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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Ryan Benoit won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1492
Sergio Pettis
Elo1405

Sergio PettisvsRyan BenoitUFC Prediction Result

UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos · Saturday, March 14, 2015Dallas, Texas, USA

Official fight result

Ryan Benoit won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:34

Style matchupSergio Pettis: Elusive strikervsRyan Benoit: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has more dimensions. The elusive striker needs to win the striking exchanges clearly.

Model Prediction: Sergio Pettis wins(74.0%)

Actual result: Ryan Benoit wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Sergio Pettis at -660 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Ryan Benoit enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Sergio Pettis
Red Corner
VS
Ryan Benoit
Blue Corner
-660
(87%)
Vegas Odds
+540
(16%)
1492
Elo
1405
32
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'5"
175.26 cm
Reach
172.72 cm

Recent Form

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

Sergio Pettis
oldest →
L
vs Henry Cejudo · Dec 17
W
vs Joseph Benavidez · Jun 18
L
vs Jussier Formiga · Oct 18
L
vs Rob Font · Dec 18
W
vs Tyson Nam · Sep 19
latest
Ryan BenoitL3 streak
oldest →
L
vs Brandon Moreno · Dec 16
W
KOvs Ashkan Mokhtarian · Nov 17
L
vs Heili Alateng · Dec 19
L
vs Tim Elliott · Jul 20
L
vs Zarrukh Adashev · Jul 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Sergio PettisMetricRyan Benoit
3.88
Strikes / min
2.88
2.91
Strikes absorbed / min
3.65
65%
Strike defense
58%
0.85
TDs / 15 min
0.28
67%
Takedown defense
72%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.97Δ 1.74 — meaningful gap-0.77

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1530 vs 1484Strikes65.5 vs 18.0Takedowns0.8 vs 0.0Sub Atts1.25 vs 1.00Form0.6 vs -1.0
Sergio PettisRyan Benoit

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Sergio Pettis(10 fights)Ryan Benoit(9 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 +87.0|Blue -87.0
Recent Form
Red +1.6|Blue -1.6
Striker Score
Red +3.3|Blue -3.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Layoff
Red -371.0|Blue +371.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Sergio PettisTargetRyan Benoit

By target zone

33
36% acc · 85%
Head
25
29% acc · 89%
5
83% acc · 13%
Body
3
75% acc · 11%
1
33% acc · 3%
Leg
0

By position

35
38% acc · 90%
Distance
18
25% acc · 64%
0
Clinch
1
50% acc · 4%
4
57% acc · 10%
Ground
9
56% acc · 32%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Sergio Pettis rounds
0
even
1
Ryan Benoit rounds
Round 1Sergio Pettis edged it
Sig. strikes27
Takedowns1
Control1:38
9Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:13Control
Round 2Ryan Benoit edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:09Control
1Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
39 / 100
Sig Strikes
28 / 90
39%
Sig Str %
30%
51 / 113
Total Strikes
29 / 91
1 / 3
TDs
1 / 1
50%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:38
Ctrl Time
0:22

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ryan Benoit9 / 4210 / 431 / 10
1Sergio Pettis27 / 7039 / 831 / 10
2Ryan Benoit19 / 4819 / 480 / 00
2Sergio Pettis12 / 3012 / 300 / 20

Sergio Pettis

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights14

Ryan Benoit

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights9