Lightweight
3 Rounds
John Makdessi won · S-DEC
UFC Event·Saturday, April 10, 2021·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupJohn Makdessi: Pressure fightervsIgnacio Bahamondes: Pressure fighter
Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.
Model Prediction: John Makdessi wins(60.2%)
Actual result: John Makdessi wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- John Makdessi enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- John Makdessi has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- John Makdessi has 16pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Ignacio Bahamondes has a 18cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
John Makdessi
Red Corner
VS
Ignacio Bahamondes
Blue Corner
+170
(37%)
Vegas Odds
-200
(67%)
41
Age
28
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
6'3"
172.72 cm
Reach
190.5 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
John MakdessiL3 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Ross Pearson · Jul 18W
vs Jesus Pinedo · Mar 19L
vs Francisco Trinaldo · Mar 20L
vs Nasrat Haqparast · Sep 22L
vs Jamie Mullarkey · Sep 23Ignacio BahamondesL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Christos Giagos · Apr 24W
KOvs Manuel Torres · Sep 24W
SUBvs Jalin Turner · Mar 25L
vs Rafael Fiziev · Jun 25L
vs Tofiq Musayev · Mar 26Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
John MakdessiMetricIgnacio Bahamondes
5.52
Strikes / min
5.99
4.15
Strikes absorbed / min
4.07
68%
Strike defense
55%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
0.00
86%
Takedown defense
70%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.37evenly matched on net striking+1.92
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
John MakdessiIgnacio Bahamondes
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
John Makdessi(10 fights)Ignacio Bahamondes(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+47.7-47.7
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.20.2
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-46.946.9
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-50.050.0
John Makdessi
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights20
Ignacio Bahamondes
StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights10