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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Uros Medic won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1487
Matthew Semelsberger
Elo1539
Uros Medic editorial illustration

Matthew SemelsbergervsUros MedicUFC Prediction Result

UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 · Saturday, July 29, 2023Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Official fight result

Uros Medic won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 2:36

Model Prediction: Uros Medic wins(56.3%)

Actual result: Uros Medic wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Scouting Report

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

  • Matthew Semelsberger enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Uros Medic enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Matthew Semelsberger (54.1%).
  • Matthew Semelsberger has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Matthew Semelsberger
Red Corner
VS
Uros Medic
Blue Corner
Vegas Odds
1487
Elo
1539
33
Age
33
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
6'1"
Height
6'1"
190.5 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Matthew SemelsbergerL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Alex Morono · Jul 22
W
vs Jake Matthews · Dec 22
L
vs Jeremiah Wells · Apr 23
L
vs Preston Parsons · Jan 24
L
KOvs Charles Radtke · Nov 24
latest
Uros MedicW3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Tim Means · Apr 24
L
KOvs Punahele Soriano · Jan 25
W
KOvs Gilbert Urbina · Aug 25
W
KOvs Muslim Salikhov · Nov 25
W
KOvs Geoff Neal · Feb 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Matthew SemelsbergerMetricUros Medic
3.77
Strikes / min
5.59
4.24
Strikes absorbed / min
3.42
54%
Strike defense
56%
1.01
TDs / 15 min
0.34
45%
Takedown defense
55%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.47Δ 2.64 — meaningful gap+2.17

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1537 vs 1518Strikes3.8 vs 5.5Takedowns1.0 vs 0.4Sub Atts0.40 vs 0.00Form-0.0 vs 0.4
Matthew SemelsbergerUros Medic

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701490151015301550← oldermost recent →
Matthew Semelsberger(10 fights)Uros Medic(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 -51.9|Blue +51.9
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red -336.0|Blue +336.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Matthew SemelsbergerTargetUros Medic

By target zone

31
34% acc · 60%
Head
49
50% acc · 71%
8
57% acc · 15%
Body
17
63% acc · 25%
13
87% acc · 25%
Leg
3
100% acc · 4%

By position

42
40% acc · 81%
Distance
50
48% acc · 72%
3
60% acc · 6%
Clinch
13
72% acc · 19%
7
78% acc · 13%
Ground
6
100% acc · 9%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Matthew Semelsberger rounds
1
even
1
Uros Medic rounds
Round 1Matthew Semelsberger edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:54
Knockdowns1
18Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns0
Control0:00
25Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Uros Medic edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:19
Knockdowns0
26Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
1
52 / 120
Sig Strikes
69 / 128
43.3%
Sig Str %
54.7%
53 / 121
Total Strikes
76 / 135
0 / 2
TDs
1 / 1
0%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:13
Ctrl Time
0:22

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Uros Medic18 / 3119 / 321 / 10
1Matthew Semelsberger17 / 3618 / 370 / 10
2Uros Medic25 / 5526 / 560 / 00
2Matthew Semelsberger24 / 5824 / 580 / 00
3Uros Medic26 / 4231 / 470 / 00
3Matthew Semelsberger11 / 2611 / 260 / 10

Matthew Semelsberger

StanceSwitch
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights11

Uros Medic

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights10