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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Brendan Allen won · U-DEC R3
Elo1467
Elo1550

Marvin VettorivsBrendan AllenUFC Prediction Result

UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 · Saturday, July 19, 2025New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Official fight result

Brendan Allen won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupMarvin Vettori: Pressure fightervsBrendan Allen: Submission grappler

The pressure fighter risks getting subbed if they over-commit on the ground.

Model Prediction: Brendan Allen wins(66.5%)

Actual result: Brendan Allen wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Brendan Allen at -265 American odds

+$38 profit

$138 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Marvin Vettori enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Marvin Vettori (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Marvin Vettori
Red Corner
VS
Brendan Allen
Blue Corner
+200
(33%)
Vegas Odds
-265
(73%)
1467
Elo
1550
32
Age
30
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
6'2"
187.96 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

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

Marvin VettoriL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Robert Whittaker · Sep 22
W
vs Roman Dolidze · Mar 23
L
vs Jared Cannonier · Jun 23
L
vs Roman Dolidze · Mar 25
L
vs Brunno Ferreira · Dec 25
latest
Brendan AllenW2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Chris Curtis · Apr 24
L
vs Nassourdine Imavov · Sep 24
L
vs Anthony Hernandez · Feb 25
W
KOvs Reinier de Ridder · Oct 25
W
DECvs Edmen Shahbazyan · Jun 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Marvin VettoriMetricBrendan Allen
4.74
Strikes / min
3.59
4.55
Strikes absorbed / min
3.62
56%
Strike defense
47%
1.41
TDs / 15 min
1.56
68%
Takedown defense
56%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
1.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.19evenly matched on net striking-0.03

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1564 vs 1619Strikes4.7 vs 3.6Takedowns1.4 vs 1.6Sub Atts0.40 vs 1.10Form-0.7 vs -0.2
Marvin VettoriBrendan Allen

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14501480151015401570← oldermost recent →
Marvin Vettori(10 fights)Brendan Allen(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 -83.1|Blue +83.1
Recent Form
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Striker Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Grappler Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Layoff
Red -21.0|Blue +21.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Marvin VettoriTargetBrendan Allen

By target zone

98
41% acc · 90%
Head
86
44% acc · 77%
5
71% acc · 5%
Body
18
78% acc · 16%
6
86% acc · 6%
Leg
7
100% acc · 6%

By position

99
41% acc · 91%
Distance
100
48% acc · 90%
4
80% acc · 4%
Clinch
4
100% acc · 4%
6
75% acc · 6%
Ground
7
70% acc · 6%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Marvin Vettori rounds
1
even
2
Brendan Allen rounds
Round 1Brendan Allen edged it
Sig. strikes29
Takedowns0
Control1:17
30Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:20Control
Round 2Brendan Allen edged it
Sig. strikes36
Takedowns0
Control0:00
42Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes44
Takedowns0
Control0:00
39Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:07Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
109 / 253
Sig Strikes
111 / 224
43.7%
Sig Str %
49.7%
115 / 262
Total Strikes
119 / 233
0 / 0
TDs
3 / 4
TD %
83%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
1:17
Ctrl Time
1:27

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Brendan Allen30 / 5538 / 642 / 30
1Marvin Vettori29 / 5835 / 670 / 00
2Brendan Allen42 / 8342 / 830 / 00
2Marvin Vettori36 / 9536 / 950 / 00
3Brendan Allen39 / 8639 / 861 / 10
3Marvin Vettori44 / 10044 / 1000 / 00

Marvin Vettori

StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights17

Brendan Allen

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights19