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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Ryan LaFlare won · U-DEC R3
Elo1491
Elo1368

Ryan LaFlarevsAlex GarciaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · Saturday, April 21, 2018Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Official fight result

Ryan LaFlare won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupRyan LaFlare: WrestlervsAlex Garcia: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Ryan LaFlare wins(71.3%)

Actual result: Ryan LaFlare wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

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Ryan LaFlare at -150 American odds

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$167 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Stance matchup historically favors Ryan LaFlare (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Ryan LaFlare
Red Corner
VS
Alex Garcia
Blue Corner
-150
(60%)
Vegas Odds
+130
(43%)
1491
Elo
1368
42
Age
39
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'9"
187.96 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Ryan LaFlareL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Demian Maia · Mar 15
W
vs Mike Pierce · Dec 15
W
vs Roan Carneiro · Feb 17
L
KOvs Alex Oliveira · Jul 17
L
KOvs Anthony Rocco Martin · Oct 18
latest
Alex Garcia
oldest →
L
KOvs Sean Strickland · Feb 16
W
KOvs Mike Pyle · Dec 16
L
vs Tim Means · Jun 17
W
SUBvs Muslim Salikhov · Nov 17
L
vs Court McGee · Oct 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ryan LaFlareMetricAlex Garcia
2.89
Strikes / min
1.81
1.86
Strikes absorbed / min
3.03
63%
Strike defense
59%
2.13
TDs / 15 min
3.72
58%
Takedown defense
66%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.03Δ 2.25 — meaningful gap-1.22

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1568 vs 1537Strikes46.0 vs 21.8Takedowns2.5 vs 2.9Sub Atts0.25 vs 0.13Form-0.1 vs 0.3
Ryan LaFlareAlex Garcia

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Ryan LaFlare(10 fights)Alex Garcia(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 +122.9|Blue -122.9
Recent Form
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Striker Score
Red +1.6|Blue -1.6
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red +126.0|Blue -126.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ryan LaFlareTargetAlex Garcia

By target zone

5
19% acc · 21%
Head
6
13% acc · 55%
17
89% acc · 71%
Body
4
57% acc · 36%
2
100% acc · 8%
Leg
1
100% acc · 9%

By position

17
45% acc · 71%
Distance
7
15% acc · 64%
3
50% acc · 13%
Clinch
3
43% acc · 27%
4
100% acc · 17%
Ground
1
100% acc · 9%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Ryan LaFlare rounds
0
even
2
Alex Garcia rounds
Round 1Ryan LaFlare edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control1:45
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Alex Garcia edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns1
Control2:39
2Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
1:29Control
Round 3Alex Garcia edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control0:02
3Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:37Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
24 / 48
Sig Strikes
11 / 54
52.3%
Sig Str %
28%
47 / 71
Total Strikes
21 / 66
1 / 6
TDs
5 / 7
33.3%
TD %
55.3%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
4:26
Ctrl Time
4:06

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Alex Garcia6 / 296 / 300 / 10
1Ryan LaFlare11 / 2411 / 240 / 40
2Alex Garcia2 / 411 / 143 / 30
2Ryan LaFlare3 / 524 / 261 / 10
3Alex Garcia3 / 214 / 222 / 30
3Ryan LaFlare10 / 1912 / 210 / 10

Ryan LaFlare

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights10

Alex Garcia

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights10