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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Maximo Blanco won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1358
Maximo Blanco
Elo1360
Mike de la Torre

Maximo BlancovsMike de la TorreUFC Prediction Result

The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale · Sunday, July 12, 2015Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Maximo Blanco won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:16

Style matchupMaximo Blanco: Well-roundedvsMike de la Torre: Striker

The well-rounded fighter has more paths to victory. The striker needs to be sharp early.

Model Prediction: Maximo Blanco wins(62.6%)

Actual result: Maximo Blanco wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Maximo Blanco at +155 American odds

+$155 profit

$255 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Maximo Blanco has 15pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Mike de la Torre has 20pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Maximo Blanco
Red Corner
VS
Mike de la Torre
Blue Corner
+155
(39%)
Vegas Odds
-175
(64%)
1358
Elo
1360
42
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'11"
180.34 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Maximo BlancoL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Felipe Arantes · Feb 14
W
vs Andy Ogle · May 14
W
vs Dan Hooker · Sep 14
L
SUBvs Luke Sanders · Jan 16
L
SUBvs Chas Skelly · Sep 16
latest
Mike de la TorreL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Mark Bocek · Apr 14
W
KOvs Tiago Trator · Feb 15
W
vs Yui Chul Nam · Nov 15
L
SUBvs Godofredo Pepey · Sep 16
L
KOvs Myles Jury · Apr 17
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Maximo BlancoMetricMike de la Torre
4.11
Strikes / min
3.21
3.19
Strikes absorbed / min
4.75
66%
Strike defense
51%
1.85
TDs / 15 min
0.36
63%
Takedown defense
83%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.92Δ 2.46 — meaningful gap-1.54

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1505 vs 1499Strikes51.8 vs 26.3Takedowns1.7 vs 0.3Sub Atts0.17 vs 0.00Form0.3 vs 0.4
Maximo BlancoMike de la Torre

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Maximo Blanco(9 fights)Mike de la Torre(6 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 -1.9|Blue +1.9
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +155.0|Blue -155.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Maximo BlancoTargetMike de la Torre

By target zone

3
50% acc · 75%
Head
0
0% acc
1
100% acc · 25%
Body
1
50% acc · 100%
0
Leg
0

By position

4
57% acc · 100%
Distance
1
20% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Maximo Blanco rounds
0
even
0
Mike de la Torre rounds
Round 1Maximo Blanco edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:01
Knockdowns1
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
4 / 7
Sig Strikes
1 / 5
57%
Sig Str %
20%
4 / 7
Total Strikes
1 / 5
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:01
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Mike de la Torre1 / 51 / 50 / 00
1Maximo Blanco4 / 74 / 70 / 00

Maximo Blanco

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights9

Mike de la Torre

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights6