Yair Rodriguez
"El Pantera"
21-6-0
VS
2026-09-12
UFC Fight Night: Elliott vs. Chairez
Featherweight
Jean Silva
"Lord"
16-3-0
LIGHTGBM PREDICTION
Jean Silva 'Lord'
57.3% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
51%
Decision
32%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
Decision51.0%
KO / TKO32.3%
Submission16.7%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 149.8%
Round 233.0%
Round 3+17.2%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 49% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why LightGBM leans this way
Yair Rodriguez
Jean Silva
Net striking dominance
Matchup +0.78
17%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup +8
10%
Age
Yair Rodriguez 33.9 yrs
9%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup -0.06
7%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Yair Rodriguez -0.45
7%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup -9%
4%
Avg takedowns attempted
Jean Silva 2.05
4%
Finishing threat edge
Matchup -0.15
4%
Avg takedowns attempted
Yair Rodriguez 2.20
4%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Jean Silva -0.20
3%
Age
Jean Silva 29.7 yrs
3%
Distance strike defense
Yair Rodriguez 59%
3%
Fights per year
Yair Rodriguez 1.54
3%
Age edge (significant gap)
Matchup +4.22
2%
← pushes toward Yair Rodriguez pushes toward Jean Silva →
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.

Yair Rodriguez

Win Streak
1
Finish Rate
40%
Avg Duration
10.8m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
L SUB
L KO
W SUB
W KO
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 145 lbs
Reach: 180 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Jean Silva

Win Streak
1
Finish Rate
40%
Avg Duration
9.9m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
L KO
W SUB
W KO
W KO
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 145 lbs
Reach: 175 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Head-to-Head Stats
Yair Rodriguez
ADVANTAGE
Jean Silva
Striking Accuracy
48.7%
+1.3%
50.0%
Strikes Landed/Min
4.16
+0.32
3.83
Strikes Absorbed/Min
3.36
+0.45
3.81
Striking Defense
52.1%
+1.0%
53.1%
Takedown Accuracy
36.7%
+10.4%
47.1%
Takedown Defense
59.7%
+11.3%
71.0%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.33
+0.12
0.45
Avg Control Time (sec)
72.27
+21.24
51.03
Strikes Per Round
19.45
+1.02
18.43
Head Strike %
58.9%
+4.0%
62.9%
Body Strike %
21.0%
+3.7%
24.7%
Leg Strike %
20.2%
+7.8%
12.4%
Last 5 Win Rate
60.0%
+20.0%
80.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
40.0%
EVEN
40.0%