Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Joe Soto won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, March 11, 2017·Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, Brazil
Style matchupRani Yahya: WrestlervsJoe Soto: Submission grappler
Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.
Model Prediction: Rani Yahya wins(50.3%)
Actual result: Joe Soto wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Joe Soto has 17pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Joe Soto has 41pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Rani Yahya
Red Corner
VS
Joe Soto
Blue Corner
-240
(71%)
Vegas Odds
+200
(33%)
41
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'6"
170.18 cm
Reach
165.1 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Rani YahyaL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Ricky Simon · Feb 19W
SUBvs Ray Rodriguez · Mar 21W
vs Kyung Ho Kang · Nov 21L
KOvs Montel Jackson · Apr 23L
KOvs Victor Henry · Apr 24Joe SotoL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Michinori Tanaka · Jan 16W
SUBvs Chris Beal · Jun 16W
SUBvs Marco Beltran · Nov 16L
SUBvs Brett Johns · Dec 17L
KOvs Iuri Alcantara · Feb 18Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Rani YahyaMetricJoe Soto
1.71
Strikes / min
3.36
2.08
Strikes absorbed / min
5.37
50%
Strike defense
67%
2.73
TDs / 15 min
0.85
29%
Takedown defense
70%
1.80
Sub atts / 15 min
1.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.37Δ 1.64 — meaningful gap-2.01
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Rani YahyaJoe Soto
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Rani Yahya(10 fights)Joe Soto(8 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+88.5-88.5
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+42.0-42.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.6-0.6
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-1.01.0
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.3-0.3
Rani Yahya
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights19
Joe Soto
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights8