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Heavyweight
5 Rounds
Junior Dos Santos won · U-DEC R3
Elo1351
Shane Carwin
Elo1393

Shane CarwinvsJunior Dos SantosUFC Prediction Result

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin · Saturday, June 11, 2011Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Official fight result

Junior Dos Santos won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupShane Carwin: Pressure fightervsJunior Dos Santos: Striker

The pressure fighter will force exchanges. The cleaner striker needs lateral movement.

Model Prediction: Junior Dos Santos wins(61.2%)

Actual result: Junior Dos Santos wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Junior Dos Santos at -155 American odds

+$65 profit

$165 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Junior Dos Santos enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Shane Carwin is a KO finisher (100% of wins). Junior Dos Santos has lost 88% of fights by KO.
  • Junior Dos Santos has 39pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Shane Carwin
Red Corner
VS
Junior Dos Santos
Blue Corner
+145
(41%)
Vegas Odds
-155
(61%)
1351
Elo
1393
51
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
6'4"
203.2 cm
Reach
195.58 cm

Recent Form

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

Shane Carwin
oldest →
W
KOvs Frank Mir · Mar 10
L
SUBvs Brock Lesnar · Jul 10
latest
Junior Dos SantosL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Derrick Lewis · Mar 19
L
KOvs Francis Ngannou · Jun 19
L
KOvs Curtis Blaydes · Jan 20
L
KOvs Jairzinho Rozenstruik · Aug 20
L
KOvs Ciryl Gane · Dec 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Shane CarwinMetricJunior Dos Santos
4.38
Strikes / min
4.49
3.53
Strikes absorbed / min
3.33
53%
Strike defense
56%
1.42
TDs / 15 min
0.30
42%
Takedown defense
81%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.85evenly matched on net striking+1.16

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1499 vs 1527Strikes22.2 vs 42.2Takedowns0.2 vs 0.2Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form-0.1 vs 1.0
Shane CarwinJunior Dos Santos

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Shane Carwin(3 fights)Junior Dos Santos(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 -41.6|Blue +41.6
Recent Form
Red -1.1|Blue +1.1
Striker Score
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +35.0|Blue -35.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Shane CarwinTargetJunior Dos Santos

By target zone

17
20% acc · 85%
Head
73
44% acc · 83%
0
Body
10
56% acc · 11%
3
100% acc · 15%
Leg
5
100% acc · 6%

By position

20
23% acc · 100%
Distance
67
43% acc · 76%
0
Clinch
2
100% acc · 2%
0
Ground
19
66% acc · 22%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Shane Carwin rounds
0
even
3
Junior Dos Santos rounds
Round 1Junior Dos Santos edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns0
Control0:24
Knockdowns0
41Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:30Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Junior Dos Santos edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control0:00
24Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Junior Dos Santos edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns1
Control0:32
23Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
0:13Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
20 / 86
Sig Strikes
88 / 188
22.3%
Sig Str %
45.7%
22 / 88
Total Strikes
104 / 212
1 / 3
TDs
2 / 2
50%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:56
Ctrl Time
0:43

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Junior Dos Santos41 / 7452 / 930 / 00
1Shane Carwin5 / 237 / 250 / 20
2Junior Dos Santos24 / 6124 / 610 / 00
2Shane Carwin10 / 3810 / 380 / 00
3Junior Dos Santos23 / 5328 / 582 / 20
3Shane Carwin5 / 255 / 251 / 10

Shane Carwin

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights3

Junior Dos Santos

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights19