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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Matthew Semelsberger won · U-DEC R3
Elo1487
Matthew Semelsberger
Elo1495

Matthew SemelsbergervsAJ FletcherUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev · Saturday, March 12, 2022Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Matthew Semelsberger won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Matthew Semelsberger wins(61.9%)

Actual result: Matthew Semelsberger wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Matthew Semelsberger at -195 American odds

+$51 profit

$151 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Matthew Semelsberger enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Matthew Semelsberger has a 20cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Matthew Semelsberger
Red Corner
VS
AJ Fletcher
Blue Corner
-195
(66%)
Vegas Odds
+165
(38%)
1487
Elo
1495
33
Age
29
Switch
Stance
Switch
6'1"
Height
5'10"
190.5 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

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

Matthew SemelsbergerL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Jake Matthews · Dec 22
L
vs Jeremiah Wells · Apr 23
L
KOvs Uros Medic · Jul 23
L
vs Preston Parsons · Jan 24
L
KOvs Charles Radtke · Nov 24
latest
AJ Fletcher
oldest →
L
vs Ange Loosa · Aug 22
W
SUBvs Themba Gorimbo · Feb 23
L
SUBvs Bryan Battle · Sep 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Matthew SemelsbergerMetricAJ Fletcher
3.77
Strikes / min
3.36
4.24
Strikes absorbed / min
4.61
54%
Strike defense
46%
1.01
TDs / 15 min
1.54
45%
Takedown defense
33%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.47evenly matched on net striking-1.25

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1533 vs 1500Strikes3.8 vs 3.4Takedowns1.0 vs 1.5Sub Atts0.40 vs 0.90Form0.4 vs 0.0
Matthew SemelsbergerAJ Fletcher

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Matthew Semelsberger(10 fights)AJ Fletcher(4 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 -7.9|Blue +7.9
Recent Form
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Striker Score
Red -49.5|Blue +49.5
Grappler Score
Red -49.5|Blue +49.5
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Matthew SemelsbergerTargetAJ Fletcher

By target zone

32
48% acc · 80%
Head
21
43% acc · 62%
6
50% acc · 15%
Body
2
50% acc · 6%
2
67% acc · 5%
Leg
11
100% acc · 32%

By position

21
41% acc · 53%
Distance
30
52% acc · 88%
2
67% acc · 5%
Clinch
0
0% acc
17
61% acc · 43%
Ground
4
80% acc · 12%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Matthew Semelsberger rounds
0
even
1
AJ Fletcher rounds
Round 1AJ Fletcher edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:05
6Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
4:31Control
Round 2Matthew Semelsberger edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns0
Control2:07
16Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
0:34Control
Round 3Matthew Semelsberger edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns1
Control2:43
12Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:37Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
40 / 82
Sig Strikes
34 / 64
43.3%
Sig Str %
55.7%
54 / 97
Total Strikes
87 / 124
1 / 1
TDs
4 / 6
100%
TD %
72%
0
Sub Att
2
0
Rev
2
4:55
Ctrl Time
5:42

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1AJ Fletcher6 / 922 / 291 / 22
1Matthew Semelsberger2 / 62 / 60 / 00
2AJ Fletcher16 / 3135 / 502 / 30
2Matthew Semelsberger24 / 4429 / 490 / 00
3AJ Fletcher12 / 2430 / 451 / 10
3Matthew Semelsberger14 / 3223 / 421 / 10

Matthew Semelsberger

StanceSwitch
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights11

AJ Fletcher

StanceSwitch
Height70.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights4