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Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Travis Browne won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1361
Travis Browne
Elo1354
Brendan Schaub

Travis BrownevsBrendan SchaubUFC Prediction Result

UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II · Saturday, December 6, 2014Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Travis Browne won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:50

Style matchupTravis Browne: Well-roundedvsBrendan Schaub: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Brendan Schaub wins(53.0%)

Actual result: Travis Browne wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Brendan Schaub at +400 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Travis Browne enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Travis Browne is a KO finisher (78% of wins). Brendan Schaub has lost 75% of fights by KO.
  • Brendan Schaub is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Travis Browne has lost 57% of fights by KO.
  • Brendan Schaub has 15pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Travis Browne
Red Corner
VS
Brendan Schaub
Blue Corner
-450
(82%)
Vegas Odds
+400
(20%)
1361
Elo
1354
44
Age
43
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'6"
Height
6'4"
200.66 cm
Reach
198.12 cm

Recent Form

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

Travis BrowneL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Matt Mitrione · Jan 16
L
KOvs Cain Velasquez · Jul 16
L
vs Fabricio Werdum · Sep 16
L
KOvs Derrick Lewis · Feb 17
L
SUBvs Aleksei Oleinik · Jul 17
latest
Brendan Schaub
oldest →
L
KOvs Minotauro Nogueira · Aug 11
L
KOvs Ben Rothwell · Apr 12
W
vs Lavar Johnson · Feb 13
W
SUBvs Matt Mitrione · Sep 13
L
vs Andrei Arlovski · Jun 14
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Travis BrowneMetricBrendan Schaub
2.93
Strikes / min
2.92
4.31
Strikes absorbed / min
2.22
42%
Strike defense
57%
1.21
TDs / 15 min
2.32
75%
Takedown defense
72%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.38Δ 2.08 — meaningful gap+0.70

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1557 vs 1532Strikes21.0 vs 22.2Takedowns0.7 vs 1.1Sub Atts0.20 vs 0.20Form0.1 vs -0.2
Travis BrowneBrendan Schaub

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Travis Browne(10 fights)Brendan Schaub(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 +7.0|Blue -7.0
Recent Form
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Striker Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red +56.0|Blue -56.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Travis BrowneTargetBrendan Schaub

By target zone

24
67% acc · 96%
Head
3
50% acc · 60%
1
100% acc · 4%
Body
1
33% acc · 20%
0
Leg
1
25% acc · 20%

By position

2
33% acc · 8%
Distance
4
33% acc · 80%
1
100% acc · 4%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 20%
22
73% acc · 88%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Travis Browne rounds
0
even
0
Brendan Schaub rounds
Round 1Travis Browne edged it
Sig. strikes25
Takedowns1
Control1:41
5Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:49Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
25 / 37
Sig Strikes
5 / 13
67%
Sig Str %
38%
36 / 51
Total Strikes
6 / 14
1 / 1
TDs
1 / 3
100%
TD %
33%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:41
Ctrl Time
0:49

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Brendan Schaub5 / 136 / 141 / 30
1Travis Browne25 / 3736 / 511 / 10

Travis Browne

StanceOrthodox
Height78.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights16

Brendan Schaub

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights10