Gable Steveson
3-0-0
VS
2026-07-11
UFC 329
Heavyweight
Elisha Ellison
"The Snack Panther"
5-2-0
CATBOOST PREDICTION
Gable Steveson
59.3% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
42%
Decision
41%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
Decision42.0%
KO / TKO41.4%
Submission16.6%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 163.9%
Round 224.4%
Round 3+11.6%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 58% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why CatBoost leans this way
Gable Steveson
Elisha Ellison
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup
12%
Elo rating edge
Matchup
9%
Age
Gable Steveson
9%
Age
Elisha Ellison
7%
Avg takedowns attempted
Elisha Ellison
7%
Net striking dominance
Matchup
4%
Past prime
Elisha Ellison
4%
Fights per year
Gable Steveson
3%
Fights per year
Elisha Ellison
3%
Elo rating
Elisha Ellison
3%
Avg takedowns attempted
Gable Steveson
3%
Distance strike defense
Elisha Ellison
3%
Strikes absorbed/min
Elisha Ellison
3%
Striker anti-wrestling edge
Matchup
3%
← pushes toward Gable Steveson pushes toward Elisha Ellison →
Bars show each factor's SHAP contribution to this specific prediction — how much it pushed the win probability toward one fighter, given everything else the model knows. Percentages are each factor's share of the total push across the top 30 factors.

Gable Steveson

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W KO
Height: N/A cm
Weight: 249 lbs
Reach: N/A cm
Stance: N/A

Elisha Ellison

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L KO
L KO
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 238 lbs
Reach: 198 cm
Stance: Orthodox