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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Alberto Montes won · SUB R2
Elo1466
Ricky Turcios
Elo1492
Alberto Montes editorial illustration

Ricky TurciosvsAlberto MontesUFC Prediction Result

UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 · Saturday, March 7, 2026Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Alberto Montes won

SUB · Round 2 · 0:40

Style matchupRicky Turcios: Pressure fightervsAlberto Montes: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Alberto Montes wins(75.7%)

Actual result: Alberto Montes wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Alberto Montes at -188 American odds

+$53 profit

$153 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Alberto Montes threatens submissions; Ricky Turcios has lost 50% of fights by sub.
  • Alberto Montes has 33pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Ricky Turcios
Red Corner
VS
Alberto Montes
Blue Corner
+158
(39%)
Vegas Odds
-188
(65%)
1466
Elo
1492
33
Age
32
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'7"
180.34 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

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

Ricky TurciosL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Brady Hiestand · Aug 21
L
vs Aiemann Zahabi · Jul 22
W
vs Kevin Natividad · Nov 22
L
SUBvs Raul Rosas Jr. · Jun 24
L
vs Benardo Sopaj · Jan 25
latest
Alberto Montes
oldest →
L
KOvs Tommy McMillen · Jul 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ricky TurciosMetricAlberto Montes
4.68
Strikes / min
5.26
3.84
Strikes absorbed / min
4.44
51%
Strike defense
60%
0.85
TDs / 15 min
0.00
44%
Takedown defense
77%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
6.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.84evenly matched on net striking+0.82

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1481 vs 1500Strikes4.7 vs 5.3Takedowns0.8 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.30 vs 6.80Form-0.8 vs 0.0
Ricky TurciosAlberto Montes

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14501473149515181540← oldermost recent →
Ricky Turcios(6 fights)Alberto Montes(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 -25.6|Blue +25.6
Recent Form
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Striker Score
Red -49.5|Blue +49.5
Grappler Score
Red -49.8|Blue +49.8
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ricky TurciosTargetAlberto Montes

By target zone

14
27% acc · 64%
Head
19
45% acc · 59%
3
75% acc · 14%
Body
10
77% acc · 31%
5
100% acc · 23%
Leg
3
100% acc · 9%

By position

20
34% acc · 91%
Distance
26
50% acc · 81%
2
100% acc · 9%
Clinch
6
100% acc · 19%
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.

0
Ricky Turcios rounds
0
even
2
Alberto Montes rounds
Round 1Alberto Montes edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control1:54
26Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:09Control
Round 2Alberto Montes edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:00
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:12Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
22 / 60
Sig Strikes
32 / 58
38.5%
Sig Str %
54.5%
36 / 74
Total Strikes
39 / 65
0 / 3
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
1:54
Ctrl Time
0:21

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Alberto Montes26 / 4733 / 540 / 00
1Ricky Turcios19 / 5333 / 670 / 20
2Alberto Montes6 / 116 / 110 / 01
2Ricky Turcios3 / 73 / 70 / 10

Ricky Turcios

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights6

Alberto Montes

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights2