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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Alex Garcia won · U-DEC R3
Elo1355
Mike Swick
Elo1368

Mike SwickvsAlex GarciaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · Saturday, July 11, 2015Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Alex Garcia won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Alex Garcia wins(77.0%)

Actual result: Alex Garcia wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Alex Garcia at -470 American odds

+$21 profit

$121 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Mike Swick has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Mike Swick
Red Corner
VS
Alex Garcia
Blue Corner
+375
(21%)
Vegas Odds
-470
(82%)
1355
Elo
1368
47
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'9"
195.58 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 Swick
oldest →
W
KOvs DaMarques Johnson · Aug 12
L
KOvs Matt Brown · Dec 12
latest
Alex GarciaL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Mike Pyle · Dec 16
L
vs Tim Means · Jun 17
W
SUBvs Muslim Salikhov · Nov 17
L
vs Ryan LaFlare · Apr 18
L
vs Court McGee · Oct 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Mike SwickMetricAlex Garcia
2.36
Strikes / min
1.81
2.29
Strikes absorbed / min
3.03
54%
Strike defense
59%
1.06
TDs / 15 min
3.72
61%
Takedown defense
66%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.07Δ 1.29 — meaningful gap-1.22

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1518Strikes19.1 vs 25.0Takedowns0.6 vs 3.7Sub Atts0.36 vs 0.00Form-0.2 vs 0.1
Mike SwickAlex Garcia

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Mike Swick(3 fights)Alex Garcia(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 -13.4|Blue +13.4
Recent Form
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Striker Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Grappler Score
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +623.0|Blue -623.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Mike SwickTargetAlex Garcia

By target zone

14
16% acc · 74%
Head
22
23% acc · 92%
4
57% acc · 21%
Body
2
40% acc · 8%
1
50% acc · 5%
Leg
0

By position

18
20% acc · 95%
Distance
17
19% acc · 71%
1
33% acc · 5%
Clinch
2
100% acc · 8%
0
Ground
5
50% acc · 21%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Mike Swick rounds
0
even
3
Alex Garcia rounds
Round 1Alex Garcia edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control0:03
8Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:57Control
Round 2Alex Garcia edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:00
10Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:45Control
Round 3Alex Garcia edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns0
Control0:05
6Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:19Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
19 / 94
Sig Strikes
24 / 102
19.7%
Sig Str %
23%
45 / 124
Total Strikes
55 / 136
0 / 0
TDs
5 / 5
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:08
Ctrl Time
6:01

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Alex Garcia8 / 3616 / 452 / 20
1Mike Swick6 / 289 / 310 / 00
2Alex Garcia10 / 3418 / 422 / 20
2Mike Swick8 / 3621 / 510 / 00
3Alex Garcia6 / 3221 / 491 / 10
3Mike Swick5 / 3015 / 420 / 00

Mike Swick

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights3

Alex Garcia

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights10