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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Matt Hamill won · U-DEC R3
Elo1352
Tito Ortiz
Elo1490

Tito OrtizvsMatt HamillUFC Prediction Result

UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez · Saturday, October 23, 2010Anaheim, California, USA

Official fight result

Matt Hamill won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupTito Ortiz: WrestlervsMatt Hamill: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Matt Hamill wins(61.2%)

Actual result: Matt Hamill wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Matt Hamill at -173 American odds

+$58 profit

$158 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Tito Ortiz enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Matt Hamill has 37pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Tito Ortiz
Red Corner
VS
Matt Hamill
Blue Corner
+163
(38%)
Vegas Odds
-173
(63%)
1352
Elo
1490
51
Age
49
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'1"
187.96 cm
Reach
193.04 cm

Recent Form

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

Tito OrtizL3 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Ryan Bader · Jul 11
L
KOvs Rashad Evans · Aug 11
L
KOvs Rogerio Nogueira · Dec 11
L
vs Forrest Griffin · Jul 12
latest
Matt Hamill
oldest →
W
vs Keith Jardine · Jun 10
L
DECvs Rampage Jackson · May 11
L
KOvs Alexander Gustafsson · Aug 11
W
vs Roger Hollett · Sep 12
L
vs Thiago Silva · Oct 13
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Tito OrtizMetricMatt Hamill
2.59
Strikes / min
3.69
2.88
Strikes absorbed / min
3.80
60%
Strike defense
61%
2.47
TDs / 15 min
3.00
54%
Takedown defense
91%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.29evenly matched on net striking-0.11

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1516Strikes27.3 vs 32.1Takedowns2.5 vs 1.9Sub Atts0.27 vs 0.00Form0.0 vs 1.0
Tito OrtizMatt Hamill

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Tito Ortiz(5 fights)Matt Hamill(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 -138.7|Blue +138.7
Recent Form
Red -1.0|Blue +1.0
Striker Score
Red +48.2|Blue -48.2
Grappler Score
Red +49.7|Blue -49.7
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Tito OrtizTargetMatt Hamill

By target zone

19
18% acc · 51%
Head
33
28% acc · 80%
9
75% acc · 24%
Body
2
40% acc · 5%
9
82% acc · 24%
Leg
6
60% acc · 15%

By position

35
28% acc · 95%
Distance
35
31% acc · 85%
1
25% acc · 3%
Clinch
0
0% acc
1
50% acc · 3%
Ground
6
29% acc · 15%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Tito Ortiz rounds
0
even
2
Matt Hamill rounds
Round 1Tito Ortiz edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns0
Control0:00
11Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:08Control
Round 2Matt Hamill edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:00
13Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:17Control
Round 3Matt Hamill edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns0
Control0:00
17Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:26Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
37 / 131
Sig Strikes
41 / 134
27.7%
Sig Str %
30.3%
59 / 157
Total Strikes
58 / 154
0 / 2
TDs
3 / 3
0%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
3:51

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Matt Hamill11 / 4511 / 451 / 10
1Tito Ortiz17 / 6318 / 640 / 00
2Matt Hamill13 / 3822 / 481 / 10
2Tito Ortiz12 / 3923 / 520 / 10
3Matt Hamill17 / 5125 / 611 / 10
3Tito Ortiz8 / 2918 / 410 / 10

Tito Ortiz

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights5

Matt Hamill

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights6