Michael Aswell Jr.
"The Texas Kid"
11-3-0
VS
2026-09-19
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Featherweight
JooSang Yoo
"Zombie Jr."
9-1-0
Thin UFC data
LIGHTGBM PREDICTION
Michael Aswell Jr. 'The Texas Kid'
52.7% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
51%
Decision
36%
KO / TKO
13%
Submission
Decision51.2%
KO / TKO35.9%
Submission13.0%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 149.8%
Round 231.0%
Round 3+19.2%
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
Michael Aswell Jr.
JooSang Yoo
Age edge (significant gap)
Matchup -6.68
19%
Net striking dominance
Matchup -0.18
9%
Avg takedowns attempted
Michael Aswell Jr. 2.09
6%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup +4
6%
Elo rating edge
Matchup -22
5%
Avg takedowns attempted
JooSang Yoo 2.11
4%
Last 2 avg fight time
JooSang Yoo 174.50
4%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup -7%
4%
Age
Michael Aswell Jr. 26.0 yrs
3%
Strikes absorbed/min
Michael Aswell Jr. 5.63
3%
Fights per year
JooSang Yoo 4
3%
Body strikes absorbed per min
JooSang Yoo 0.46
3%
Age
JooSang Yoo 32.7 yrs
3%
Head absorption rate
Michael Aswell Jr. 59%
2%
← pushes toward Michael Aswell Jr. pushes toward JooSang Yoo →
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.

Michael Aswell Jr.

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
25%
Avg Duration
11.7m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
L DEC
W KO
L DEC
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 145 lbs
Reach: 175 cm
Stance: Orthodox

JooSang Yoo

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
50%
Avg Duration
2.9m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L KO
W KO
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 145 lbs
Reach: 180 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Head-to-Head Stats
Michael Aswell Jr.
ADVANTAGE
JooSang Yoo
Striking Accuracy
40.6%
+7.4%
47.9%
Strikes Landed/Min
5.40
+2.39
3.01
Strikes Absorbed/Min
5.63
+2.84
2.80
Striking Defense
52.6%
+2.8%
55.4%
Takedown Accuracy
34.3%
+3.2%
37.5%
Takedown Defense
60.8%
+0.3%
61.2%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.35
+0.04
0.30
Avg Control Time (sec)
64.95
+14.55
79.50
Strikes Per Round
23.80
+7.89
15.90
Head Strike %
74.5%
+13.3%
61.2%
Body Strike %
17.9%
+1.8%
19.7%
Leg Strike %
7.6%
+11.5%
19.1%
Last 5 Win Rate
25.0%
+25.0%
50.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
25.0%
+25.0%
50.0%