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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Conor McGregor won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1355
Elo1474
Conor McGregor editorial illustration

Marcus BrimagevsConor McGregorUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi · Saturday, April 6, 2013Stockholm, Sweden

Official fight result

Conor McGregor won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:07

Style matchupMarcus Brimage: Well-roundedvsConor McGregor: Pressure fighter

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Marcus Brimage wins(71.0%)

Actual result: Conor McGregor wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Marcus Brimage at +140 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Conor McGregor enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Conor McGregor is a KO finisher (80% of wins). Marcus Brimage has lost 75% of fights by KO.

Tale of the Tape

Marcus Brimage
Red Corner
VS
Conor McGregor
Blue Corner
+140
(42%)
Vegas Odds
-150
(60%)
1355
Elo
1474
41
Age
38
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'4"
Height
5'9"
180.34 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

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

Marcus BrimageL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Jimy Hettes · Sep 12
L
vs Russell Doane · Jul 14
W
KOvs Jumabieke Tuerxun · Nov 14
L
KOvs Cody Garbrandt · Jan 15
L
KOvs Jimmie Rivera · Jul 15
latest
Conor McGregorL3 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Khabib Nurmagomedov · Oct 18
W
KOvs Donald Cerrone · Jan 20
L
KOvs Dustin Poirier · Jan 21
L
KOvs Dustin Poirier · Jul 21
L
KOvs Max Holloway · Jul 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Marcus BrimageMetricConor McGregor
3.97
Strikes / min
5.32
3.64
Strikes absorbed / min
4.66
56%
Strike defense
54%
0.56
TDs / 15 min
0.67
80%
Takedown defense
66%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.33evenly matched on net striking+0.66

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1547 vs 1500Strikes74.3 vs Takedowns0.3 vs Sub Atts0.00 vs Form1.0 vs 0.0
Marcus BrimageConor McGregor

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Marcus Brimage(8 fights)Conor McGregor(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 -119.1|Blue +119.1
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red -47.0|Blue +47.0
Grappler Score
Red -49.7|Blue +49.7
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Marcus BrimageTargetConor McGregor

By target zone

7
21% acc · 58%
Head
20
59% acc · 95%
2
100% acc · 17%
Body
1
100% acc · 5%
3
60% acc · 25%
Leg
0

By position

12
29% acc · 100%
Distance
16
55% acc · 76%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
5
83% acc · 24%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Marcus Brimage rounds
0
even
1
Conor McGregor rounds
Round 1Conor McGregor edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
21Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
12 / 41
Sig Strikes
21 / 35
29%
Sig Str %
60%
12 / 41
Total Strikes
22 / 36
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:05

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Conor McGregor21 / 3522 / 360 / 00
1Marcus Brimage12 / 4112 / 410 / 00

Marcus Brimage

StanceSouthpaw
Height64.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights8

Conor McGregor

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights15