Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Gian Villante won · KO/TKO R2
UFC Event·Friday, December 9, 2016·Albany, New York, USA, USA
Style matchupGian Villante: Pressure fightervsSaparbeg Safarov: Wrestler
The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.
Model Prediction: Saparbeg Safarov wins(51.9%)
Actual result: Gian Villante wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Gian Villante enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
- Gian Villante has 50pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Gian Villante
Red Corner
VS
Saparbeg Safarov
Blue Corner
-190
(66%)
Vegas Odds
+165
(38%)
40
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'1"
193.04 cm
Reach
198.12 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Gian VillanteL4 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Ed Herman · Oct 18L
KOvs Michal Oleksiejczuk · Feb 19L
SUBvs Maurice Greene · Jun 20L
vs Jake Collier · Dec 20L
KOvs Chris Barnett · Nov 21Saparbeg Safarov
oldest →latest
L
SUBvs Tyson Pedro · Feb 18W
vs Nicolae Negumereanu · Mar 19L
SUBvs Rodolfo Vieira · Mar 20Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Gian VillanteMetricSaparbeg Safarov
4.38
Strikes / min
4.03
5.47
Strikes absorbed / min
2.96
55%
Strike defense
47%
0.45
TDs / 15 min
2.52
83%
Takedown defense
33%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.09Δ 2.16 — meaningful gap+1.07
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Gian VillanteSaparbeg Safarov
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Gian Villante(10 fights)Saparbeg Safarov(4 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+3.1-3.1
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.10.1
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-47.647.6
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-49.849.8
Gian Villante
StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights18
Saparbeg Safarov
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights4