Lightweight
3 Rounds
John Makdessi won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, March 23, 2019·Nashville, Tennessee, USA, USA
Style matchupJohn Makdessi: Pressure fightervsJesus Pinedo: Wrestler
The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.
Model Prediction: John Makdessi wins(65.2%)
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 has 16pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Stance matchup historically favors Jesus Pinedo (53.5%).
- Jesus Pinedo has a 15cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
John Makdessi
Red Corner
VS
Jesus Pinedo
Blue Corner
-300
(75%)
Vegas Odds
+250
(29%)
41
Age
29
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'8"
Height
5'10"
172.72 cm
Reach
187.96 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 Ross Pearson · Jul 18L
vs Francisco Trinaldo · Mar 20W
vs Ignacio Bahamondes · Apr 21L
vs Nasrat Haqparast · Sep 22L
vs Jamie Mullarkey · Sep 23Jesus Pinedo
oldest →latest
W
vs Devin Powell · Nov 18Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
John MakdessiMetricJesus Pinedo
5.52
Strikes / min
3.23
4.15
Strikes absorbed / min
4.37
68%
Strike defense
52%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
2.50
86%
Takedown defense
100%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.37Δ 2.51 — meaningful gap-1.14
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
John MakdessiJesus Pinedo
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
John Makdessi(10 fights)Jesus Pinedo(2 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+29.1-29.1
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+112.0-112.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.30.3
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+3.2-3.2
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
0.00.0
John Makdessi
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights20
Jesus Pinedo
StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach—
Fights2