Oban Elliott
"The Welsh Gangster"
12-3-0
VS
2026-08-01
UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez
Welterweight
Michael Oliveira
"PQD"
9-0-0
LOGISTIC (CORE) PREDICTION
Oban Elliott 'The Welsh Gangster'
52.1% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
49%
Decision
36%
KO / TKO
16%
Submission
Decision48.7%
KO / TKO35.7%
Submission15.6%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 147.3%
Round 227.9%
Round 3+24.7%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 51% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why XGBoost leans this way
Oban Elliott
Michael Oliveira
Reach edge
Matchup
18%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup
10%
Age
Oban Elliott
6%
Age
Michael Oliveira
5%
Strikes absorbed/min
Oban Elliott
5%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Oban Elliott
5%
Total career fights (incl. non-UFC)
Michael Oliveira
5%
Sub attempts/fight
Oban Elliott
4%
Avg takedowns attempted
Oban Elliott
4%
Distance strike defense
Oban Elliott
3%
Elo rating
Michael Oliveira
3%
Head absorption rate
Oban Elliott
2%
Round 1 strike output
Michael Oliveira
2%
Years fighting
Michael Oliveira
2%
← pushes toward Oban Elliott pushes toward Michael Oliveira →
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.

Oban Elliott

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L KO
L SUB
L DEC
W KO
W DEC
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 170 lbs
Reach: 183 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Michael Oliveira

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W KO
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 170 lbs
Reach: 198 cm
Stance: Orthodox