Lightweight
3 Rounds
Dennis Hallman won · SUB R1
UFC Event·Saturday, December 10, 2011·Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Canada
Style matchupJohn Makdessi: Pressure fightervsDennis Hallman: Submission grappler
The pressure fighter risks getting subbed if they over-commit on the ground.
Model Prediction: John Makdessi wins(58.7%)
Actual result: Dennis Hallman wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- John Makdessi has 25pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- John Makdessi has 61pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Dennis Hallman has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
John Makdessi
Red Corner
VS
Dennis Hallman
Blue Corner
-152
(60%)
Vegas Odds
+142
(41%)
41
Age
50
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'9"
172.72 cm
Reach
182.88 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
John MakdessiL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Jesus Pinedo · Mar 19L
vs Francisco Trinaldo · Mar 20W
vs Ignacio Bahamondes · Apr 21L
vs Nasrat Haqparast · Sep 22L
vs Jamie Mullarkey · Sep 23Dennis Hallman
oldest →latest
W
vs Ben Saunders · Aug 10W
KOvs Karo Parisyan · Nov 10L
KOvs Brian Ebersole · Aug 11Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
John MakdessiMetricDennis Hallman
5.52
Strikes / min
1.12
4.15
Strikes absorbed / min
1.96
68%
Strike defense
43%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
1.79
86%
Takedown defense
25%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
2.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.37Δ 2.21 — meaningful gap-0.84
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
John MakdessiDennis Hallman
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
John Makdessi(10 fights)Dennis Hallman(4 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+20.3-20.3
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+98.0-98.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+1.1-1.1
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+1.8-1.8
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.50.5
John Makdessi
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights20
Dennis Hallman
StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights4