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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Evan Dunham won · U-DEC R3
Elo1372
Elo1385
Evan Dunham

Ross PearsonvsEvan DunhamUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites · Saturday, July 18, 2015Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Official fight result

Evan Dunham won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupRoss Pearson: Well-roundedvsEvan Dunham: Submission grappler

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Evan Dunham wins(56.0%)

Actual result: Evan Dunham wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Evan Dunham at +205 American odds

+$205 profit

$305 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Evan Dunham enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Evan Dunham (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Ross Pearson
Red Corner
VS
Evan Dunham
Blue Corner
-245
(71%)
Vegas Odds
+205
(33%)
1372
Elo
1385
41
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
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
Evan DunhamL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Joe Lauzon · Dec 15
W
vs Rick Glenn · Sep 16
L
KOvs Olivier Aubin-Mercier · Apr 18
L
KOvs Francisco Trinaldo · Sep 18
L
SUBvs Herbert Burns · Jun 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ross PearsonMetricEvan Dunham
3.68
Strikes / min
5.33
4.09
Strikes absorbed / min
3.54
62%
Strike defense
61%
0.74
TDs / 15 min
1.82
75%
Takedown defense
79%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.41Δ 2.20 — meaningful gap+1.79

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1531 vs 1498Strikes41.7 vs 61.6Takedowns0.7 vs 1.2Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.86Form0.2 vs 0.0
Ross PearsonEvan Dunham

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Ross Pearson(10 fights)Evan Dunham(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 -13.1|Blue +13.1
Recent Form
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Striker Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red -70.0|Blue +70.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ross PearsonTargetEvan Dunham

By target zone

10
50% acc · 63%
Head
19
49% acc · 73%
5
71% acc · 31%
Body
1
50% acc · 4%
1
100% acc · 6%
Leg
6
86% acc · 23%

By position

6
38% acc · 38%
Distance
7
30% acc · 27%
8
80% acc · 50%
Clinch
9
69% acc · 35%
2
100% acc · 13%
Ground
10
83% acc · 38%

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
0
even
3
Evan Dunham rounds
Round 1Evan Dunham edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:09
5Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:09Control
Round 2Evan Dunham edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:00
14Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
4:38Control
Round 3Evan Dunham edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control0:00
7Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:14Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
16 / 28
Sig Strikes
26 / 48
58.3%
Sig Str %
51.3%
47 / 67
Total Strikes
88 / 119
0 / 0
TDs
5 / 13
TD %
54.7%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:09
Ctrl Time
11:01

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Evan Dunham5 / 1328 / 392 / 21
1Ross Pearson3 / 713 / 190 / 00
2Evan Dunham14 / 2044 / 542 / 40
2Ross Pearson3 / 419 / 260 / 00
3Evan Dunham7 / 1516 / 261 / 70
3Ross Pearson10 / 1715 / 220 / 00

Ross Pearson

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights23

Evan Dunham

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights17