Bantamweight
5 Rounds
🏆 Title Bout
Renan Barao won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Saturday, February 1, 2014·Newark, New Jersey, USA, USA
Style matchupRenan Barao: Well-roundedvsUrijah Faber: Well-rounded
Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.
Model Prediction: Renan Barao wins(65.0%)
Actual result: Renan Barao wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Renan Barao enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
- Renan Barao has 33pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Renan Barao
Red Corner
VS
Urijah Faber
Blue Corner
-335
(77%)
Vegas Odds
+305
(25%)
39
Age
47
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'6"
177.8 cm
Reach
170.18 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Renan BaraoL5 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Aljamain Sterling · Jul 17L
vs Brian Kelleher · Feb 18L
vs Andre Ewell · Sep 18L
KOvs Luke Sanders · Feb 19L
vs Douglas Silva de Andrade · Nov 19Urijah Faber
oldest →latest
L
vs Dominick Cruz · Jun 16L
vs Jimmie Rivera · Sep 16W
vs Brad Pickett · Dec 16W
KOvs Ricky Simon · Jul 19L
vs Peter Yan · Dec 19Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Renan BaraoMetricUrijah Faber
3.78
Strikes / min
2.65
3.90
Strikes absorbed / min
2.59
57%
Strike defense
64%
1.49
TDs / 15 min
1.54
91%
Takedown defense
58%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.12evenly matched on net striking+0.06
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Renan BaraoUrijah Faber
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Renan Barao(10 fights)Urijah Faber(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+22.7-22.7
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+84.0-84.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.2-0.2
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.3-0.3
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.1-0.1
Renan Barao
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights17
Urijah Faber
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights18