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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Chris Gutierrez won · U-DEC R3
Elo1376
Elo1508

Ryan MacDonaldvsChris GutierrezUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · Saturday, March 23, 2019Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Official fight result

Chris Gutierrez won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Chris Gutierrez wins(57.1%)

Actual result: Chris Gutierrez wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Chris Gutierrez at -320 American odds

+$31 profit

$131 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Chris Gutierrez has 18pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Chris Gutierrez has 67pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Ryan MacDonald (52.9%).
  • Ryan MacDonald has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Ryan MacDonald
Red Corner
VS
Chris Gutierrez
Blue Corner
+260
(28%)
Vegas Odds
-320
(76%)
1376
Elo
1508
33
Age
35
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'9"
180.34 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 MacDonald
oldest →
L
KOvs Louis Smolka · Sep 19
latest
Chris Gutierrez
oldest →
W
vs Alatengheili · Oct 23
L
vs Song Yadong · Dec 23
W
vs Quang Le · Aug 24
W
vs John Castaneda · Apr 25
L
vs Farid Basharat · Oct 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Ryan MacDonaldMetricChris Gutierrez
2.28
Strikes / min
4.40
6.49
Strikes absorbed / min
2.65
45%
Strike defense
63%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
0.30
0%
Takedown defense
67%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-4.21Δ 5.96 — meaningful gap+1.75

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1485Strikes vs 26.0Takedowns vs 0.0Sub Atts vs 0.00Form0.0 vs -1.0
Ryan MacDonaldChris Gutierrez

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Ryan MacDonald(2 fights)Chris Gutierrez(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 -131.5|Blue +131.5
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red +50.0|Blue -50.0
Grappler Score
Red +50.0|Blue -50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Ryan MacDonaldTargetChris Gutierrez

By target zone

4
7% acc · 27%
Head
15
29% acc · 22%
1
17% acc · 7%
Body
21
72% acc · 30%
10
77% acc · 67%
Leg
33
80% acc · 48%

By position

15
20% acc · 100%
Distance
69
58% acc · 100%
0
0% acc
Clinch
0
0% acc
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.

0
Ryan MacDonald rounds
0
even
3
Chris Gutierrez rounds
Round 1Chris Gutierrez edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control0:00
22Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Chris Gutierrez edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:07
27Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:08Control
Round 3Chris Gutierrez edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns0
Control0:40
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
15 / 75
Sig Strikes
69 / 121
20%
Sig Str %
57.3%
15 / 75
Total Strikes
70 / 123
0 / 3
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:47
Ctrl Time
0:08

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Chris Gutierrez22 / 4622 / 460 / 00
1Ryan MacDonald6 / 236 / 230 / 00
2Chris Gutierrez27 / 4428 / 460 / 00
2Ryan MacDonald3 / 263 / 260 / 30
3Chris Gutierrez20 / 3120 / 310 / 00
3Ryan MacDonald6 / 266 / 260 / 00

Ryan MacDonald

StanceSwitch
Height71.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights2

Chris Gutierrez

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights14