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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Ryan LaFlare won · U-DEC R3
Elo1491
Elo1356

Ryan LaFlarevsMike PierceUFC Prediction Result

The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale · Friday, December 11, 2015Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Ryan LaFlare won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupRyan LaFlare: WrestlervsMike Pierce: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Ryan LaFlare wins(64.8%)

Actual result: Ryan LaFlare wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

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Ryan LaFlare at -220 American odds

+$45 profit

$145 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
Mike Pierce
Blue Corner
-220
(69%)
Vegas Odds
+180
(36%)
1491
Elo
1356
42
Age
45
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'8"
187.96 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

Ryan LaFlare
oldest →
L
vs Demian Maia · Mar 15
W
vs Roan Carneiro · Feb 17
L
KOvs Alex Oliveira · Jul 17
W
vs Alex Garcia · Apr 18
L
KOvs Anthony Rocco Martin · Oct 18
latest
Mike Pierce
oldest →
W
vs Carlos Eduardo Rocha · Jun 12
W
KOvs Aaron Simpson · Oct 12
W
vs Seth Baczynski · Dec 12
W
KOvs David Mitchell · Jul 13
L
SUBvs Rousimar Palhares · Oct 13
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ryan LaFlareMetricMike Pierce
2.89
Strikes / min
2.62
1.86
Strikes absorbed / min
2.36
63%
Strike defense
62%
2.13
TDs / 15 min
3.08
58%
Takedown defense
71%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.03evenly matched on net striking+0.26

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1551 vs 1572Strikes53.8 vs 30.8Takedowns3.8 vs 2.4Sub Atts0.40 vs 0.23Form0.1 vs 0.3
Ryan LaFlareMike Pierce

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901498150515131520← oldermost recent →
Ryan LaFlare(10 fights)Mike Pierce(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 +135.4|Blue -135.4
Recent Form
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Striker Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red -528.0|Blue +528.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ryan LaFlareTargetMike Pierce

By target zone

37
25% acc · 57%
Head
30
28% acc · 71%
23
61% acc · 35%
Body
7
54% acc · 17%
5
100% acc · 8%
Leg
5
100% acc · 12%

By position

57
32% acc · 88%
Distance
33
31% acc · 79%
8
62% acc · 12%
Clinch
9
45% acc · 21%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Ryan LaFlare rounds
1
even
0
Mike Pierce rounds
Round 1Ryan LaFlare edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:00
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:53Control
Round 2Ryan LaFlare edged it
Sig. strikes25
Takedowns0
Control0:00
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:29Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes25
Takedowns0
Control0:00
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:06Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
65 / 189
Sig Strikes
42 / 127
34%
Sig Str %
30.7%
78 / 202
Total Strikes
44 / 130
0 / 2
TDs
0 / 3
0%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
2:28

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Mike Pierce5 / 255 / 260 / 20
1Ryan LaFlare15 / 4520 / 500 / 10
2Mike Pierce14 / 4015 / 410 / 10
2Ryan LaFlare25 / 8127 / 830 / 10
3Mike Pierce23 / 6224 / 630 / 00
3Ryan LaFlare25 / 6331 / 690 / 00

Ryan LaFlare

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights10

Mike Pierce

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights12