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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Cezar Ferreira won · S-DEC R3
Elo1363
Elo1374

Nate MarquardtvsCezar FerreiraUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · Saturday, November 11, 2017Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Official fight result

Cezar Ferreira won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupNate Marquardt: Well-roundedvsCezar Ferreira: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Nate Marquardt wins(58.1%)

Actual result: Cezar Ferreira wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Scouting Report

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

  • Nate Marquardt is a KO finisher (60% of wins). Cezar Ferreira has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Cezar Ferreira (53.5%).
  • Cezar Ferreira has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Nate Marquardt
Red Corner
VS
Cezar Ferreira
Blue Corner
+225
(31%)
Vegas Odds
-265
(73%)
1363
Elo
1374
47
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'0"
Height
6'1"
187.96 cm
Reach
198.12 cm

Recent Form

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

Nate MarquardtL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs CB Dollaway · Dec 15
L
KOvs Thiago Santos · May 16
W
KOvs Tamdan McCrory · Oct 16
L
vs Sam Alvey · Jan 17
L
vs Vitor Belfort · Jun 17
latest
Cezar FerreiraL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Jack Hermansson · Nov 16
L
vs Elias Theodorou · Feb 17
W
SUBvs Karl Roberson · May 18
L
vs Ian Heinisch · Nov 18
L
vs Marvin Vettori · Jul 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Nate MarquardtMetricCezar Ferreira
2.71
Strikes / min
1.90
2.32
Strikes absorbed / min
2.44
55%
Strike defense
53%
1.87
TDs / 15 min
2.69
70%
Takedown defense
84%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.39evenly matched on net striking-0.54

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1468 vs 1544Strikes25.0 vs 16.4Takedowns1.4 vs 1.7Sub Atts0.58 vs 0.36Form-0.4 vs 0.2
Nate MarquardtCezar Ferreira

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Nate Marquardt(10 fights)Cezar Ferreira(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 -11.8|Blue +11.8
Recent Form
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Striker Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red -104.0|Blue +104.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Nate MarquardtTargetCezar Ferreira

By target zone

22
45% acc · 61%
Head
14
34% acc · 30%
8
89% acc · 22%
Body
15
71% acc · 32%
6
86% acc · 17%
Leg
18
95% acc · 38%

By position

23
45% acc · 64%
Distance
35
51% acc · 74%
7
88% acc · 19%
Clinch
1
50% acc · 2%
6
100% acc · 17%
Ground
11
100% acc · 23%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Nate Marquardt rounds
0
even
2
Cezar Ferreira rounds
Round 1Cezar Ferreira edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:00
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Nate Marquardt edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control0:26
Knockdowns1
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:18Control
0Knockdowns
Round 3Cezar Ferreira edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:15
13Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
4:26Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
36 / 65
Sig Strikes
47 / 81
59.3%
Sig Str %
64.7%
51 / 82
Total Strikes
96 / 135
0 / 2
TDs
2 / 4
0%
TD %
33%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:41
Ctrl Time
4:44

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Cezar Ferreira16 / 2916 / 290 / 00
1Nate Marquardt8 / 188 / 180 / 10
2Cezar Ferreira18 / 3818 / 380 / 10
2Nate Marquardt20 / 3721 / 380 / 10
3Cezar Ferreira13 / 1462 / 682 / 30
3Nate Marquardt8 / 1022 / 260 / 00

Nate Marquardt

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights14

Cezar Ferreira

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights15