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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Scott Holtzman won · U-DEC R3
Elo1443
Elo1357

Scott HoltzmanvsCody PfisterUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker · Wednesday, July 13, 2016Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

Official fight result

Scott Holtzman won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupScott Holtzman: Pressure fightervsCody Pfister: Wrestler

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Scott Holtzman wins(71.0%)

Actual result: Scott Holtzman wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Scott Holtzman at -260 American odds

+$38 profit

$138 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Scott Holtzman enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Scott Holtzman has 67pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Cody Pfister has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Scott Holtzman
Red Corner
VS
Cody Pfister
Blue Corner
-260
(72%)
Vegas Odds
+220
(31%)
1443
Elo
1357
42
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'10"
175.26 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Scott HoltzmanL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Dong Hyun Ma · Aug 19
W
vs Jim Miller · Feb 20
L
KOvs Beneil Dariush · Aug 20
L
KOvs Mateusz Gamrot · Apr 21
L
vs Clay Guida · Dec 22
latest
Cody Pfister
oldest →
L
SUBvs James Moontasri · Feb 15
W
vs Yosdenis Cedeno · Jul 15
L
SUBvs Sage Northcutt · Dec 15
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Scott HoltzmanMetricCody Pfister
4.32
Strikes / min
1.41
3.66
Strikes absorbed / min
2.80
55%
Strike defense
51%
1.88
TDs / 15 min
2.82
67%
Takedown defense
0%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.66Δ 2.05 — meaningful gap-1.39

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1496 vs 1482Strikes54.5 vs 10.7Takedowns1.5 vs 2.3Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.00Form-0.2 vs -0.4
Scott HoltzmanCody Pfister

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Scott Holtzman(10 fights)Cody Pfister(4 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 +85.8|Blue -85.8
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red +1.7|Blue -1.7
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red -23.0|Blue +23.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Scott HoltzmanTargetCody Pfister

By target zone

34
44% acc · 64%
Head
24
27% acc · 86%
13
87% acc · 25%
Body
4
80% acc · 14%
6
100% acc · 11%
Leg
0

By position

29
42% acc · 55%
Distance
17
23% acc · 61%
12
86% acc · 23%
Clinch
7
58% acc · 25%
12
75% acc · 23%
Ground
4
67% acc · 14%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Scott Holtzman rounds
0
even
0
Cody Pfister rounds
Round 1Scott Holtzman edged it
Sig. strikes27
Takedowns1
Control0:48
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:41Control
Round 2Scott Holtzman edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns1
Control2:40
Knockdowns1
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:48Control
0Knockdowns
Round 3Scott Holtzman edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns1
Control2:52
8Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:03Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
53 / 99
Sig Strikes
28 / 93
55.7%
Sig Str %
31.7%
120 / 177
Total Strikes
55 / 124
3 / 3
TDs
1 / 9
100%
TD %
11%
1
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
2
6:20
Ctrl Time
3:32

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Cody Pfister14 / 5316 / 550 / 40
1Scott Holtzman27 / 5535 / 641 / 10
2Cody Pfister6 / 1822 / 360 / 20
2Scott Holtzman12 / 2039 / 481 / 10
3Cody Pfister8 / 2217 / 331 / 30
3Scott Holtzman14 / 2446 / 651 / 11

Scott Holtzman

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights13

Cody Pfister

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights4