Featherweight
3 Rounds
Chas Skelly won · SUB R1
UFC Event·Saturday, September 17, 2016·Hidalgo, Texas, USA, USA
Style matchupChas Skelly: Submission grapplervsMaximo Blanco: Well-rounded
Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.
Model Prediction: Maximo Blanco wins(52.1%)
Actual result: Chas Skelly wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Maximo Blanco has 17pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Maximo Blanco has 24pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Chas Skelly
Red Corner
VS
Maximo Blanco
Blue Corner
-150
(60%)
Vegas Odds
+130
(43%)
41
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'8"
182.88 cm
Reach
180.34 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Chas SkellyW2 streak
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Chris Gruetzemacher · Feb 17L
KOvs Jason Knight · May 17L
vs Bobby Moffett · Nov 18W
vs Jordan Griffin · Sep 19W
KOvs Mark Striegl · Feb 22Maximo Blanco
oldest →latest
L
vs Felipe Arantes · Feb 14W
vs Andy Ogle · May 14W
vs Dan Hooker · Sep 14W
KOvs Mike de la Torre · Jul 15L
SUBvs Luke Sanders · Jan 16Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Chas SkellyMetricMaximo Blanco
2.01
Strikes / min
4.11
3.21
Strikes absorbed / min
3.19
49%
Strike defense
66%
1.74
TDs / 15 min
1.85
39%
Takedown defense
63%
2.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.20Δ 2.12 — meaningful gap+0.92
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Chas SkellyMaximo Blanco
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Chas Skelly(10 fights)Maximo Blanco(9 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+29.9-29.9
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-48.048.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.3-0.3
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-1.11.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.2-0.2
Chas Skelly
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights12
Maximo Blanco
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights9