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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Ryan Benoit won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1405
Elo1363

Ryan BenoitvsAshkan MokhtarianUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · Saturday, November 18, 2017Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Official fight result

Ryan Benoit won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 2:38

Model Prediction: Ryan Benoit wins(57.4%)

Actual result: Ryan Benoit wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Ryan Benoit at -290 American odds

+$34 profit

$134 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Ryan Benoit enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Ryan Benoit is a KO finisher (67% of wins). Ashkan Mokhtarian has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • Ryan Benoit has 15pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Ryan Benoit has 39pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Ashkan Mokhtarian (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Ryan Benoit
Red Corner
VS
Ashkan Mokhtarian
Blue Corner
-290
(74%)
Vegas Odds
+245
(29%)
1405
Elo
1363
36
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'5"
Height
5'6"
172.72 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

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

Ryan BenoitL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Fredy Serrano · Jul 16
L
vs Brandon Moreno · Dec 16
L
vs Heili Alateng · Dec 19
L
vs Tim Elliott · Jul 20
L
vs Zarrukh Adashev · Jul 21
latest
Ashkan Mokhtarian
oldest →
L
vs John Moraga · Jun 17
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ryan BenoitMetricAshkan Mokhtarian
2.88
Strikes / min
1.95
3.65
Strikes absorbed / min
3.66
58%
Strike defense
43%
0.28
TDs / 15 min
0.54
72%
Takedown defense
33%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.77evenly matched on net striking-1.71

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1489 vs 1484Strikes20.2 vs 12.0Takedowns0.2 vs 1.0Sub Atts0.20 vs 0.00Form-0.2 vs -1.0
Ryan BenoitAshkan Mokhtarian

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Ryan Benoit(9 fights)Ashkan Mokhtarian(2 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 +42.2|Blue -42.2
Recent Form
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Striker Score
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red +189.0|Blue -189.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ryan BenoitTargetAshkan Mokhtarian

By target zone

40
47% acc · 89%
Head
20
28% acc · 48%
4
67% acc · 9%
Body
11
61% acc · 26%
1
100% acc · 2%
Leg
11
92% acc · 26%

By position

40
46% acc · 89%
Distance
41
41% acc · 98%
1
50% acc · 2%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 2%
4
100% acc · 9%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Ryan Benoit rounds
1
even
1
Ashkan Mokhtarian rounds
Round 1Ashkan Mokhtarian edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:00
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:22Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes21
Takedowns0
Control0:02
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Ryan Benoit edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control0:01
Knockdowns1
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
45 / 93
Sig Strikes
42 / 101
48%
Sig Str %
42%
47 / 95
Total Strikes
43 / 102
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 3
0%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:03
Ctrl Time
0:22

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ashkan Mokhtarian14 / 2915 / 300 / 20
1Ryan Benoit11 / 2511 / 250 / 00
2Ashkan Mokhtarian20 / 5220 / 520 / 10
2Ryan Benoit21 / 4222 / 430 / 10
3Ashkan Mokhtarian8 / 208 / 200 / 00
3Ryan Benoit13 / 2614 / 270 / 00

Ryan Benoit

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights9

Ashkan Mokhtarian

StanceSouthpaw
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights2