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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Francis Marshall won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1441
Elo1522
Francis Marshall

Marcelo RojovsFrancis MarshallUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · Saturday, December 3, 2022Orlando, Florida, USA

Official fight result

Francis Marshall won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:14

Style matchupMarcelo Rojo: Pressure fightervsFrancis Marshall: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Francis Marshall wins(66.6%)

Actual result: Francis Marshall wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Francis Marshall at -155 American odds

+$65 profit

$165 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Francis Marshall has 22pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Marcelo Rojo
Red Corner
VS
Francis Marshall
Blue Corner
+135
(43%)
Vegas Odds
-155
(61%)
1441
Elo
1522
38
Age
27
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'9"
180.34 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Marcelo RojoL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Charles Jourdain · Mar 21
L
SUBvs Kyler Phillips · Feb 22
latest
Francis MarshallW2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Isaac Dulgarian · Aug 23
W
vs Dennis Buzukja · Aug 24
L
vs Mairon Santos · Mar 25
W
SUBvs Erik Silva · Feb 26
W
DECvs Lucas Brennan · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Marcelo RojoMetricFrancis Marshall
4.92
Strikes / min
3.19
6.42
Strikes absorbed / min
3.45
55%
Strike defense
55%
0.46
TDs / 15 min
2.71
66%
Takedown defense
88%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.50Δ 1.24 — meaningful gap-0.26

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1470 vs 1500Strikes4.9 vs 3.7Takedowns0.5 vs 2.7Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.50Form-1.0 vs 0.0
Marcelo RojoFrancis Marshall

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Marcelo Rojo(3 fights)Francis Marshall(7 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 -81.1|Blue +81.1
Recent Form
Red -1.0|Blue +1.0
Striker Score
Red -49.5|Blue +49.5
Grappler Score
Red -49.8|Blue +49.8
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Marcelo RojoTargetFrancis Marshall

By target zone

20
57% acc · 65%
Head
20
26% acc · 87%
4
80% acc · 13%
Body
2
100% acc · 9%
7
100% acc · 23%
Leg
1
100% acc · 4%

By position

24
62% acc · 77%
Distance
15
21% acc · 65%
2
100% acc · 6%
Clinch
2
100% acc · 9%
5
83% acc · 16%
Ground
6
86% acc · 26%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Marcelo Rojo rounds
1
even
1
Francis Marshall rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control0:00
11Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:43Control
Round 2Francis Marshall edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
31 / 47
Sig Strikes
23 / 81
65%
Sig Str %
28.5%
48 / 65
Total Strikes
29 / 89
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 3
TD %
33%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
2:47

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Francis Marshall11 / 4417 / 511 / 30
1Marcelo Rojo18 / 2635 / 440 / 00
2Francis Marshall12 / 3712 / 380 / 00
2Marcelo Rojo13 / 2113 / 210 / 00

Marcelo Rojo

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights3

Francis Marshall

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights7