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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Al Iaquinta won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1372
Elo1411

Ross PearsonvsAl IaquintaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · Friday, November 7, 2014Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Official fight result

Al Iaquinta won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:39

Style matchupRoss Pearson: Well-roundedvsAl Iaquinta: Pressure fighter

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Al Iaquinta wins(66.7%)

Actual result: Al Iaquinta wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Al Iaquinta at +120 American odds

+$120 profit

$220 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Al Iaquinta enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Ross Pearson
Red Corner
VS
Al Iaquinta
Blue Corner
-130
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+120
(45%)
1372
Elo
1411
41
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'10"
175.26 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Ross PearsonL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Stevie Ray · Nov 16
L
KOvs Dan Hooker · Jun 17
W
vs Mizuto Hirota · Feb 18
L
vs John Makdessi · Jul 18
L
KOvs Desmond Green · Mar 19
latest
Al IaquintaL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Khabib Nurmagomedov · Apr 18
W
vs Kevin Lee · Dec 18
L
vs Donald Cerrone · May 19
L
vs Dan Hooker · Oct 19
L
KOvs Bobby Green · Nov 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ross PearsonMetricAl Iaquinta
3.68
Strikes / min
4.06
4.09
Strikes absorbed / min
4.53
62%
Strike defense
61%
0.74
TDs / 15 min
0.63
75%
Takedown defense
74%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.41evenly matched on net striking-0.47

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1532 vs 1534Strikes44.6 vs 54.7Takedowns0.8 vs 1.2Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.50Form0.2 vs 0.5
Ross PearsonAl Iaquinta

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Ross Pearson(10 fights)Al Iaquinta(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 -39.3|Blue +39.3
Recent Form
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Striker Score
Red +1.1|Blue -1.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red +20.0|Blue -20.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ross PearsonTargetAl Iaquinta

By target zone

13
27% acc · 65%
Head
25
31% acc · 81%
3
50% acc · 15%
Body
3
33% acc · 10%
4
80% acc · 20%
Leg
3
100% acc · 10%

By position

20
33% acc · 100%
Distance
26
31% acc · 84%
0
Clinch
3
50% acc · 10%
0
Ground
2
67% acc · 6%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Ross Pearson rounds
1
even
1
Al Iaquinta rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control0:00
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Al Iaquinta edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
2Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
2
20 / 60
Sig Strikes
31 / 93
36%
Sig Str %
34.5%
21 / 61
Total Strikes
32 / 94
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 1
0%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:03

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Al Iaquinta14 / 5514 / 550 / 10
1Ross Pearson13 / 4414 / 450 / 10
2Al Iaquinta17 / 3818 / 390 / 00
2Ross Pearson7 / 167 / 160 / 00

Ross Pearson

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights23

Al Iaquinta

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights15