Featherweight
3 Rounds
Luis Saldana won · U-DEC
UFC Event·Saturday, April 10, 2021·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupLuis Saldana: Pressure fightervsJordan Griffin: Submission grappler
The pressure fighter risks getting subbed if they over-commit on the ground.
Model Prediction: Luis Saldana wins(59.7%)
Actual result: Luis Saldana wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Luis Saldana has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Stance matchup historically favors Jordan Griffin (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Luis Saldana
Red Corner
VS
Jordan Griffin
Blue Corner
-145
(59%)
Vegas Odds
+125
(44%)
35
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'11"
Height
5'10"
185.42 cm
Reach
185.42 cm
Recent Form
Last 4 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Luis Saldana
oldest →latest
L
vs Austin Lingo · Aug 21W
vs Bruno Souza · Mar 22Jordan Griffin
oldest →latest
L
vs Dan Ige · Dec 18L
vs Chas Skelly · Sep 19W
SUBvs TJ Brown · Feb 20L
vs Youssef Zalal · Jun 20Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Luis SaldanaMetricJordan Griffin
5.16
Strikes / min
2.52
3.65
Strikes absorbed / min
3.02
60%
Strike defense
50%
0.64
TDs / 15 min
1.45
44%
Takedown defense
42%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
1.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.51Δ 2.01 — meaningful gap-0.50
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Luis SaldanaJordan Griffin
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Luis Saldana(3 fights)Jordan Griffin(5 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+28.1-28.1
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.4-0.4
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+49.7-49.7
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+49.6-49.6
Luis Saldana
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights3
Jordan Griffin
StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights5