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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Ricky Turcios won · S-DEC R3
Elo1466
Ricky Turcios
Elo1511

Ricky TurciosvsBrady HiestandUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze · Saturday, August 28, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Ricky Turcios won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupRicky Turcios: Pressure fightervsBrady Hiestand: Wrestler

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Ricky Turcios wins(60.7%)

Actual result: Ricky Turcios wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Ricky Turcios at -145 American odds

+$69 profit

$169 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Ricky Turcios enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Brady Hiestand enters on a 3-fight win streak.

Tale of the Tape

Ricky Turcios
Red Corner
VS
Brady Hiestand
Blue Corner
-145
(59%)
Vegas Odds
+125
(44%)
1466
Elo
1511
33
Age
27
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'8"
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.

Ricky TurciosL3 streak
oldest →
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
L
SUBvs Alberto Montes · Mar 26
latest
Brady HiestandW3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Fernie Garcia · Nov 22
W
KOvs Batgerel Danaa · Apr 23
W
SUBvs Garrett Armfield · Jun 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ricky TurciosMetricBrady Hiestand
4.68
Strikes / min
2.70
3.84
Strikes absorbed / min
3.75
51%
Strike defense
51%
0.85
TDs / 15 min
4.80
44%
Takedown defense
42%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
1.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.84Δ 1.89 — meaningful gap-1.05

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1500Strikes7.0 vs 4.4Takedowns1.0 vs 6.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form0.0 vs 0.0
Ricky TurciosBrady Hiestand

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14501470149015101530← oldermost recent →
Ricky Turcios(6 fights)Brady Hiestand(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 -45.0|Blue +45.0
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ricky TurciosTargetBrady Hiestand

By target zone

83
55% acc · 83%
Head
59
48% acc · 89%
14
78% acc · 14%
Body
6
67% acc · 9%
3
100% acc · 3%
Leg
1
100% acc · 2%

By position

67
51% acc · 67%
Distance
52
44% acc · 79%
22
81% acc · 22%
Clinch
8
80% acc · 12%
11
85% acc · 11%
Ground
6
86% acc · 9%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Ricky Turcios rounds
0
even
1
Brady Hiestand rounds
Round 1Ricky Turcios edged it
Sig. strikes35
Takedowns1
Control0:15
24Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:14Control
Round 2Brady Hiestand edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns1
Control0:45
15Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:43Control
Round 3Ricky Turcios edged it
Sig. strikes50
Takedowns0
Control1:32
Knockdowns1
27Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:43Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
100 / 171
Sig Strikes
66 / 134
56%
Sig Str %
49.3%
201 / 281
Total Strikes
82 / 152
2 / 4
TDs
6 / 11
50%
TD %
63.3%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
1
2:32
Ctrl Time
7:40

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Brady Hiestand24 / 4335 / 562 / 40
1Ricky Turcios35 / 5572 / 981 / 10
2Brady Hiestand15 / 3116 / 322 / 20
2Ricky Turcios15 / 3342 / 601 / 20
3Brady Hiestand27 / 6031 / 642 / 50
3Ricky Turcios50 / 8387 / 1230 / 10

Ricky Turcios

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights6

Brady Hiestand

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights4