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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Manvel Gamburyan won · SUB R2
Elo1358
Elo1458
Cody Gibson

Manvel GamburyanvsCody GibsonUFC Prediction Result

UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso · Saturday, September 27, 2014Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Manvel Gamburyan won

SUB · Round 2 · 4:56

Style matchupManvel Gamburyan: WrestlervsCody Gibson: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Manvel Gamburyan wins(60.0%)

Actual result: Manvel Gamburyan wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Manvel Gamburyan at +145 American odds

+$145 profit

$245 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Cody Gibson enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Cody Gibson has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Manvel Gamburyan
Red Corner
VS
Cody Gibson
Blue Corner
+145
(41%)
Vegas Odds
-155
(61%)
1358
Elo
1458
45
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'5"
Height
5'10"
170.18 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Manvel GamburyanL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Cole Miller · Aug 13
L
vs Nik Lentz · May 14
W
vs Scott Jorgensen · Jul 15
L
KOvs John Dodson · Apr 16
L
KOvs Johnny Eduardo · Nov 16
latest
Cody GibsonL3 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Brian Kelleher · Jul 24
W
vs Chad Anheliger · Nov 24
L
SUBvs Da'Mon Blackshear · Mar 25
L
KOvs Aoriqileng · Oct 25
L
SUBvs Abdul Hussein · Jul 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Manvel GamburyanMetricCody Gibson
2.13
Strikes / min
3.63
2.83
Strikes absorbed / min
3.22
55%
Strike defense
57%
3.26
TDs / 15 min
2.12
69%
Takedown defense
69%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.70Δ 1.11 — meaningful gap+0.41

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1486 vs 1501Strikes19.6 vs 10.5Takedowns2.1 vs 2.0Sub Atts0.45 vs 0.50Form-0.3 vs 0.2
Manvel GamburyanCody Gibson

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14401460148015001520← oldermost recent →
Manvel Gamburyan(9 fights)Cody Gibson(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 -99.4|Blue +99.4
Recent Form
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Striker Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red +49.0|Blue -49.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Manvel GamburyanTargetCody Gibson

By target zone

5
12% acc · 45%
Head
35
34% acc · 71%
2
50% acc · 18%
Body
11
92% acc · 22%
4
80% acc · 36%
Leg
3
100% acc · 6%

By position

8
19% acc · 73%
Distance
28
33% acc · 57%
3
38% acc · 27%
Clinch
17
68% acc · 35%
0
0% acc
Ground
4
57% acc · 8%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Manvel Gamburyan rounds
0
even
2
Cody Gibson rounds
Round 1Cody Gibson edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns1
Control0:32
29Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:46Control
Round 2Cody Gibson edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns1
Control1:00
Knockdowns0
20Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:57Control
1Knockdowns
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

0
KD
1
11 / 52
Sig Strikes
49 / 118
20.5%
Sig Str %
42%
20 / 63
Total Strikes
61 / 131
2 / 6
TDs
1 / 2
33%
TD %
50%
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:32
Ctrl Time
2:43

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Cody Gibson29 / 7532 / 780 / 00
1Manvel Gamburyan7 / 278 / 301 / 30
2Cody Gibson20 / 4329 / 531 / 20
2Manvel Gamburyan4 / 2512 / 331 / 31

Manvel Gamburyan

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights9

Cody Gibson

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights11