Cory Sandhagen
18-6-0
VS
2026-07-11
UFC 329
Bantamweight
Mario Bautista
16-3-0
CATBOOST PREDICTION
Mario Bautista
52.3% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
62%
Decision
20%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
Decision62.0%
KO / TKO20.1%
Submission17.8%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 143.7%
Round 234.6%
Round 3+21.7%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 38% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why CatBoost leans this way
Cory Sandhagen
Mario Bautista
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Mario Bautista
14%
Age
Cory Sandhagen
11%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup
10%
Net striking dominance
Matchup
10%
Avg takedowns attempted
Cory Sandhagen
6%
Avg takedowns attempted
Mario Bautista
5%
Elo rating edge
Matchup
5%
Age
Mario Bautista
5%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Cory Sandhagen
3%
Past prime
Mario Bautista
3%
Fights per year
Mario Bautista
2%
Finishing threat edge
Matchup
2%
Past prime
Cory Sandhagen
2%
Fights per year
Cory Sandhagen
2%
← pushes toward Cory Sandhagen pushes toward Mario Bautista →
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.

Cory Sandhagen

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
L DEC
W KO
L DEC
W DEC
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 178 cm
Stance: Switch

Mario Bautista

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
W SUB
L DEC
W DEC
W DEC
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 175 cm
Stance: Switch