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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Zak Ottow won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1364
Mike Pyle
Elo1491
Zak Ottow

Mike PylevsZak OttowUFC Prediction Result

UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya · Saturday, March 3, 2018Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Zak Ottow won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:34

Style matchupMike Pyle: Submission grapplervsZak Ottow: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Zak Ottow wins(51.1%)

Actual result: Zak Ottow wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Zak Ottow at -330 American odds

+$30 profit

$130 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Mike Pyle is a KO finisher (56% of wins). Zak Ottow has lost 75% of fights by KO.

Tale of the Tape

Mike Pyle
Red Corner
VS
Zak Ottow
Blue Corner
+270
(27%)
Vegas Odds
-330
(77%)
1364
Elo
1491
50
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
5'11"
187.96 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Mike PyleL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Jordan Mein · Aug 14
L
vs Colby Covington · May 15
W
KOvs Sean Spencer · Feb 16
L
KOvs Alberto Mina · Jul 16
L
KOvs Alex Garcia · Dec 16
latest
Zak Ottow
oldest →
W
vs Kiichi Kunimoto · Jun 17
L
KOvs Li Jingliang · Nov 17
L
KOvs Sage Northcutt · Jul 18
W
vs Dwight Grant · Dec 18
L
KOvs Alex Morono · Mar 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Mike PyleMetricZak Ottow
2.74
Strikes / min
2.63
2.84
Strikes absorbed / min
2.73
60%
Strike defense
58%
1.80
TDs / 15 min
0.97
70%
Takedown defense
57%
1.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.10evenly matched on net striking-0.10

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1526 vs 1503Strikes21.1 vs 37.8Takedowns0.9 vs 0.5Sub Atts0.78 vs 0.25Form-0.6 vs -0.2
Mike PyleZak Ottow

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Mike Pyle(10 fights)Zak Ottow(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 -127.3|Blue +127.3
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red -1.3|Blue +1.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red +330.0|Blue -330.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Mike PyleTargetZak Ottow

By target zone

1
7% acc · 25%
Head
18
45% acc · 82%
3
60% acc · 75%
Body
2
25% acc · 9%
0
Leg
2
100% acc · 9%

By position

4
20% acc · 100%
Distance
9
31% acc · 41%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
13
62% acc · 59%

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
1
Zak Ottow rounds
Round 1Zak Ottow edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
22Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:20Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
4 / 20
Sig Strikes
22 / 50
20%
Sig Str %
44%
4 / 20
Total Strikes
26 / 56
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:20

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Zak Ottow22 / 5026 / 560 / 00
1Mike Pyle4 / 204 / 200 / 00

Mike Pyle

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights16

Zak Ottow

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights8