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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Sage Northcutt won · U-DEC R3
Elo1491
Elo1363

Sage NorthcuttvsMichel QuinonesUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · Saturday, November 11, 2017Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Official fight result

Sage Northcutt won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Sage Northcutt wins(70.0%)

Actual result: Sage Northcutt wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Sage Northcutt at -190 American odds

+$53 profit

$153 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Sage Northcutt has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Sage Northcutt
Red Corner
VS
Michel Quinones
Blue Corner
-190
(66%)
Vegas Odds
+165
(38%)
1491
Elo
1363
30
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
5'10"
180.34 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Sage NorthcuttW2 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Bryan Barberena · Jan 16
W
vs Enrique Marin · Jul 16
L
SUBvs Mickey Gall · Dec 16
W
vs Thibault Gouti · Feb 18
W
KOvs Zak Ottow · Jul 18
latest
Michel Quinones
oldest →
L
KOvs Jared Gordon · Jun 17
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Sage NorthcuttMetricMichel Quinones
3.58
Strikes / min
2.91
1.96
Strikes absorbed / min
5.98
58%
Strike defense
48%
1.81
TDs / 15 min
0.00
41%
Takedown defense
36%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.62Δ 4.69 — meaningful gap-3.07

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1514 vs 1484Strikes20.2 vs 16.0Takedowns0.8 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.40 vs 0.00Form-0.0 vs -1.0
Sage NorthcuttMichel Quinones

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Sage Northcutt(8 fights)Michel Quinones(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 +128.6|Blue -128.6
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red +1.1|Blue -1.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Layoff
Red +190.0|Blue -190.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Sage NorthcuttTargetMichel Quinones

By target zone

45
40% acc · 57%
Head
13
13% acc · 24%
15
63% acc · 19%
Body
9
53% acc · 16%
19
79% acc · 24%
Leg
33
80% acc · 60%

By position

77
48% acc · 97%
Distance
55
34% acc · 100%
2
100% acc · 3%
Clinch
0
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.

3
Sage Northcutt rounds
0
even
0
Michel Quinones rounds
Round 1Sage Northcutt edged it
Sig. strikes25
Takedowns1
Control0:02
21Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Sage Northcutt edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns1
Control0:23
25Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Sage Northcutt edged it
Sig. strikes30
Takedowns1
Control0:18
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
79 / 161
Sig Strikes
55 / 161
48.7%
Sig Str %
33%
82 / 166
Total Strikes
55 / 161
3 / 5
TDs
0 / 0
77.7%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:43
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Michel Quinones21 / 5421 / 540 / 00
1Sage Northcutt25 / 5225 / 521 / 10
2Michel Quinones25 / 5725 / 570 / 00
2Sage Northcutt24 / 5427 / 591 / 10
3Michel Quinones9 / 509 / 500 / 00
3Sage Northcutt30 / 5530 / 551 / 30

Sage Northcutt

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights8

Michel Quinones

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights2