Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Chris Barnett won · KO/TKO R2
UFC Event·Saturday, November 6, 2021·New York City, New York, USA, USA
Style matchupGian Villante: Pressure fightervsChris Barnett: Striker
The pressure fighter will force exchanges. The cleaner striker needs lateral movement.
Model Prediction: Chris Barnett wins(53.4%)
Actual result: Chris Barnett wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Gian Villante enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Gian Villante has 19pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Gian Villante has 48pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Gian Villante
Red Corner
VS
Chris Barnett
Blue Corner
-125
(56%)
Vegas Odds
+105
(49%)
40
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
5'9"
193.04 cm
Reach
190.5 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Gian VillanteL3 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Sam Alvey · Jun 18W
vs Ed Herman · Oct 18L
KOvs Michal Oleksiejczuk · Feb 19L
SUBvs Maurice Greene · Jun 20L
vs Jake Collier · Dec 20Chris BarnettL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
SUBvs Ben Rothwell · May 21L
vs Martin Buday · Apr 22W
KOvs Jake Collier · Sep 22L
KOvs Kennedy Nzechukwu · Oct 24L
vs Hamdy Abdelwahab · Oct 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Gian VillanteMetricChris Barnett
4.38
Strikes / min
3.36
5.47
Strikes absorbed / min
6.55
55%
Strike defense
36%
0.45
TDs / 15 min
0.00
83%
Takedown defense
35%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.09Δ 2.10 — meaningful gap-3.19
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Gian VillanteChris Barnett
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Gian Villante(10 fights)Chris Barnett(6 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-21.221.2
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+168.0-168.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.1-0.1
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+2.0-2.0
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.1-0.1
Gian Villante
StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights18
Chris Barnett
StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights6