Patricio Freire
"Pitbull"
37-8-0
VS
2026-09-19
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Featherweight
Dooho Choi
"The Korean Superboy"
16-4-1
RECENCY-HEAVY · CATBOOST PREDICTION
Dooho Choi 'The Korean Superboy'
64.2% CONFIDENCE
ACTUAL RESULT — MODEL WAS WRONG
Patricio Freire 'Pitbull' won
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:28
How It Ends
59%
Decision
27%
KO / TKO
14%
Submission
Decision59.1%
KO / TKO27.1%
Submission13.8%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 149.4%
Round 229.8%
Round 3+20.8%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 41% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why CatBoost leans this way
Patricio Freire
Dooho Choi
Net striking dominance
Matchup
15%
Elo rating edge
Matchup
15%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup
12%
Age
Patricio Freire
7%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Patricio Freire
6%
Age
Dooho Choi
6%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup
4%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup
3%
Strikes absorbed/min
Dooho Choi
3%
Past prime
Dooho Choi
2%
Avg takedowns attempted
Dooho Choi
2%
Distance strike defense
Patricio Freire
2%
Distance strike defense
Dooho Choi
2%
Strikes absorbed/min
Patricio Freire
2%
← pushes toward Patricio Freire pushes toward Dooho Choi →
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.

Patricio Freire

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W KO
L DEC
W DEC
L DEC
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 145 lbs
Reach: 170 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Dooho Choi

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L KO
W KO
W KO
W KO
D DEC
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 145 lbs
Reach: 178 cm
Stance: Orthodox