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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Mac Danzig won · U-DEC R3
Elo1353
Mac Danzig
Elo1357
Efrain Escudero

Mac DanzigvsEfrain EscuderoUFC Prediction Result

UFC 145: Jones vs Evans · Saturday, April 21, 2012Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Official fight result

Mac Danzig won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Mac Danzig wins(59.9%)

Actual result: Mac Danzig wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Mac Danzig at -135 American odds

+$74 profit

$174 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Mac Danzig enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Efrain Escudero has 20pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Mac Danzig
Red Corner
VS
Efrain Escudero
Blue Corner
-135
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+125
(44%)
1353
Elo
1357
46
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'9"
177.8 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Mac DanzigL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Joe Stevenson · Dec 10
L
vs Matt Wiman · Oct 11
L
vs Takanori Gomi · Nov 12
L
KOvs Melvin Guillard · Jul 13
L
vs Joe Lauzon · Dec 13
latest
Efrain EscuderoL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Leonardo Santos · Sep 14
W
vs Rodrigo de Lima · Feb 15
W
SUBvs Drew Dober · Jun 15
L
vs Leandro Silva · Nov 15
L
vs Kevin Lee · Apr 16
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Mac DanzigMetricEfrain Escudero
3.39
Strikes / min
2.92
3.44
Strikes absorbed / min
2.30
57%
Strike defense
63%
1.20
TDs / 15 min
1.31
46%
Takedown defense
66%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.05evenly matched on net striking+0.62

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1483 vs 1485Strikes31.8 vs 24.5Takedowns1.0 vs 1.3Sub Atts0.56 vs 1.00Form-0.5 vs -0.7
Mac DanzigEfrain Escudero

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Mac Danzig(7 fights)Efrain Escudero(9 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 -4.1|Blue +4.1
Recent Form
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Striker Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red +90.0|Blue -90.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Mac DanzigTargetEfrain Escudero

By target zone

24
32% acc · 36%
Head
24
26% acc · 43%
27
96% acc · 40%
Body
15
75% acc · 27%
16
100% acc · 24%
Leg
17
89% acc · 30%

By position

46
48% acc · 69%
Distance
44
37% acc · 79%
21
88% acc · 31%
Clinch
12
86% acc · 21%
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.

3
Mac Danzig rounds
0
even
0
Efrain Escudero rounds
Round 1Mac Danzig edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns1
Control2:13
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:47Control
Round 2Mac Danzig edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control1:31
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
Round 3Mac Danzig edged it
Sig. strikes30
Takedowns0
Control1:51
24Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:10Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
67 / 119
Sig Strikes
56 / 133
55.7%
Sig Str %
42.3%
130 / 190
Total Strikes
107 / 186
1 / 5
TDs
0 / 2
11%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
5:35
Ctrl Time
1:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Efrain Escudero17 / 3330 / 470 / 11
1Mac Danzig16 / 2836 / 541 / 30
2Efrain Escudero15 / 4431 / 610 / 10
2Mac Danzig21 / 4044 / 630 / 10
3Efrain Escudero24 / 5646 / 780 / 00
3Mac Danzig30 / 5150 / 730 / 10

Mac Danzig

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights7

Efrain Escudero

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights9