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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Shane Roller won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1491
Thiago Tavares
Elo1490
Shane Roller

Thiago TavaresvsShane RollerUFC Prediction Result

UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann · Thursday, March 3, 2011Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Official fight result

Shane Roller won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:28

Style matchupThiago Tavares: WrestlervsShane Roller: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Thiago Tavares wins(77.7%)

Actual result: Shane Roller wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Thiago Tavares at +105 American odds

$100 profit

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Scouting Report

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

  • Shane Roller is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Thiago Tavares has lost 100% of fights by KO.
  • Thiago Tavares threatens submissions; Shane Roller has lost 50% of fights by sub.
  • Thiago Tavares has 20pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Thiago Tavares
Red Corner
VS
Shane Roller
Blue Corner
+105
(49%)
Vegas Odds
-115
(53%)
1491
Elo
1490
41
Age
47
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Thiago Tavares
oldest →
W
SUBvs Justin Salas · Nov 13
W
SUBvs Robert Peralta · Aug 14
L
KOvs Brian Ortega · Jun 15
W
SUBvs Clay Guida · Nov 15
L
KOvs Dooho Choi · Jul 16
latest
Shane Roller
oldest →
L
KOvs Melvin Guillard · Jul 11
L
SUBvs TJ Grant · Oct 11
L
vs Michael Johnson · Jan 12
W
vs John Alessio · Jul 12
L
SUBvs Jacob Volkmann · Oct 12
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Thiago TavaresMetricShane Roller
2.00
Strikes / min
2.04
2.31
Strikes absorbed / min
2.65
62%
Strike defense
60%
3.83
TDs / 15 min
2.46
62%
Takedown defense
42%
1.50
Sub atts / 15 min
1.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.31evenly matched on net striking-0.61

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1519 vs 1500Strikes19.7 vs Takedowns2.8 vs Sub Atts1.44 vs Form1.0 vs 0.0
Thiago TavaresShane Roller

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Thiago Tavares(10 fights)Shane Roller(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 +0.4|Blue -0.4
Recent Form
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Striker Score
Red -48.5|Blue +48.5
Grappler Score
Red -49.3|Blue +49.3
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Thiago TavaresTargetShane Roller

By target zone

13
24% acc · 59%
Head
13
16% acc · 50%
6
46% acc · 27%
Body
4
31% acc · 15%
3
100% acc · 14%
Leg
9
82% acc · 35%

By position

21
31% acc · 95%
Distance
23
22% acc · 88%
1
33% acc · 5%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 4%
0
Ground
2
100% acc · 8%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Thiago Tavares rounds
1
even
1
Shane Roller rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes20
Takedowns0
Control0:07
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:09Control
Round 2Shane Roller edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns1
Control0:21
Knockdowns0
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
22 / 70
Sig Strikes
26 / 106
35%
Sig Str %
28.5%
23 / 71
Total Strikes
26 / 106
1 / 1
TDs
0 / 1
100%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:28
Ctrl Time
0:12

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Shane Roller18 / 8418 / 840 / 10
1Thiago Tavares20 / 6521 / 660 / 00
2Shane Roller8 / 228 / 220 / 00
2Thiago Tavares2 / 52 / 51 / 10

Thiago Tavares

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights10

Shane Roller

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights6