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Women's Flyweight
3 Rounds
Taila Santos won · U-DEC R3
Elo1491
Elo1477
Taila Santos

Molly McCannvsTaila SantosUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige · Wednesday, July 15, 2020Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Official fight result

Taila Santos won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupMolly McCann: Pressure fightervsTaila Santos: Wrestler

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Molly McCann wins(56.5%)

Actual result: Taila Santos wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Scouting Report

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

  • Taila Santos has 48pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Taila Santos has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Molly McCann
Red Corner
VS
Taila Santos
Blue Corner
-152
(60%)
Vegas Odds
+120
(45%)
1491
Elo
1477
36
Age
33
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'4"
Height
5'6"
157.48 cm
Reach
172.72 cm

Recent Form

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

Molly McCannL2 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Erin Blanchfield · Nov 22
L
SUBvs Julija Stoliarenko · Jul 23
W
SUBvs Diana Belbita · Feb 24
L
vs Bruna Brasil · Jul 24
L
SUBvs Alexia Thainara · Mar 25
latest
Taila SantosL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Gillian Robertson · Dec 20
W
vs Roxanne Modafferi · Sep 21
W
SUBvs Joanne Wood · Nov 21
L
vs Valentina Shevchenko · Jun 22
L
vs Erin Blanchfield · Aug 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Molly McCannMetricTaila Santos
5.28
Strikes / min
3.39
4.65
Strikes absorbed / min
2.64
62%
Strike defense
58%
1.78
TDs / 15 min
2.00
38%
Takedown defense
86%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
1.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.63evenly matched on net striking+0.75

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1531 vs 1484Strikes6.5 vs 4.2Takedowns2.6 vs 1.0Sub Atts0.90 vs 1.00Form0.8 vs -1.0
Molly McCannTaila Santos

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Molly McCann(10 fights)Taila Santos(7 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 +14.5|Blue -14.5
Recent Form
Red +1.8|Blue -1.8
Striker Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red -258.0|Blue +258.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Molly McCannTargetTaila Santos

By target zone

25
32% acc · 52%
Head
24
27% acc · 42%
13
76% acc · 27%
Body
21
58% acc · 37%
10
100% acc · 21%
Leg
12
71% acc · 21%

By position

43
45% acc · 90%
Distance
34
30% acc · 60%
5
50% acc · 10%
Clinch
12
92% acc · 21%
0
Ground
11
65% acc · 19%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Molly McCann rounds
0
even
3
Taila Santos rounds
Round 1Taila Santos edged it
Sig. strikes25
Takedowns0
Control0:26
23Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:36Control
Round 2Taila Santos edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:30
14Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:18Control
Round 3Taila Santos edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:00
20Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:59Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
48 / 106
Sig Strikes
57 / 143
42.7%
Sig Str %
39.7%
67 / 125
Total Strikes
75 / 164
0 / 4
TDs
5 / 7
0%
TD %
72%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:56
Ctrl Time
7:53

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Taila Santos23 / 5430 / 622 / 30
1Molly McCann25 / 4534 / 540 / 20
2Taila Santos14 / 3319 / 402 / 21
2Molly McCann8 / 2413 / 290 / 20
3Taila Santos20 / 5626 / 621 / 20
3Molly McCann15 / 3720 / 420 / 00

Molly McCann

StanceOrthodox
Height64.0"
Reach62.0"
Fights14

Taila Santos

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights7