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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Joby Sanchez won · S-DEC R3
Elo1354
Tateki Matsuda
Elo1369
Joby Sanchez

Tateki MatsudavsJoby SanchezUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver · Sunday, January 18, 2015Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Official fight result

Joby Sanchez won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Tateki Matsuda wins(68.5%)

Actual result: Joby Sanchez wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Tateki Matsuda at +210 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Joby Sanchez enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Joby Sanchez has 35pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Tateki Matsuda
Red Corner
VS
Joby Sanchez
Blue Corner
+210
(32%)
Vegas Odds
-230
(70%)
1354
Elo
1369
40
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
5'6"
165.1 cm
Reach
172.72 cm

Recent Form

Last 4 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Tateki Matsuda
oldest →
L
vs Chris Beal · Sep 14
latest
Joby SanchezL4 streak
oldest →
L
vs Wilson Reis · Aug 14
L
KOvs Geane Herrera · Dec 15
L
SUBvs Roberto Sanchez · Feb 18
L
vs Mark De La Rosa · Nov 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Tateki MatsudaMetricJoby Sanchez
3.20
Strikes / min
3.22
3.43
Strikes absorbed / min
2.82
69%
Strike defense
63%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
0.95
16%
Takedown defense
51%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.23evenly matched on net striking+0.40

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1485 vs 1484Strikes41.0 vs 20.0Takedowns0.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form-1.0 vs -1.0
Tateki MatsudaJoby Sanchez

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Tateki Matsuda(2 fights)Joby Sanchez(5 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 -14.5|Blue +14.5
Recent Form
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -13.0|Blue +13.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Tateki MatsudaTargetJoby Sanchez

By target zone

44
30% acc · 80%
Head
50
25% acc · 86%
6
43% acc · 11%
Body
7
78% acc · 12%
5
83% acc · 9%
Leg
1
50% acc · 2%

By position

48
31% acc · 87%
Distance
42
23% acc · 72%
7
54% acc · 13%
Clinch
5
56% acc · 9%
0
Ground
11
65% acc · 19%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Tateki Matsuda rounds
0
even
2
Joby Sanchez rounds
Round 1Joby Sanchez edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control0:04
Knockdowns0
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:44Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Tateki Matsuda edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns0
Control0:00
17Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:22Control
Round 3Joby Sanchez edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control0:00
26Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:20Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
55 / 167
Sig Strikes
58 / 211
33.3%
Sig Str %
27%
62 / 177
Total Strikes
67 / 222
0 / 1
TDs
2 / 2
0%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:04
Ctrl Time
2:26

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Joby Sanchez15 / 5519 / 590 / 01
1Tateki Matsuda19 / 4320 / 440 / 00
2Joby Sanchez17 / 7817 / 791 / 10
2Tateki Matsuda23 / 6424 / 650 / 00
3Joby Sanchez26 / 7831 / 841 / 10
3Tateki Matsuda13 / 6018 / 680 / 10

Tateki Matsuda

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach
Fights2

Joby Sanchez

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights5