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Women's Flyweight
3 Rounds
Mara Romero Borella won · SUB R1
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Mara Romero Borella
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Mara Romero BorellavsKalindra FariaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee · Saturday, October 7, 2017Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Mara Romero Borella won

SUB · Round 1 · 2:54

Model Prediction: Mara Romero Borella wins(50.4%)

Actual result: Mara Romero Borella wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Mara Romero Borella at +215 American odds

+$215 profit

$315 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Mara Romero Borella enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Mara Romero Borella threatens submissions; Kalindra Faria has lost 67% of fights by sub.
  • Mara Romero Borella has 26pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Mara Romero Borella has 46pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Kalindra Faria (52.9%).
  • Mara Romero Borella has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Mara Romero Borella
Red Corner
VS
Kalindra Faria
Blue Corner
+215
(32%)
Vegas Odds
-255
(72%)
1389
Elo
1367
40
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'6"
Height
5'7"
175.26 cm
Reach
157 cm

Recent Form

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

Mara Romero BorellaL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Taila Santos · Feb 19
L
KOvs Lauren Murphy · Aug 19
L
vs Montana De La Rosa · Feb 20
L
SUBvs Cortney Casey · May 20
L
SUBvs Mayra Bueno Silva · Sep 20
latest
Kalindra FariaL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Jessica Eye · Jan 18
L
SUBvs Joanne Calderwood · Aug 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Mara Romero BorellaMetricKalindra Faria
2.54
Strikes / min
2.23
2.48
Strikes absorbed / min
1.44
71%
Strike defense
45%
1.83
TDs / 15 min
1.31
66%
Takedown defense
20%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.06evenly matched on net striking+0.79
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).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Mara Romero Borella(8 fights)Kalindra Faria(3 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 +21.7|Blue -21.7
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Mara Romero BorellaTargetKalindra Faria

By target zone

2
50% acc · 67%
Head
0
0% acc
0
Body
0
1
100% acc · 33%
Leg
0
0% acc

By position

1
33% acc · 33%
Distance
0
0% acc
0
Clinch
0
2
100% acc · 67%
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
Mara Romero Borella rounds
0
even
0
Kalindra Faria rounds
Round 1Mara Romero Borella edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns1
Control2:41
0Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
3 / 5
Sig Strikes
0 / 4
60%
Sig Str %
0%
16 / 18
Total Strikes
0 / 4
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:41
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kalindra Faria0 / 40 / 40 / 00
1Mara Romero Borella3 / 516 / 181 / 11

Mara Romero Borella

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights8

Kalindra Faria

StanceSwitch
Height67.0"
Reach
Fights3