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Women's Strawweight
5 Rounds
Marina Rodriguez won · U-DEC R5
Elo1521
Mackenzie Dern editorial illustration
Elo1483
Marina Rodriguez

Mackenzie DernvsMarina RodriguezUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez · Saturday, October 9, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Marina Rodriguez won

U-DEC · Round 5 · 5:00

Style matchupMackenzie Dern: Submission grapplervsMarina Rodriguez: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Marina Rodriguez wins(60.0%)

Actual result: Marina Rodriguez wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Marina Rodriguez at +170 American odds

+$170 profit

$270 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Mackenzie Dern enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Marina Rodriguez enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Marina Rodriguez has 24pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Mackenzie Dern
Red Corner
VS
Marina Rodriguez
Blue Corner
-200
(67%)
Vegas Odds
+170
(37%)
1521
Elo
1483
33
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'4"
Height
5'6"
160.02 cm
Reach
165.1 cm

Recent Form

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

Mackenzie DernW3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Jessica Andrade · Nov 23
L
vs Amanda Lemos · Feb 24
W
vs Loopy Godinez · Aug 24
W
SUBvs Amanda Ribas · Jan 25
W
vs Virna Jandiroba · Oct 25
latest
Marina RodriguezL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Virna Jandiroba · May 23
W
KOvs Michelle Waterson-Gomez · Sep 23
L
vs Jessica Andrade · Apr 24
L
vs Iasmin Lucindo · Oct 24
L
KOvs Gillian Robertson · May 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Mackenzie DernMetricMarina Rodriguez
3.47
Strikes / min
4.51
3.93
Strikes absorbed / min
3.01
51%
Strike defense
55%
0.93
TDs / 15 min
0.27
37%
Takedown defense
61%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.46Δ 1.96 — meaningful gap+1.50

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1570 vs 1550Strikes3.5 vs 4.8Takedowns0.8 vs 0.3Sub Atts1.40 vs 0.20Form0.8 vs 0.7
Mackenzie DernMarina Rodriguez

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701488150515231540← oldermost recent →
Mackenzie Dern(10 fights)Marina Rodriguez(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 +37.7|Blue -37.7
Recent Form
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Striker Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red +28.0|Blue -28.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Mackenzie DernTargetMarina Rodriguez

By target zone

41
26% acc · 84%
Head
72
39% acc · 50%
4
40% acc · 8%
Body
39
67% acc · 27%
4
67% acc · 8%
Leg
33
94% acc · 23%

By position

36
23% acc · 73%
Distance
124
48% acc · 86%
1
33% acc · 2%
Clinch
20
91% acc · 14%
12
75% acc · 24%
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
Mackenzie Dern rounds
0
even
4
Marina Rodriguez rounds
Round 1Marina Rodriguez edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns0
Control1:18
24Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
Round 2Mackenzie Dern edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control4:21
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:06Control
Round 3Marina Rodriguez edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:22
45Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 4Marina Rodriguez edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns1
Control0:39
37Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 5Marina Rodriguez edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:41
37Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
49 / 174
Sig Strikes
144 / 279
29.2%
Sig Str %
44.6%
80 / 209
Total Strikes
148 / 284
1 / 8
TDs
0 / 0
12.5%
TD %
1
Sub Att
1
1
Rev
0
7:21
Ctrl Time
0:10

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Marina Rodriguez24 / 4924 / 490 / 00
1Mackenzie Dern5 / 177 / 190 / 00
2Marina Rodriguez1 / 62 / 70 / 01
2Mackenzie Dern10 / 2233 / 480 / 11
3Marina Rodriguez45 / 9147 / 940 / 00
3Mackenzie Dern8 / 358 / 350 / 20
4Mackenzie Dern15 / 5421 / 611 / 20
4Marina Rodriguez37 / 6537 / 650 / 00
5Marina Rodriguez37 / 6838 / 690 / 00
5Mackenzie Dern11 / 4611 / 460 / 30

Mackenzie Dern

StanceOrthodox
Height64.0"
Reach63.0"
Fights16

Marina Rodriguez

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights13