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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Nick Maximov won · S-DEC R3
Elo1535
Punahele Soriano
Elo1439
Nick Maximov

Punahele SorianovsNick MaximovUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland · Saturday, February 5, 2022Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Nick Maximov won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Nick Maximov wins(51.7%)

Actual result: Nick Maximov wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Nick Maximov at +160 American odds

+$160 profit

$260 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Punahele Soriano enters on a 4-fight win streak.
  • Nick Maximov has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Punahele Soriano
Red Corner
VS
Nick Maximov
Blue Corner
-190
(66%)
Vegas Odds
+160
(38%)
1535
Elo
1439
33
Age
28
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'11"
Height
6'0"
182.88 cm
Reach
193.04 cm

Recent Form

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

Punahele SorianoW4 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Dustin Stoltzfus · Dec 23
W
vs Miguel Baeza · Jun 24
W
KOvs Uros Medic · Jan 25
W
vs Nikolay Veretennikov · Oct 25
W
vs Ramiz Brahimaj · Feb 26
latest
Nick MaximovL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Cody Brundage · Sep 21
L
SUBvs Andre Petroski · May 22
L
vs Jacob Malkoun · Oct 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Punahele SorianoMetricNick Maximov
4.42
Strikes / min
1.93
3.31
Strikes absorbed / min
2.64
47%
Strike defense
46%
1.97
TDs / 15 min
4.16
48%
Takedown defense
35%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.11Δ 1.82 — meaningful gap-0.71

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1519 vs 1519Strikes4.9 vs 1.9Takedowns1.5 vs 4.2Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.20Form-0.1 vs 1.0
Punahele SorianoNick Maximov

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801498151515331550← oldermost recent →
Punahele Soriano(10 fights)Nick Maximov(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 +96.0|Blue -96.0
Recent Form
Red -1.1|Blue +1.1
Striker Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +63.0|Blue -63.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Punahele SorianoTargetNick Maximov

By target zone

28
61% acc · 62%
Head
19
58% acc · 66%
17
100% acc · 38%
Body
6
75% acc · 21%
0
Leg
4
100% acc · 14%

By position

20
53% acc · 44%
Distance
15
48% acc · 52%
2
100% acc · 4%
Clinch
10
100% acc · 34%
23
100% acc · 51%
Ground
4
100% acc · 14%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Punahele Soriano rounds
0
even
3
Nick Maximov rounds
Round 1Nick Maximov edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:40
5Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
2:16Control
Round 2Nick Maximov edged it
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control0:54
13Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
2:20Control
Round 3Nick Maximov edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:03
11Sig. strikes
5Takedowns
4:09Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
45 / 63
Sig Strikes
29 / 45
75.3%
Sig Str %
64.7%
74 / 93
Total Strikes
60 / 82
0 / 0
TDs
11 / 16
TD %
72.3%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
1
1:37
Ctrl Time
8:45

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Nick Maximov5 / 1410 / 203 / 71
1Punahele Soriano15 / 2122 / 280 / 00
2Nick Maximov13 / 1919 / 273 / 40
2Punahele Soriano21 / 3232 / 430 / 00
3Nick Maximov11 / 1231 / 355 / 50
3Punahele Soriano9 / 1020 / 220 / 00

Punahele Soriano

StanceSouthpaw
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights11

Nick Maximov

StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights4