Marlon Vera
"Chito"
23-11-1
VS
2026-09-19
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Bantamweight
Charles Jourdain
"Air"
17-8-1
XGBOOST PREDICTION
Charles Jourdain 'Air'
53.5% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
52%
Decision
29%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
Decision52.3%
KO / TKO29.0%
Submission18.7%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 151.5%
Round 230.9%
Round 3+17.6%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 48% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why XGBoost leans this way
Marlon Vera
Charles Jourdain
Net striking dominance
Matchup -2.45
18%
Elo rating edge
Matchup 46
10%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Charles Jourdain -2.52
7%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup 0.06
6%
Age
Marlon Vera 33.8 yrs
6%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup +9
6%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Marlon Vera -2.22
5%
Body strikes absorbed per min
Marlon Vera 1.22
4%
Strikes absorbed/min
Marlon Vera 5.40
3%
Age
Charles Jourdain 30.8 yrs
3%
Avg takedowns attempted
Marlon Vera 1.53
3%
Last 2 avg fight time
Marlon Vera 900
2%
Distance strike defense
Charles Jourdain 59%
2%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup -1%
2%
← pushes toward Marlon Vera pushes toward Charles Jourdain →
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.

Marlon Vera

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
17.0m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
L DEC
L DEC
L DEC
W DEC
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 178 cm
Stance: Switch

Charles Jourdain

Win Streak
3
Finish Rate
40%
Avg Duration
9.6m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
W SUB
W SUB
L KO
L DEC
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 175 cm
Stance: Switch
Head-to-Head Stats
Marlon Vera
ADVANTAGE
Charles Jourdain
Striking Accuracy
43.6%
+5.9%
49.5%
Strikes Landed/Min
3.96
+0.39
4.35
Strikes Absorbed/Min
5.40
+2.05
3.35
Striking Defense
49.9%
+5.3%
55.1%
Takedown Accuracy
37.2%
+6.2%
31.0%
Takedown Defense
68.8%
+17.1%
51.7%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.41
+0.15
0.27
Avg Control Time (sec)
56.01
+7.39
63.40
Strikes Per Round
19.11
+1.34
20.46
Head Strike %
57.8%
+0.5%
57.3%
Body Strike %
20.4%
+7.3%
27.7%
Leg Strike %
21.8%
+6.7%
15.0%
Last 5 Win Rate
20.0%
+40.0%
60.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
0.0%
+40.0%
40.0%