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Women's Strawweight
3 Rounds
Mackenzie Dern won · SUB
Elo1496
Elo1521
Mackenzie Dern editorial illustration

Nina NunesvsMackenzie DernUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland · Saturday, April 10, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Mackenzie Dern won

SUB

Style matchupNina Nunes: Well-roundedvsMackenzie Dern: Submission grappler

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Mackenzie Dern wins(60.1%)

Actual result: Mackenzie Dern wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Mackenzie Dern at +100 American odds

+$100 profit

$200 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Mackenzie Dern enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Nina Nunes has 36pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Nina Nunes
Red Corner
VS
Mackenzie Dern
Blue Corner
-120
(55%)
Vegas Odds
+100
(50%)
1496
Elo
1521
40
Age
33
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'5"
Height
5'4"
162.56 cm
Reach
160.02 cm

Recent Form

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

Nina Nunes
oldest →
W
vs Cynthia Calvillo · Aug 22
latest
Mackenzie DernW3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Jessica Andrade · Nov 23
L
vs Amanda Lemos · Feb 24
W
vs Loopy Godinez · Aug 24
W
SUBvs Amanda Ribas · Jan 25
W
vs Virna Jandiroba · Oct 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Nina NunesMetricMackenzie Dern
4.39
Strikes / min
3.47
3.47
Strikes absorbed / min
3.93
55%
Strike defense
51%
0.24
TDs / 15 min
0.93
73%
Takedown defense
37%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
1.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.92Δ 1.38 — meaningful gap-0.46

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1556Strikes4.6 vs 3.6Takedowns0.3 vs 0.5Sub Atts0.60 vs 2.30Form0.0 vs 0.8
Nina NunesMackenzie Dern

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Nina Nunes(2 fights)Mackenzie Dern(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 -24.7|Blue +24.7
Recent Form
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Striker Score
Red +49.0|Blue -49.0
Grappler Score
Red +49.7|Blue -49.7
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Nina NunesTargetMackenzie Dern

By target zone

2
40% acc · 50%
Head
10
50% acc · 83%
1
100% acc · 25%
Body
0
1
100% acc · 25%
Leg
2
100% acc · 17%

By position

4
57% acc · 100%
Distance
8
53% acc · 67%
0
Clinch
0
0% acc
0
Ground
4
67% acc · 33%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Nina Nunes rounds
0
even
1
Mackenzie Dern rounds
Round 1Mackenzie Dern edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:00
12Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
4:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
4 / 7
Sig Strikes
12 / 22
57%
Sig Str %
54%
5 / 8
Total Strikes
31 / 44
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 2
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
4:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Mackenzie Dern12 / 2231 / 441 / 21
1Nina Nunes4 / 75 / 80 / 00

Nina Nunes

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach64.0"
Fights2

Mackenzie Dern

StanceOrthodox
Height64.0"
Reach63.0"
Fights16