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Women's Flyweight
3 Rounds
Paige VanZant won · SUB R2
Elo1492
Paige VanZant
Elo1392
Rachael Ostovich

Paige VanZantvsRachael OstovichUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · Saturday, January 19, 2019Brooklyn, New York, USA

Official fight result

Paige VanZant won

SUB · Round 2 · 1:50

Style matchupPaige VanZant: Submission grapplervsRachael Ostovich: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Paige VanZant wins(59.5%)

Actual result: Paige VanZant wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Paige VanZant at -175 American odds

+$57 profit

$157 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Paige VanZant enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Paige VanZant threatens submissions; Rachael Ostovich has lost 67% of fights by sub.
  • Rachael Ostovich threatens submissions; Paige VanZant has lost 75% of fights by sub.
  • Rachael Ostovich has 15pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Rachael Ostovich has 32pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Paige VanZant
Red Corner
VS
Rachael Ostovich
Blue Corner
-175
(64%)
Vegas Odds
+155
(39%)
1492
Elo
1392
32
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'4"
Height
5'3"
165.1 cm
Reach
157.48 cm

Recent Form

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

Paige VanZantL3 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Rose Namajunas · Dec 15
W
KOvs Bec Rawlings · Aug 16
L
SUBvs Michelle Waterson · Dec 16
L
vs Jessica-Rose Clark · Jan 18
L
SUBvs Amanda Ribas · Jul 20
latest
Rachael OstovichL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Karine Gevorgyan · Dec 17
L
SUBvs Montana De La Rosa · Jul 18
L
KOvs Gina Mazany · Nov 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Paige VanZantMetricRachael Ostovich
3.35
Strikes / min
2.54
2.62
Strikes absorbed / min
3.97
42%
Strike defense
57%
1.27
TDs / 15 min
2.03
34%
Takedown defense
66%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.73Δ 2.16 — meaningful gap-1.43

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1510 vs 1500Strikes42.1 vs 21.5Takedowns1.1 vs 0.5Sub Atts0.57 vs 1.00Form-0.6 vs -0.3
Paige VanZantRachael Ostovich

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Paige VanZant(9 fights)Rachael Ostovich(4 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 +100.5|Blue -100.5
Recent Form
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Striker Score
Red +2.9|Blue -2.9
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +173.0|Blue -173.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Paige VanZantTargetRachael Ostovich

By target zone

13
57% acc · 76%
Head
7
64% acc · 70%
1
100% acc · 6%
Body
2
100% acc · 20%
3
100% acc · 18%
Leg
1
100% acc · 10%

By position

5
38% acc · 29%
Distance
8
73% acc · 80%
0
Clinch
0
12
86% acc · 71%
Ground
2
67% acc · 20%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Paige VanZant rounds
0
even
1
Rachael Ostovich rounds
Round 1Rachael Ostovich edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control4:12
6Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
0:06Control
Round 2Paige VanZant edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:21
4Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:45Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
17 / 27
Sig Strikes
10 / 14
51.5%
Sig Str %
70.5%
38 / 56
Total Strikes
13 / 18
0 / 1
TDs
4 / 4
0%
TD %
100%
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
4:33
Ctrl Time
0:51

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Rachael Ostovich6 / 89 / 123 / 30
1Paige VanZant2 / 712 / 170 / 11
2Rachael Ostovich4 / 64 / 61 / 10
2Paige VanZant15 / 2026 / 390 / 01

Paige VanZant

StanceOrthodox
Height64.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights9

Rachael Ostovich

StanceOrthodox
Height63.0"
Reach62.0"
Fights4