Flyweight
3 Rounds
Alexandre Pantoja won · S-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, January 28, 2017·Denver, Colorado, USA, USA
Style matchupAlexandre Pantoja: WrestlervsEric Shelton: Wrestler
Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.
Model Prediction: Alexandre Pantoja wins(70.5%)
Actual result: Alexandre Pantoja wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Eric Shelton has 14pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Alexandre Pantoja has 23pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Alexandre Pantoja
Red Corner
VS
Eric Shelton
Blue Corner
+100
(50%)
Vegas Odds
-120
(55%)
36
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'5"
Height
5'6"
170.18 cm
Reach
172.72 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Alexandre Pantoja
oldest →latest
W
vs Brandon Royval · Dec 23W
vs Steve Erceg · May 24W
SUBvs Kai Asakura · Dec 24W
SUBvs Kai Kara-France · Jun 25L
KOvs Joshua Van · Dec 25Eric Shelton
oldest →latest
L
vs Jarred Brooks · Jul 17W
vs Jenel Lausa · Nov 17L
vs Alex Perez · Feb 18W
vs Joseph Morales · Nov 18L
vs Jordan Espinosa · Mar 19Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Alexandre PantojaMetricEric Shelton
4.38
Strikes / min
2.57
3.88
Strikes absorbed / min
1.88
49%
Strike defense
63%
2.79
TDs / 15 min
2.83
69%
Takedown defense
46%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.50evenly matched on net striking+0.69
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Alexandre Pantoja(10 fights)Eric Shelton(6 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
0.00.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
0.00.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
0.00.0
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
0.00.0
Alexandre Pantoja
StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights18
Eric Shelton
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights6