Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Gian Villante won · S-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, June 28, 2014·Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand
Style matchupGian Villante: Pressure fightervsSean O'Connell: Pressure fighter
Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.
Model Prediction: Sean O'Connell wins(51.4%)
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.
- Sean O'Connell enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Gian Villante is a KO finisher (57% of wins). Sean O'Connell has lost 60% of fights by KO.
- Gian Villante has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Gian Villante has 53pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Gian Villante
Red Corner
VS
Sean O'Connell
Blue Corner
-265
(73%)
Vegas Odds
+245
(29%)
40
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'3"
Height
6'1"
193.04 cm
Reach
187.96 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 21Sean O'ConnellL3 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Matt Van Buren · Jan 15W
KOvs Anthony Perosh · May 15L
KOvs Ilir Latifi · Jan 16L
vs Steve Bosse · Jun 16L
KOvs Corey Anderson · Dec 16Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Gian VillanteMetricSean O'Connell
4.38
Strikes / min
5.46
5.47
Strikes absorbed / min
6.77
55%
Strike defense
45%
0.45
TDs / 15 min
0.00
83%
Takedown defense
30%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.09evenly matched on net striking-1.31
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Gian VillanteSean O'Connell
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Gian Villante(10 fights)Sean O'Connell(7 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+0.6-0.6
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+24.0-24.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.7-0.7
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+1.5-1.5
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.2-0.2
Gian Villante
StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights18
Sean O'Connell
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights7