Featherweight
3 Rounds
Sheymon Moraes won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, August 4, 2018·Los Angeles, California, USA, USA
Style matchupMatt Sayles: Elusive strikervsSheymon Moraes: Striker
Two strikers, different gameplans. Volume vs precision — judges typically favor activity.
Model Prediction: Matt Sayles wins(55.9%)
Actual result: Sheymon Moraes wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Matt Sayles threatens submissions; Sheymon Moraes has lost 33% of fights by sub.
- Matt Sayles has 28pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Sheymon Moraes has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Matt Sayles
Red Corner
VS
Sheymon Moraes
Blue Corner
-140
(58%)
Vegas Odds
+120
(45%)
32
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'7"
Height
5'8"
172.72 cm
Reach
182.88 cm
Recent Form
Last 4 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Matt SaylesL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Kyle Nelson · May 19L
SUBvs Bryce Mitchell · Dec 19L
SUBvs Jordan Leavitt · Dec 21Sheymon MoraesL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
SUBvs Zabit Magomedsharipov · Nov 17W
vs Julio Arce · Nov 18L
vs Sodiq Yusuff · Mar 19L
KOvs Andre Fili · Jul 19Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Matt SaylesMetricSheymon Moraes
4.83
Strikes / min
3.00
2.81
Strikes absorbed / min
3.64
61%
Strike defense
63%
0.36
TDs / 15 min
0.00
81%
Takedown defense
53%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+2.02Δ 2.66 — meaningful gap-0.64
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Matt SaylesSheymon Moraes
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Matt Sayles(4 fights)Sheymon Moraes(5 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+15.3-15.3
RedForm ScoreBlue
+1.0-1.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+50.0-50.0
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+50.0-50.0
Matt Sayles
StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights4
Sheymon Moraes
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights5