Welterweight
5 Rounds
Demian Maia won · U-DEC R5
UFC Event·Saturday, March 21, 2015·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil
Style matchupDemian Maia: WrestlervsRyan LaFlare: Wrestler
Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.
Model Prediction: Demian Maia wins(57.0%)
Actual result: Demian Maia wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Tale of the Tape
Demian Maia
Red Corner
VS
Ryan LaFlare
Blue Corner
-105
(51%)
Vegas Odds
-115
(53%)
48
Age
42
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
6'1"
Height
6'1"
182.88 cm
Reach
187.96 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Demian MaiaL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Lyman Good · Feb 19W
vs Rocco Martin · Jun 19W
SUBvs Ben Askren · Oct 19L
KOvs Gilbert Burns · Mar 20L
vs Belal Muhammad · Jun 21Ryan LaFlare
oldest →latest
W
vs Mike Pierce · Dec 15W
vs Roan Carneiro · Feb 17L
KOvs Alex Oliveira · Jul 17W
vs Alex Garcia · Apr 18L
KOvs Anthony Rocco Martin · Oct 18Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Demian MaiaMetricRyan LaFlare
1.80
Strikes / min
2.89
2.07
Strikes absorbed / min
1.86
63%
Strike defense
63%
2.49
TDs / 15 min
2.13
61%
Takedown defense
58%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.27Δ 1.30 — meaningful gap+1.03
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Demian MaiaRyan LaFlare
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Demian Maia(10 fights)Ryan LaFlare(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-31.731.7
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-50.050.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.90.9
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-1.21.2
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.20.2
Demian Maia
StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights26
Ryan LaFlare
StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights10