Ryan Gandra
"Problema"
8-1-0
Thin UFC data
VS
2026-09-19
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Middleweight
Ozzy Diaz
10-3-0
XGBOOST PREDICTION
Ryan Gandra 'Problema'
77.9% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
26%
Decision
57%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
Decision26.1%
KO / TKO57.0%
Submission16.8%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 160.9%
Round 226.0%
Round 3+13.2%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 74% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why XGBoost leans this way
Ryan Gandra
Ozzy Diaz
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Ozzy Diaz -3.18
13%
Elo rating edge
Matchup 65
9%
Net striking dominance
Matchup +0.46
8%
Age
Ozzy Diaz 35.8 yrs
7%
Strikes absorbed/min
Ryan Gandra 2.04
6%
Avg takedowns attempted
Ryan Gandra 1.70
4%
Avg takedowns attempted
Ozzy Diaz 2.15
4%
Reach edge
Matchup -12.7 cm
3%
Age edge (significant gap)
Matchup -4.46
3%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup -4
3%
Last 2 avg fight time
Ryan Gandra 58
3%
Finishing threat edge
Matchup 0.38
3%
KO power vs chin mismatch
Matchup +0.19
3%
Age
Ryan Gandra 31.4 yrs
3%
← pushes toward Ryan Gandra pushes toward Ozzy Diaz →
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.

Ryan Gandra

Win Streak
2
Finish Rate
100%
Avg Duration
1.0m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W KO
W KO
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 185 lbs
Reach: 188 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Ozzy Diaz

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
7.9m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L KO
W DEC
L KO
Height: 193 cm
Weight: 185 lbs
Reach: 201 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Head-to-Head Stats
Ryan Gandra
ADVANTAGE
Ozzy Diaz
Striking Accuracy
45.7%
+2.1%
47.8%
Strikes Landed/Min
2.72
+1.06
3.77
Strikes Absorbed/Min
2.04
+2.22
4.25
Striking Defense
55.6%
+5.3%
60.8%
Takedown Accuracy
37.5%
+6.8%
30.7%
Takedown Defense
62.5%
+0.5%
63.0%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.52
+0.38
0.14
Avg Control Time (sec)
71.70
+6.16
77.86
Strikes Per Round
14.11
+2.99
17.10
Head Strike %
66.4%
+5.0%
71.4%
Body Strike %
19.3%
+2.6%
16.7%
Leg Strike %
14.3%
+2.4%
11.9%
Last 5 Win Rate
100.0%
+66.7%
33.3%
Last 5 Finish Rate
100.0%
+100.0%
0.0%