Damian Pinas
"The Baba Yaga"
8-1-0
VS
2026-07-11
UFC 329
Middleweight
Cesar Almeida
"Cesinha"
7-1-0
LIGHTGBM PREDICTION
Damian Pinas 'The Baba Yaga'
64.4% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
28%
Decision
61%
KO / TKO
11%
Submission
Decision27.5%
KO / TKO61.4%
Submission11.1%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 151.2%
Round 232.9%
Round 3+15.9%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 72% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why LightGBM leans this way
Damian Pinas
Cesar Almeida
Age edge (significant gap)
Matchup
21%
Age
Cesar Almeida
10%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup
9%
Strikes absorbed/min
Cesar Almeida
5%
Age
Damian Pinas
5%
Last 2 avg fight time
Damian Pinas
5%
Avg takedowns attempted
Damian Pinas
5%
Total career fights (incl. non-UFC)
Damian Pinas
4%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Cesar Almeida
4%
Avg takedowns attempted
Cesar Almeida
3%
Total career fights (incl. non-UFC)
Cesar Almeida
3%
Elo rating edge
Matchup
2%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup
2%
Body strikes absorbed per min
Cesar Almeida
2%
← pushes toward Damian Pinas pushes toward Cesar Almeida →
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.

Damian Pinas

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W KO
W KO
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 185 lbs
Reach: 201 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Cesar Almeida

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L KO
L DEC
W KO
W DEC
L DEC
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 185 lbs
Reach: 188 cm
Stance: Orthodox