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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Juan Diaz won · Submission R2
Elo1489
Malcolm Wellmaker
Elo1525

Malcolm WellmakervsJuan DiazUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa · Saturday, May 16, 2026Las Vegas, USA

Official fight result

Juan Diaz won

Submission · Round 2 · 4:08

Style matchupMalcolm Wellmaker: Pressure fightervsJuan Diaz: Wrestler

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Malcolm Wellmaker wins(56.5%)

Actual result: Juan Diaz wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Scouting Report

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

  • Juan Diaz threatens submissions; Malcolm Wellmaker has lost 50% of fights by sub.
  • Malcolm Wellmaker has 57pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Malcolm Wellmaker
Red Corner
VS
Juan Diaz
Blue Corner
Vegas Odds
1489
Elo
1525
32
Age
28
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'8"
180.34 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

Last 3 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Malcolm Wellmaker
oldest →
W
KOvs Cameron Saaiman · Apr 25
W
KOvs Kris Moutinho · Jun 25
L
vs Ethyn Ewing · Nov 25
latest
Juan DiazNo prior UFC fights on record.

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Malcolm WellmakerMetricJuan Diaz
5.80
Strikes / min
5.82
5.39
Strikes absorbed / min
5.02
52%
Strike defense
60%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
3.01
57%
Takedown defense
0%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.41evenly matched on net striking+0.80
Not enough statistical data to render a radar chart for this matchup.

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701488150515231540← oldermost recent →
Malcolm Wellmaker(4 fights)Juan Diaz(1 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 -35.5|Blue +35.5
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red -49.4|Blue +49.4
Grappler Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Malcolm Wellmaker

StanceSwitch
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights3

Juan Diaz

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights0