107 American odds

+$107 profit

$207 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Felipe Colares enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Luke Sanders has 14pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Luke Sanders has 29pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Luke Sanders (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Luke Sanders
Red Corner
VS
Felipe Colares
Blue Corner
-127
(56%)
Vegas Odds
+107
(48%)
1400
Elo
1425
40
Age
32
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'8"
170.18 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

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

Luke Sanders
oldest →
L
KOvs Andre Soukhamthath · Dec 17
W
vs Patrick Williams · Apr 18
L
SUBvs Rani Yahya · Aug 18
W
KOvs Renan Barao · Feb 19
L
SUBvs Nate Maness · Nov 20
latest
Felipe ColaresL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Geraldo de Freitas · Feb 19
W
vs Domingo Pilarte · Jul 19
L
vs Montel Jackson · Jan 20
L
vs Chris Gutierrez · Oct 21
L
KOvs Chase Hooper · May 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Luke SandersMetricFelipe Colares
6.61
Strikes / min
2.17
4.37
Strikes absorbed / min
4.65
50%
Strike defense
36%
0.71
TDs / 15 min
1.88
72%
Takedown defense
43%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+2.24Δ 4.72 — meaningful gap-2.48

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1491 vs 1486Strikes6.6 vs 2.1Takedowns0.7 vs 2.0Sub Atts0.20 vs 0.80Form-0.6 vs -0.4
Luke SandersFelipe Colares

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Luke Sanders(8 fights)Felipe Colares(6 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 -25.7|Blue +25.7
Recent Form
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Striker Score
Red +2.0|Blue -2.0
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red -308.0|Blue +308.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Luke SandersTargetFelipe Colares

By target zone

93
51% acc · 79%
Head
51
50% acc · 65%
16
80% acc · 14%
Body
26
90% acc · 33%
9
100% acc · 8%
Leg
1
100% acc · 1%

By position

97
52% acc · 82%
Distance
70
59% acc · 90%
12
86% acc · 10%
Clinch
3
100% acc · 4%
9
90% acc · 8%
Ground
5
56% acc · 6%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Luke Sanders rounds
1
even
0
Felipe Colares rounds
Round 1Luke Sanders edged it
Sig. strikes48
Takedowns0
Control1:39
Knockdowns1
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:34Control
0Knockdowns
Round 2Luke Sanders edged it
Sig. strikes33
Takedowns1
Control0:42
25Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:45Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes37
Takedowns1
Control0:34
37Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:35Control
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

1
KD
0
118 / 211
Sig Strikes
78 / 131
57.7%
Sig Str %
58.7%
131 / 225
Total Strikes
104 / 165
2 / 5
TDs
2 / 10
41.5%
TD %
16.7%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:55
Ctrl Time
2:54

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Felipe Colares16 / 2720 / 310 / 20
1Luke Sanders48 / 7759 / 880 / 00
2Felipe Colares25 / 4442 / 681 / 40
2Luke Sanders33 / 4834 / 491 / 20
3Felipe Colares37 / 6042 / 661 / 40
3Luke Sanders37 / 8638 / 881 / 30

Luke Sanders

StanceSouthpaw
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights8

Felipe Colares

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights6