Featherweight
3 Rounds
Arnold Allen won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, February 27, 2016·London, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Style matchupArnold Allen: Well-roundedvsYaotzin Meza: Submission grappler
Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.
Model Prediction: Arnold Allen wins(75.5%)
Actual result: Arnold Allen wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Arnold Allen has 53pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Arnold Allen (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Arnold Allen
Red Corner
VS
Yaotzin Meza
Blue Corner
-340
(77%)
Vegas Odds
+280
(26%)
32
Age
45
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'9"
177.8 cm
Reach
180.34 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Arnold Allen
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Calvin Kattar · Oct 22L
vs Max Holloway · Apr 23L
vs Movsar Evloev · Jan 24W
vs Giga Chikadze · Jul 24L
vs Jean Silva · Jan 26Yaotzin Meza
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Chad Mendes · Dec 12W
SUBvs John Albert · Jul 13L
vs Sergio Pettis · Jun 14W
vs Damian Stasiak · Apr 15L
vs Sam Sicilia · Jul 15Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Arnold AllenMetricYaotzin Meza
3.47
Strikes / min
1.43
3.04
Strikes absorbed / min
1.62
60%
Strike defense
64%
0.86
TDs / 15 min
1.06
71%
Takedown defense
18%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
1.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.43evenly matched on net striking-0.19
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Arnold AllenYaotzin Meza
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Arnold Allen(10 fights)Yaotzin Meza(6 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+29.8-29.8
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+25.0-25.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+1.2-1.2
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-0.60.6
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.30.3
Arnold Allen
StanceSouthpaw
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights14
Yaotzin Meza
StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights6