Brandon Moreno
"The Assassin Baby"
23-8-2
VS
2026-09-12
UFC Fight Night: Elliott vs. Chairez
Flyweight
Joseph Morales
"Bopo"
15-2-0
RECENCY-HEAVY · LIGHTGBM PREDICTION
Brandon Moreno 'The Assassin Baby'
66.3% CONFIDENCE
ACTUAL RESULT — MODEL WAS CORRECT
Brandon Moreno 'The Assassin Baby' won
Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
How It Ends
55%
Decision
24%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
Decision54.6%
KO / TKO23.7%
Submission21.7%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 144.8%
Round 235.7%
Round 3+19.4%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 45% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why LightGBM leans this way
Brandon Moreno
Joseph Morales
Elo rating edge
Matchup
20%
Net striking dominance
Matchup
10%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Joseph Morales
10%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup
7%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Brandon Moreno
6%
Avg takedowns attempted
Brandon Moreno
5%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup
5%
Avg takedowns attempted
Joseph Morales
5%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup
4%
Round 1 strike output
Joseph Morales
3%
Finishing threat edge
Matchup
3%
Age
Brandon Moreno
2%
Strikes absorbed/min
Brandon Moreno
2%
Distance strike defense
Joseph Morales
2%
← pushes toward Brandon Moreno pushes toward Joseph Morales →
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.

Brandon Moreno

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
L DEC
L KO
W DEC
W DEC
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 125 lbs
Reach: 178 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Joseph Morales

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
W SUB
W SUB
L DEC
L KO
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 125 lbs
Reach: 175 cm
Stance: Switch