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Lightweight

3 Rounds

Will Brooks won · U-DEC R3

Elo1372

Elo1363

Ross PearsonvsWill BrooksUFC Prediction Result

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale · Friday, July 8, 2016Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Will Brooks won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupRoss Pearson: Well-roundedvsWill Brooks: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Ross Pearson wins(66.1%)

Actual result: Will Brooks wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Ross Pearson at +305 American odds

−$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

Will Brooks enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Ross Pearson

Red Corner

Will Brooks

Blue Corner

+305

(25%)

Vegas Odds

-365

(78%)

1372

Elo

1363

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

5'8"

Height

5'10"

175.26 cm

Reach

182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Ross PearsonL2 streak

oldest →

vs Stevie Ray · Nov 16

KOvs Dan Hooker · Jun 17

vs Mizuto Hirota · Feb 18

vs John Makdessi · Jul 18

KOvs Desmond Green · Mar 19

latest

Will BrooksL3 streak

oldest →

KOvs Alex Oliveira · Oct 16

SUBvs Charles Oliveira · Apr 17

SUBvs Nik Lentz · Nov 17

latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ross PearsonMetricWill Brooks

3.68

Strikes / min

4.26

4.09

Strikes absorbed / min

2.54

62%

Strike defense

56%

0.74

TDs / 15 min

2.08

75%

Takedown defense

82%

0.00

Sub atts / 15 min

0.30

Net striking (SLpM − SApM)

-0.41Δ 2.13 — meaningful gap+1.72

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Ross PearsonWill Brooks

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

Ross Pearson(10 fights)Will Brooks(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 +9.1|Blue -9.1

Recent Form

Red +0.2|Blue -0.2

Striker Score

Red -46.9|Blue +46.9

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.

Ross PearsonTargetWill Brooks

By target zone

23% acc · 28%

Head

36% acc · 45%

74% acc · 54%

Body

84% acc · 40%

91% acc · 19%

Leg

92% acc · 15%

By position

36% acc · 57%

Distance

41% acc · 54%

85% acc · 43%

Clinch

84% acc · 40%

0% acc

Ground

83% acc · 6%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

Ross Pearson rounds

even

Will Brooks rounds

Round 1Will Brooks edged it

Sig. strikes10

Takedowns0

Control0:21

19Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

1:35Control

Round 2Will Brooks edged it

Sig. strikes9

Takedowns0

Control0:50

33Sig. strikes

1Takedowns

2:07Control

Round 3Ross Pearson edged it

Sig. strikes35

Takedowns0

Control0:56

28Sig. strikes

0Takedowns

0:52Control

Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

54 / 115

Sig Strikes

80 / 150

42.7%

Sig Str %

53%

76 / 140

Total Strikes

116 / 190

0 / 2

TDs

1 / 6

TD %

33.3%

Sub Att

Rev

2:07

Ctrl Time

4:34

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD
1	Will Brooks	19 / 41	24 / 48	0 / 2
1	Ross Pearson	10 / 24	15 / 29	0 / 1
2	Will Brooks	33 / 50	53 / 72	1 / 1
2	Ross Pearson	9 / 29	16 / 38	0 / 1
3	Will Brooks	28 / 59	39 / 70	0 / 3
3	Ross Pearson	35 / 62	45 / 73	0 / 0

Ross Pearson

StanceOrthodox

Height68.0"

Reach69.0"

Fights23

Will Brooks

StanceOrthodox

Height70.0"

Reach72.0"

Fights4