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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Ross Pearson won · S-DEC R3
Elo1372
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Ross PearsonvsPaul FelderUFC Prediction Result

UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · Saturday, September 5, 2015Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Ross Pearson won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupRoss Pearson: Well-roundedvsPaul Felder: Striker

The well-rounded fighter has more paths to victory. The striker needs to be sharp early.

Model Prediction: Paul Felder wins(72.6%)

Actual result: Ross Pearson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Paul Felder at -440 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Ross Pearson has 14pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Ross Pearson
Red Corner
VS
Paul Felder
Blue Corner
+350
(22%)
Vegas Odds
-440
(81%)
1372
Elo
1392
41
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'11"
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
Paul FelderL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Mike Perry · Jul 18
W
vs James Vick · Feb 19
W
vs Edson Barboza · Sep 19
L
vs Dan Hooker · Feb 20
L
vs Rafael Dos Anjos · Nov 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ross PearsonMetricPaul Felder
3.68
Strikes / min
3.70
4.09
Strikes absorbed / min
3.44
62%
Strike defense
48%
0.74
TDs / 15 min
0.29
75%
Takedown defense
64%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.41evenly matched on net striking+0.26

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1511 vs 1523Strikes40.1 vs 43.7Takedowns0.6 vs 0.3Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form-0.2 vs 0.1
Ross PearsonPaul Felder

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Ross Pearson(10 fights)Paul Felder(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 -19.9|Blue +19.9
Recent Form
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Striker Score
Red +1.2|Blue -1.2
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red +7.0|Blue -7.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ross PearsonTargetPaul Felder

By target zone

28
38% acc · 45%
Head
35
29% acc · 58%
22
76% acc · 35%
Body
15
88% acc · 25%
12
86% acc · 19%
Leg
10
83% acc · 17%

By position

56
56% acc · 90%
Distance
38
31% acc · 63%
6
55% acc · 10%
Clinch
17
71% acc · 28%
0
0% acc
Ground
5
83% acc · 8%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Ross Pearson rounds
0
even
1
Paul Felder rounds
Round 1Paul Felder edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns1
Control2:24
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:50Control
Round 2Ross Pearson edged it
Sig. strikes27
Takedowns0
Control0:00
22Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
Round 3Ross Pearson edged it
Sig. strikes29
Takedowns0
Control0:41
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
62 / 116
Sig Strikes
60 / 151
51%
Sig Str %
45%
86 / 140
Total Strikes
72 / 163
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
3:05
Ctrl Time
1:57

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Paul Felder19 / 2728 / 360 / 00
1Ross Pearson6 / 1326 / 331 / 10
2Paul Felder22 / 6022 / 600 / 00
2Ross Pearson27 / 5127 / 510 / 00
3Paul Felder19 / 6422 / 670 / 00
3Ross Pearson29 / 5233 / 560 / 00

Ross Pearson

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights23

Paul Felder

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights15