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Bantamweight
5 Rounds
Cory Sandhagen won · KO/TKO
Elo1419
Marlon Moraes
Elo1484
Cory Sandhagen editorial illustration

Marlon MoraesvsCory SandhagenUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · Saturday, October 10, 2020Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Official fight result

Cory Sandhagen won

KO/TKO

Model Prediction: Cory Sandhagen wins(64.8%)

Actual result: Cory Sandhagen wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Cory Sandhagen at -141 American odds

+$71 profit

$171 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Marlon Moraes enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Cory Sandhagen is a KO finisher (55% of wins). Marlon Moraes has lost 83% of fights by KO.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Cory Sandhagen (52.9%).

Tale of the Tape

Marlon Moraes
Red Corner
VS
Cory Sandhagen
Blue Corner
+115
(47%)
Vegas Odds
-141
(59%)
1419
Elo
1484
38
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'6"
Height
5'11"
170.18 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Marlon MoraesL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Henry Cejudo · Jun 19
W
vs Jose Aldo · Dec 19
L
KOvs Rob Font · Dec 20
L
KOvs Merab Dvalishvili · Sep 21
L
KOvs Song Yadong · Mar 22
latest
Cory SandhagenL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Rob Font · Aug 23
L
vs Umar Nurmagomedov · Aug 24
W
KOvs Deiveson Figueiredo · May 25
L
vs Merab Dvalishvili · Oct 25
L
DECvs Mario Bautista · Jul 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Marlon MoraesMetricCory Sandhagen
3.37
Strikes / min
4.86
4.53
Strikes absorbed / min
3.47
54%
Strike defense
56%
0.87
TDs / 15 min
1.15
46%
Takedown defense
56%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.16Δ 2.55 — meaningful gap+1.39

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1569 vs 1570Strikes3.5 vs 7.0Takedowns0.5 vs 1.2Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.60Form0.6 vs 0.2
Marlon MoraesCory Sandhagen

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701485150015151530← oldermost recent →
Marlon Moraes(10 fights)Cory Sandhagen(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 -65.1|Blue +65.1
Recent Form
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Striker Score
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red +175.0|Blue -175.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Marlon MoraesTargetCory Sandhagen

By target zone

10
26% acc · 71%
Head
16
25% acc · 42%
1
20% acc · 7%
Body
9
90% acc · 24%
3
50% acc · 21%
Leg
13
87% acc · 34%

By position

14
28% acc · 100%
Distance
36
43% acc · 95%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
2
50% acc · 5%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Marlon Moraes rounds
0
even
2
Cory Sandhagen rounds
Round 1Cory Sandhagen edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns1
Control0:09
30Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Cory Sandhagen edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
14 / 50
Sig Strikes
38 / 88
33%
Sig Str %
40.5%
14 / 50
Total Strikes
38 / 88
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:09
Ctrl Time
0:04

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Cory Sandhagen30 / 6630 / 660 / 00
1Marlon Moraes12 / 4512 / 451 / 10
2Cory Sandhagen8 / 228 / 220 / 00
2Marlon Moraes2 / 52 / 50 / 00

Marlon Moraes

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights11

Cory Sandhagen

StanceSwitch
Height71.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights17