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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Rafael Dos Anjos won · U-DEC R3
Elo1491
Rafael Dos Anjos
Elo1496
Nate Diaz

Rafael Dos AnjosvsNate DiazUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic · Saturday, December 13, 2014Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Official fight result

Rafael Dos Anjos won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Nate Diaz wins(58.6%)

Actual result: Rafael Dos Anjos 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.

  • Rafael Dos Anjos enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Nate Diaz has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Rafael Dos Anjos
Red Corner
VS
Nate Diaz
Blue Corner
-275
(73%)
Vegas Odds
+250
(29%)
1491
Elo
1496
41
Age
41
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'8"
Height
6'0"
177.8 cm
Reach
193.04 cm

Recent Form

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

Rafael Dos AnjosL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Rafael Fiziev · Jul 22
W
SUBvs Bryan Barberena · Dec 22
L
vs Vicente Luque · Aug 23
L
vs Mateusz Gamrot · Mar 24
L
KOvs Geoff Neal · Oct 24
latest
Nate Diaz
oldest →
L
vs Conor McGregor · Aug 16
W
vs Anthony Pettis · Aug 19
L
KOvs Jorge Masvidal · Nov 19
L
vs Leon Edwards · Jun 21
W
SUBvs Tony Ferguson · Sep 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Rafael Dos AnjosMetricNate Diaz
3.48
Strikes / min
4.57
3.23
Strikes absorbed / min
3.77
60%
Strike defense
52%
1.95
TDs / 15 min
1.05
54%
Takedown defense
41%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
1.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.25evenly matched on net striking+0.80

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1607 vs 1537Strikes30.4 vs 42.2Takedowns1.8 vs 0.8Sub Atts0.75 vs 1.21Form0.6 vs 0.2
Rafael Dos AnjosNate Diaz

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Rafael Dos Anjos(10 fights)Nate Diaz(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 -5.7|Blue +5.7
Recent Form
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Striker Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -266.0|Blue +266.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Rafael Dos AnjosTargetNate Diaz

By target zone

46
57% acc · 60%
Head
12
12% acc · 92%
5
56% acc · 6%
Body
1
20% acc · 8%
26
90% acc · 34%
Leg
0
0% acc

By position

37
56% acc · 48%
Distance
12
12% acc · 92%
1
50% acc · 1%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 8%
39
76% acc · 51%
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
Rafael Dos Anjos rounds
0
even
0
Nate Diaz rounds
Round 1Rafael Dos Anjos edged it
Sig. strikes25
Takedowns0
Control1:41
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Rafael Dos Anjos edged it
Sig. strikes30
Takedowns1
Control1:44
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Rafael Dos Anjos edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns1
Control4:22
0Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
77 / 119
Sig Strikes
13 / 104
66.7%
Sig Str %
8%
129 / 175
Total Strikes
51 / 145
2 / 2
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
7:47
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Nate Diaz9 / 6114 / 660 / 00
1Rafael Dos Anjos25 / 4936 / 620 / 00
2Nate Diaz4 / 3910 / 450 / 00
2Rafael Dos Anjos30 / 4234 / 471 / 10
3Nate Diaz0 / 427 / 340 / 00
3Rafael Dos Anjos22 / 2859 / 661 / 10

Rafael Dos Anjos

StanceSouthpaw
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights32

Nate Diaz

StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights18