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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Michel Pereira won · SUB R1
Elo1492
Michel Pereira editorial illustration
Elo1479
Ihor Potieria

Michel PereiravsIhor PotieriaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg · Saturday, May 4, 2024Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Official fight result

Michel Pereira won

SUB · Round 1 · 0:54

Style matchupMichel Pereira: Pressure fightervsIhor Potieria: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Michel Pereira wins(80.5%)

Actual result: Michel Pereira wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Michel Pereira at -485 American odds

+$21 profit

$121 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Stance matchup historically favors Ihor Potieria (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Michel Pereira
Red Corner
VS
Ihor Potieria
Blue Corner
-485
(83%)
Vegas Odds
+370
(21%)
1492
Elo
1479
32
Age
30
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'1"
Height
6'3"
185.42 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

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

Michel Pereira
oldest →
L
KOvs Anthony Hernandez · Oct 24
L
vs Abus Magomedov · Apr 25
L
KOvs Kyle Daukaus · Aug 25
W
vs Zach Reese · Feb 26
L
DECvs Shara Magomedov · Jun 26
latest
Ihor PotieriaL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Carlos Ulberg · May 23
L
KOvs Rodolfo Bellato · Dec 23
W
vs Robert Bryczek · Feb 24
L
vs Cesar Almeida · Oct 24
L
KOvs Marco Tulio · Jan 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Michel PereiraMetricIhor Potieria
4.46
Strikes / min
4.44
4.40
Strikes absorbed / min
4.96
51%
Strike defense
50%
1.21
TDs / 15 min
0.73
75%
Takedown defense
66%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.06evenly matched on net striking-0.52

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1611 vs 1492Strikes4.5 vs 4.6Takedowns1.3 vs 0.8Sub Atts0.80 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs -0.1
Michel PereiraIhor Potieria

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601478149515131530← oldermost recent →
Michel Pereira(10 fights)Ihor Potieria(8 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 +12.6|Blue -12.6
Recent Form
Red +1.1|Blue -1.1
Striker Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Layoff
Red -28.0|Blue +28.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Michel PereiraTargetIhor Potieria

By target zone

4
57% acc · 67%
Head
0
2
67% acc · 33%
Body
1
50% acc · 50%
0
Leg
1
100% acc · 50%

By position

2
33% acc · 33%
Distance
2
67% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
4
100% acc · 67%
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
Michel Pereira rounds
0
even
0
Ihor Potieria rounds
Round 1Michel Pereira edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control0:09
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
6 / 10
Sig Strikes
2 / 3
60%
Sig Str %
66%
6 / 10
Total Strikes
2 / 3
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:09
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ihor Potieria2 / 32 / 30 / 00
1Michel Pereira6 / 106 / 100 / 01

Michel Pereira

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights16

Ihor Potieria

StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights8