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3 Rounds
Tristan Connelly won · U-DEC R3
Elo1492
Michel Pereira editorial illustration
Elo1424

Michel PereiravsTristan ConnellyUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje · Saturday, September 14, 2019Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Official fight result

Tristan Connelly won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupMichel Pereira: Pressure fightervsTristan Connelly: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Tristan Connelly wins(62.7%)

Actual result: Tristan Connelly wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

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Tristan Connelly at +365 American odds

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$465 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Michel Pereira has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Michel Pereira has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Michel Pereira
Red Corner
VS
Tristan Connelly
Blue Corner
-460
(82%)
Vegas Odds
+365
(22%)
1492
Elo
1424
32
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'10"
185.42 cm
Reach
172.72 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
Tristan ConnellyL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Pat Sabatini · Apr 21
L
vs Darren Elkins · Apr 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Michel PereiraMetricTristan Connelly
4.46
Strikes / min
3.31
4.40
Strikes absorbed / min
2.96
51%
Strike defense
50%
1.21
TDs / 15 min
0.33
75%
Takedown defense
60%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.06evenly matched on net striking+0.35

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1520 vs 1500Strikes2.3 vs 4.3Takedowns1.8 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 1.00Form1.0 vs 0.0
Michel PereiraTristan Connelly

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Michel Pereira(10 fights)Tristan Connelly(3 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 +68.4|Blue -68.4
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Grappler Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Michel PereiraTargetTristan Connelly

By target zone

13
30% acc · 41%
Head
51
48% acc · 80%
17
59% acc · 53%
Body
7
54% acc · 11%
2
100% acc · 6%
Leg
6
100% acc · 9%

By position

23
35% acc · 72%
Distance
23
32% acc · 36%
9
100% acc · 28%
Clinch
14
70% acc · 22%
0
Ground
27
79% acc · 42%

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
1
even
1
Tristan Connelly rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns1
Control0:24
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:59Control
Round 2Michel Pereira edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns1
Control2:23
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Tristan Connelly edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:16
31Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
3:45Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
32 / 75
Sig Strikes
64 / 125
38.7%
Sig Str %
50%
56 / 107
Total Strikes
151 / 222
2 / 5
TDs
0 / 6
33.3%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
3:03
Ctrl Time
5:44

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Tristan Connelly15 / 3728 / 520 / 40
1Michel Pereira17 / 3418 / 351 / 20
2Tristan Connelly18 / 4446 / 730 / 10
2Michel Pereira13 / 3433 / 591 / 20
3Tristan Connelly31 / 4477 / 970 / 11
3Michel Pereira2 / 75 / 130 / 10

Michel Pereira

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights16

Tristan Connelly

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights3