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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Matthew Lopez won · U-DEC R3
Elo1373
Elo1369
Matthew Lopez

Mitch GagnonvsMatthew LopezUFC Prediction Result

UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · Saturday, December 10, 2016Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Official fight result

Matthew Lopez won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupMitch Gagnon: Submission grapplervsMatthew Lopez: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Matthew Lopez wins(58.4%)

Actual result: Matthew Lopez wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Matthew Lopez at +110 American odds

+$110 profit

$210 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Matthew Lopez enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Matthew Lopez has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Mitch Gagnon
Red Corner
VS
Matthew Lopez
Blue Corner
-130
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+110
(48%)
1373
Elo
1369
41
Age
39
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'5"
Height
5'7"
165.1 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

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

Mitch GagnonL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Dustin Kimura · Sep 13
W
vs Tim Gorman · Apr 14
W
SUBvs Roman Salazar · Oct 14
L
SUBvs Renan Barao · Dec 14
L
vs Cole Smith · May 19
latest
Matthew LopezL3 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Rani Yahya · Jul 16
W
KOvs Johnny Eduardo · Jun 17
L
KOvs Raphael Assuncao · Nov 17
L
KOvs Alejandro Perez · Apr 18
L
vs Brad Katona · Dec 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Mitch GagnonMetricMatthew Lopez
2.76
Strikes / min
3.13
2.21
Strikes absorbed / min
3.73
61%
Strike defense
55%
1.16
TDs / 15 min
3.32
65%
Takedown defense
71%
1.90
Sub atts / 15 min
1.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.55Δ 1.15 — meaningful gap-0.60

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1533 vs 1487Strikes28.2 vs 14.0Takedowns0.8 vs 1.0Sub Atts1.33 vs 2.00Form0.3 vs -0.9
Mitch GagnonMatthew Lopez

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Mitch Gagnon(8 fights)Matthew Lopez(6 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 +3.3|Blue -3.3
Recent Form
Red +1.2|Blue -1.2
Striker Score
Red +1.3|Blue -1.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red +571.0|Blue -571.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Mitch GagnonTargetMatthew Lopez

By target zone

22
55% acc · 71%
Head
20
47% acc · 67%
6
100% acc · 19%
Body
9
100% acc · 30%
3
75% acc · 10%
Leg
1
50% acc · 3%

By position

9
39% acc · 29%
Distance
15
50% acc · 50%
7
100% acc · 23%
Clinch
3
100% acc · 10%
15
75% acc · 48%
Ground
12
57% acc · 40%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Mitch Gagnon rounds
0
even
2
Matthew Lopez rounds
Round 1Mitch Gagnon edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns1
Control1:22
Knockdowns1
11Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
Round 2Matthew Lopez edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:22
10Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
4:00Control
Round 3Matthew Lopez edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:19
9Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:59Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
31 / 50
Sig Strikes
30 / 54
55.3%
Sig Str %
57%
42 / 61
Total Strikes
53 / 78
1 / 4
TDs
5 / 6
16.5%
TD %
88.7%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
1
2:03
Ctrl Time
9:17

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Matthew Lopez11 / 2114 / 251 / 10
1Mitch Gagnon24 / 3625 / 371 / 30
2Matthew Lopez10 / 2021 / 312 / 21
2Mitch Gagnon3 / 610 / 130 / 10
3Matthew Lopez9 / 1318 / 222 / 30
3Mitch Gagnon4 / 87 / 110 / 00

Mitch Gagnon

StanceSouthpaw
Height65.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights8

Matthew Lopez

StanceSouthpaw
Height67.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights6