Cory Sandhagen
18-6-0
VS
2026-07-11
UFC 329
Bantamweight
Mario Bautista
16-3-0
LIGHTGBM PREDICTION
Mario Bautista
50.2% 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 LightGBM leans this way
Cory Sandhagen
Mario Bautista
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Mario Bautista
14%
Age
Cory Sandhagen
9%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup
8%
Net striking dominance
Matchup
7%
Elo rating edge
Matchup
6%
Avg takedowns attempted
Cory Sandhagen
6%
Avg takedowns attempted
Mario Bautista
6%
Age
Mario Bautista
5%
Distance strike defense
Cory Sandhagen
3%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Cory Sandhagen
3%
Fights per year
Mario Bautista
2%
Head absorption rate
Mario Bautista
2%
Submission threat edge
Matchup
2%
Head absorption rate
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