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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Jimmie Rivera won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1355
Elo1493
Jimmie Rivera

Marcus BrimagevsJimmie RiveraUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites · Saturday, July 18, 2015Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Official fight result

Jimmie Rivera won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:29

Style matchupMarcus Brimage: Well-roundedvsJimmie Rivera: Pressure fighter

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

Model Prediction: Marcus Brimage wins(59.5%)

Actual result: Jimmie Rivera wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Marcus Brimage at +130 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Stance matchup historically favors Marcus Brimage (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Marcus Brimage
Red Corner
VS
Jimmie Rivera
Blue Corner
+130
(43%)
Vegas Odds
-140
(58%)
1355
Elo
1493
41
Age
37
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'4"
Height
5'4"
180.34 cm
Reach
172.72 cm

Recent Form

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

Marcus Brimage
oldest →
W
vs Jimy Hettes · Sep 12
L
KOvs Conor McGregor · Apr 13
L
vs Russell Doane · Jul 14
W
KOvs Jumabieke Tuerxun · Nov 14
L
KOvs Cody Garbrandt · Jan 15
latest
Jimmie Rivera
oldest →
W
vs John Dodson · Sep 18
L
vs Aljamain Sterling · Feb 19
L
vs Petr Yan · Jun 19
W
vs Cody Stamann · Jul 20
L
vs Pedro Munhoz · Feb 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Marcus BrimageMetricJimmie Rivera
3.97
Strikes / min
4.03
3.64
Strikes absorbed / min
3.90
56%
Strike defense
60%
0.56
TDs / 15 min
0.88
80%
Takedown defense
92%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.33evenly matched on net striking+0.13

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1509 vs 1500Strikes44.3 vs Takedowns0.4 vs Sub Atts0.00 vs Form-0.3 vs 0.0
Marcus BrimageJimmie Rivera

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Marcus Brimage(8 fights)Jimmie Rivera(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 -138.2|Blue +138.2
Recent Form
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Striker Score
Red -46.7|Blue +46.7
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.

Marcus BrimageTargetJimmie Rivera

By target zone

4
33% acc · 44%
Head
10
50% acc · 67%
4
100% acc · 44%
Body
3
60% acc · 20%
1
100% acc · 11%
Leg
2
100% acc · 13%

By position

9
53% acc · 100%
Distance
14
54% acc · 93%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
1
100% acc · 7%

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
Jimmie Rivera rounds
Round 1Jimmie Rivera edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
9 / 17
Sig Strikes
15 / 27
52%
Sig Str %
55%
9 / 17
Total Strikes
15 / 27
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:01

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jimmie Rivera15 / 2715 / 270 / 00
1Marcus Brimage9 / 179 / 170 / 00

Marcus Brimage

StanceSouthpaw
Height64.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights8

Jimmie Rivera

StanceOrthodox
Height64.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights11