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Light Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Phil Davis won · U-DEC R3
Elo1490
Elo1387

Phil DavisvsRogerio NogueiraUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis · Saturday, March 26, 2011Seattle, Washington, USA

Official fight result

Phil Davis won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Phil Davis wins(71.0%)

Actual result: Phil Davis wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Phil Davis at -255 American odds

+$39 profit

$139 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Phil Davis has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Rogerio Nogueira (53.5%).
  • Phil Davis has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Phil Davis
Red Corner
VS
Rogerio Nogueira
Blue Corner
-255
(72%)
Vegas Odds
+235
(30%)
1490
Elo
1387
41
Age
50
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'2"
Height
6'2"
200.66 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

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

Phil Davis
oldest →
W
vs Vinny Magalhaes · Apr 13
W
vs Lyoto Machida · Aug 13
L
vs Anthony Johnson · Apr 14
W
vs Glover Teixeira · Oct 14
L
vs Ryan Bader · Jan 15
latest
Rogerio NogueiraL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Patrick Cummins · May 16
L
KOvs Ryan Bader · Nov 16
W
KOvs Sam Alvey · Sep 18
L
KOvs Ryan Spann · May 19
L
vs Mauricio Rua · Jul 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Phil DavisMetricRogerio Nogueira
2.85
Strikes / min
2.43
1.33
Strikes absorbed / min
2.34
72%
Strike defense
59%
2.99
TDs / 15 min
0.64
72%
Takedown defense
62%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.52Δ 1.43 — meaningful gap+0.09

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1546 vs 1500Strikes38.5 vs 21.7Takedowns2.3 vs 0.3Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.33Form1.0 vs -0.1
Phil DavisRogerio Nogueira

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Phil Davis(10 fights)Rogerio Nogueira(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 +103.6|Blue -103.6
Recent Form
Red +1.1|Blue -1.1
Striker Score
Red +1.4|Blue -1.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Layoff
Red -56.0|Blue +56.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Phil DavisTargetRogerio Nogueira

By target zone

18
27% acc · 43%
Head
7
13% acc · 88%
16
70% acc · 38%
Body
0
0% acc
8
73% acc · 19%
Leg
1
100% acc · 13%

By position

17
26% acc · 40%
Distance
8
15% acc · 100%
5
83% acc · 12%
Clinch
0
20
67% acc · 48%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Phil Davis rounds
0
even
0
Rogerio Nogueira rounds
Round 1Phil Davis edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:39
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Phil Davis edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns2
Control2:00
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Phil Davis edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns2
Control3:30
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
42 / 101
Sig Strikes
8 / 54
39.7%
Sig Str %
13.7%
72 / 143
Total Strikes
16 / 68
4 / 11
TDs
0 / 0
44%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
6:09
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Rogerio Nogueira5 / 245 / 240 / 00
1Phil Davis12 / 3119 / 380 / 50
2Rogerio Nogueira2 / 222 / 220 / 00
2Phil Davis21 / 4438 / 702 / 30
3Rogerio Nogueira1 / 89 / 220 / 00
3Phil Davis9 / 2615 / 352 / 30

Phil Davis

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights11

Rogerio Nogueira

StanceSouthpaw
Height74.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights12