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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Mike Pyle won · S-DEC R3
Elo1364
Mike Pyle
Elo1491
Rick Story

Mike PylevsRick StoryUFC Prediction Result

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 · Saturday, May 25, 2013Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Mike Pyle won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupMike Pyle: Submission grapplervsRick Story: Wrestler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Mike Pyle wins(70.1%)

Actual result: Mike Pyle wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Mike Pyle at +150 American odds

+$150 profit

$250 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Mike Pyle enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Rick Story (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Mike Pyle
Red Corner
VS
Rick Story
Blue Corner
+150
(40%)
Vegas Odds
-160
(62%)
1364
Elo
1491
50
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'0"
Height
5'9"
187.96 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Mike PyleL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Colby Covington · May 15
W
KOvs Sean Spencer · Feb 16
L
KOvs Alberto Mina · Jul 16
L
KOvs Alex Garcia · Dec 16
L
KOvs Zak Ottow · Mar 18
latest
Rick Story
oldest →
L
vs Kelvin Gastelum · Mar 14
W
SUBvs Leonardo Mafra · Jul 14
W
vs Gunnar Nelson · Oct 14
W
vs Tarec Saffiedine · May 16
L
KOvs Donald Cerrone · Aug 16
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Mike PyleMetricRick Story
2.74
Strikes / min
3.80
2.84
Strikes absorbed / min
2.17
60%
Strike defense
62%
1.80
TDs / 15 min
2.53
70%
Takedown defense
63%
1.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.10Δ 1.73 — meaningful gap+1.63

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1583 vs 1542Strikes19.0 vs 38.4Takedowns1.1 vs 2.5Sub Atts0.80 vs 1.08Form0.8 vs 0.1
Mike PyleRick Story

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Mike Pyle(10 fights)Rick Story(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 -126.4|Blue +126.4
Recent Form
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Striker Score
Red -1.2|Blue +1.2
Grappler Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Layoff
Red +91.0|Blue -91.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Mike PyleTargetRick Story

By target zone

24
39% acc · 73%
Head
31
42% acc · 54%
4
50% acc · 12%
Body
20
69% acc · 35%
5
100% acc · 15%
Leg
6
67% acc · 11%

By position

24
38% acc · 73%
Distance
21
41% acc · 37%
7
88% acc · 21%
Clinch
18
69% acc · 32%
2
100% acc · 6%
Ground
18
53% acc · 32%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Mike Pyle rounds
0
even
3
Rick Story rounds
Round 1Rick Story edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
27Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:38Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Rick Story edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:00
7Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:58Control
Round 3Rick Story edged it
Sig. strikes25
Takedowns0
Control0:24
23Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:53Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
33 / 74
Sig Strikes
57 / 111
39.3%
Sig Str %
53.7%
86 / 133
Total Strikes
94 / 149
0 / 0
TDs
3 / 7
TD %
73.3%
2
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
0:24
Ctrl Time
9:29

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Rick Story27 / 5255 / 811 / 10
1Mike Pyle4 / 1014 / 200 / 01
2Rick Story7 / 1116 / 201 / 10
2Mike Pyle4 / 1435 / 480 / 01
3Rick Story23 / 4823 / 481 / 50
3Mike Pyle25 / 5037 / 650 / 00

Mike Pyle

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights16

Rick Story

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights16