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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Rani Yahya won · SUB
Elo1495
Elo1397

Rani YahyavsRay RodriguezUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad · Saturday, March 13, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Rani Yahya won

SUB

Model Prediction: Rani Yahya wins(58.8%)

Actual result: Rani Yahya wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Rani Yahya at -270 American odds

+$37 profit

$137 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Rani Yahya threatens submissions; Ray Rodriguez has lost 100% of fights by sub.
  • Rani Yahya has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Ray Rodriguez has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Rani Yahya
Red Corner
VS
Ray Rodriguez
Blue Corner
-270
(73%)
Vegas Odds
+230
(30%)
1495
Elo
1397
41
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'7"
170.18 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Rani YahyaL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Luke Sanders · Aug 18
L
vs Ricky Simon · Feb 19
W
vs Kyung Ho Kang · Nov 21
L
KOvs Montel Jackson · Apr 23
L
KOvs Victor Henry · Apr 24
latest
Ray Rodriguez
oldest →
L
SUBvs Brian Kelleher · Sep 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Rani YahyaMetricRay Rodriguez
1.71
Strikes / min
0.90
2.08
Strikes absorbed / min
3.89
50%
Strike defense
40%
2.73
TDs / 15 min
1.42
29%
Takedown defense
44%
1.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.37Δ 2.62 — meaningful gap-2.99

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1579 vs 1485Strikes1.6 vs 0.9Takedowns2.9 vs 1.4Sub Atts2.00 vs 0.00Form0.1 vs -1.0
Rani YahyaRay Rodriguez

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Rani Yahya(10 fights)Ray Rodriguez(2 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 +98.0|Blue -98.0
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red +1.1|Blue -1.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red +574.0|Blue -574.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Rani YahyaTargetRay Rodriguez

By target zone

0
0% acc
Head
2
13% acc · 67%
1
50% acc · 13%
Body
1
50% acc · 33%
7
88% acc · 88%
Leg
0

By position

8
62% acc · 100%
Distance
3
17% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Rani Yahya rounds
0
even
0
Ray Rodriguez rounds
Round 1Rani Yahya edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns1
Control4:41
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Rani Yahya edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns1
Control2:19
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
8 / 13
Sig Strikes
3 / 18
63%
Sig Str %
19.5%
42 / 65
Total Strikes
15 / 35
2 / 4
TDs
0 / 0
50%
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
7:00
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ray Rodriguez1 / 48 / 140 / 00
1Rani Yahya2 / 331 / 451 / 20
2Ray Rodriguez2 / 147 / 210 / 00
2Rani Yahya6 / 1011 / 201 / 21

Rani Yahya

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights19

Ray Rodriguez

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights2