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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Omar Morales won · U-DEC
Elo1473
Elo1453

Shane YoungvsOmar MoralesUFC Prediction Result

UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou · Saturday, March 27, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Omar Morales won

U-DEC

Style matchupShane Young: Pressure fightervsOmar Morales: Striker

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

Model Prediction: Shane Young wins(54.6%)

Actual result: Omar Morales wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Scouting Report

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

  • Shane Young enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Omar Morales enters on a 4-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Shane Young
Red Corner
VS
Omar Morales
Blue Corner
+170
(37%)
Vegas Odds
-200
(67%)
1473
Elo
1453
33
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'11"
182.88 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Shane YoungL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Rolando Dy · Jun 18
W
vs Austin Arnett · Feb 19
L
KOvs Ludovit Klein · Sep 20
L
vs Blake Bilder · Feb 23
L
SUBvs Gabriel Miranda · Sep 23
latest
Omar MoralesL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Gabriel Benitez · May 20
L
vs Giga Chikadze · Oct 20
L
SUBvs Jonathan Pearce · Sep 21
L
KOvs Uros Medic · May 22
L
vs Chris Duncan · Mar 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Shane YoungMetricOmar Morales
5.19
Strikes / min
3.42
5.46
Strikes absorbed / min
3.18
52%
Strike defense
58%
0.63
TDs / 15 min
0.46
64%
Takedown defense
63%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.27evenly matched on net striking+0.24

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1505Strikes5.2 vs 3.7Takedowns0.8 vs 0.7Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form-0.6 vs -0.2
Shane YoungOmar Morales

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Shane Young(7 fights)Omar Morales(6 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 +19.8|Blue -19.8
Recent Form
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Striker Score
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red +14.0|Blue -14.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Shane YoungTargetOmar Morales

By target zone

17
26% acc · 37%
Head
48
40% acc · 70%
19
73% acc · 41%
Body
7
70% acc · 10%
10
71% acc · 22%
Leg
14
100% acc · 20%

By position

40
40% acc · 87%
Distance
59
44% acc · 86%
6
100% acc · 13%
Clinch
9
90% acc · 13%
0
Ground
1
100% acc · 1%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Shane Young rounds
1
even
2
Omar Morales rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control1:37
7Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:46Control
Round 2Omar Morales edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns1
Control0:38
28Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:11Control
Round 3Omar Morales edged it
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control1:11
34Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:30Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
46 / 105
Sig Strikes
69 / 144
47.3%
Sig Str %
48%
59 / 120
Total Strikes
74 / 150
1 / 5
TDs
2 / 2
25%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
3:26
Ctrl Time
1:27

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Omar Morales7 / 1411 / 191 / 10
1Shane Young8 / 148 / 140 / 00
2Omar Morales28 / 6128 / 610 / 00
2Shane Young18 / 3718 / 371 / 20
3Omar Morales34 / 6935 / 701 / 10
3Shane Young20 / 5433 / 690 / 30

Shane Young

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights7

Omar Morales

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights6