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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Erik Koch won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1353
Rafaello Oliveira
Elo1492
Erik Koch

Rafaello OliveiravsErik KochUFC Prediction Result

UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann · Saturday, February 22, 2014Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Erik Koch won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:24

Style matchupRafaello Oliveira: WrestlervsErik Koch: Submission grappler

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

Model Prediction: Rafaello Oliveira wins(59.1%)

Actual result: Erik Koch wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Rafaello Oliveira at +423 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Rafaello Oliveira has 12pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Erik Koch has 70pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Erik Koch (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Rafaello Oliveira
Red Corner
VS
Erik Koch
Blue Corner
+423
(19%)
Vegas Odds
-480
(83%)
1353
Elo
1492
44
Age
37
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'8"
Height
5'10"
180.34 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Rafaello Oliveira
oldest →
L
vs Andre Winner · Mar 10
L
SUBvs Gleison Tibau · May 11
L
KOvs Yves Edwards · Oct 11
W
vs Yoislandy Izquierdo · Jul 12
L
KOvs Edson Barboza · Jul 13
latest
Erik Koch
oldest →
L
KOvs Daron Cruickshank · May 14
W
SUBvs Shane Campbell · May 16
L
vs Clay Guida · Jun 17
L
vs Bobby Green · Jan 18
W
vs Kyle Stewart · Jul 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Rafaello OliveiraMetricErik Koch
2.19
Strikes / min
2.33
3.38
Strikes absorbed / min
2.82
59%
Strike defense
47%
2.49
TDs / 15 min
1.02
11%
Takedown defense
81%
1.60
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.19evenly matched on net striking-0.49

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1456 vs 1502Strikes26.3 vs 22.5Takedowns2.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts1.29 vs 1.25Form-0.5 vs -0.7
Rafaello OliveiraErik Koch

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Rafaello Oliveira(6 fights)Erik Koch(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 -138.9|Blue +138.9
Recent Form
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Striker Score
Red +1.1|Blue -1.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.7|Blue -0.7
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.

Rafaello OliveiraTargetErik Koch

By target zone

0
0% acc
Head
19
70% acc · 100%
1
100% acc · 100%
Body
0
0
0% acc
Leg
0

By position

1
17% acc · 100%
Distance
3
50% acc · 16%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
16
76% acc · 84%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Rafaello Oliveira rounds
0
even
1
Erik Koch rounds
Round 1Erik Koch edged it
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:23Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
1 / 6
Sig Strikes
19 / 27
16%
Sig Str %
70%
1 / 6
Total Strikes
19 / 27
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:23

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Erik Koch19 / 2719 / 270 / 00
1Rafaello Oliveira1 / 61 / 60 / 00

Rafaello Oliveira

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights6

Erik Koch

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights10