Giga Chikadze
"Ninja"
15-5-0
VS
2026-09-19
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Featherweight
Joanderson Brito
"Tubarao"
17-5-1
CATBOOST PREDICTION
Joanderson Brito 'Tubarao'
58.6% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
55%
Decision
27%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
Decision54.8%
KO / TKO26.7%
Submission18.5%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 147.2%
Round 235.2%
Round 3+17.6%
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 CatBoost leans this way
Giga Chikadze
Joanderson Brito
Age edge (significant gap)
Matchup +6.46
21%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Joanderson Brito -1.01
11%
Age
Giga Chikadze 38.1 yrs
9%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup 0.04
8%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Giga Chikadze -1.09
7%
Avg takedowns attempted
Joanderson Brito 3.14
4%
Avg control time
Joanderson Brito 102.68
4%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup -3
4%
Net striking dominance
Matchup -0.03
3%
Avg takedowns attempted
Giga Chikadze 1.55
3%
Round 1 strike output
Joanderson Brito 10.00
3%
Strikes absorbed/min
Joanderson Brito 2.22
2%
Fights per year
Giga Chikadze 1.93
2%
Distance strike defense
Joanderson Brito 59%
2%
← pushes toward Giga Chikadze pushes toward Joanderson Brito →
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.

Giga Chikadze

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
15.3m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L KO
L DEC
L DEC
W DEC
L DEC
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 145 lbs
Reach: 188 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Joanderson Brito

Win Streak
2
Finish Rate
20%
Avg Duration
11.6m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W SUB
W DEC
L DEC
L DEC
W KO
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 145 lbs
Reach: 183 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Head-to-Head Stats
Giga Chikadze
ADVANTAGE
Joanderson Brito
Striking Accuracy
43.3%
+4.2%
47.5%
Strikes Landed/Min
3.17
+1.07
2.10
Strikes Absorbed/Min
3.32
+1.10
2.22
Striking Defense
56.2%
+7.9%
48.3%
Takedown Accuracy
37.5%
+15.8%
53.2%
Takedown Defense
61.1%
+0.0%
61.1%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.25
+0.13
0.12
Avg Control Time (sec)
71.58
+31.10
102.68
Strikes Per Round
16.14
+3.84
12.30
Head Strike %
58.5%
+1.0%
57.5%
Body Strike %
24.9%
+5.2%
19.7%
Leg Strike %
16.6%
+6.2%
22.8%
Last 5 Win Rate
20.0%
+40.0%
60.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
0.0%
+20.0%
20.0%