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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Rani Yahya won · U-DEC R3
Elo1369
Elo1495

Mizuto HirotavsRani YahyaUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann · Saturday, March 2, 2013Saitama, Japan

Official fight result

Rani Yahya won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupMizuto Hirota: Well-roundedvsRani Yahya: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Rani Yahya wins(66.4%)

Actual result: Rani Yahya wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Rani Yahya at +140 American odds

+$140 profit

$240 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Mizuto Hirota enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Mizuto Hirota has 29pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Mizuto Hirota
Red Corner
VS
Rani Yahya
Blue Corner
-150
(60%)
Vegas Odds
+140
(42%)
1369
Elo
1495
45
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
5'6"
170.18 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

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

Mizuto HirotaL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Rodrigo Damm · Jun 13
W
vs Cole Miller · Dec 16
L
vs Alexander Volkanovski · Jun 17
L
vs Ross Pearson · Feb 18
L
vs Christos Giagos · Dec 18
latest
Rani YahyaL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Ricky Simon · Feb 19
W
SUBvs Ray Rodriguez · Mar 21
W
vs Kyung Ho Kang · Nov 21
L
KOvs Montel Jackson · Apr 23
L
KOvs Victor Henry · Apr 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Mizuto HirotaMetricRani Yahya
3.36
Strikes / min
1.71
3.50
Strikes absorbed / min
2.08
54%
Strike defense
50%
1.36
TDs / 15 min
2.73
58%
Takedown defense
29%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
1.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.14evenly matched on net striking-0.37

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1514Strikes vs 19.3Takedowns vs 1.3Sub Atts vs 1.00Form0.0 vs 0.5
Mizuto HirotaRani Yahya

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Mizuto Hirota(6 fights)Rani Yahya(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 -126.0|Blue +126.0
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red +48.4|Blue -48.4
Grappler Score
Red +49.6|Blue -49.6
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Mizuto HirotaTargetRani Yahya

By target zone

3
23% acc · 75%
Head
11
42% acc · 85%
1
100% acc · 25%
Body
2
67% acc · 15%
0
Leg
0

By position

4
33% acc · 100%
Distance
3
23% acc · 23%
0
0% acc
Clinch
1
100% acc · 8%
0
0% acc
Ground
9
60% acc · 69%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Mizuto Hirota rounds
0
even
2
Rani Yahya rounds
Round 1Rani Yahya edged it
Sig. strikes0
Takedowns0
Control0:49
3Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
3:21Control
Round 2Rani Yahya edged it
Sig. strikes0
Takedowns0
Control0:15
8Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
4:20Control
Round 3Mizuto Hirota edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns1
Control2:06
2Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:18Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
4 / 14
Sig Strikes
13 / 29
13.3%
Sig Str %
41%
39 / 56
Total Strikes
105 / 122
1 / 1
TDs
5 / 12
100%
TD %
63%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
3:10
Ctrl Time
8:59

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Rani Yahya3 / 855 / 613 / 40
1Mizuto Hirota0 / 13 / 50 / 00
2Rani Yahya8 / 1346 / 511 / 11
2Mizuto Hirota0 / 35 / 80 / 00
3Rani Yahya2 / 84 / 101 / 70
3Mizuto Hirota4 / 1031 / 431 / 10

Mizuto Hirota

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights6

Rani Yahya

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights19