Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Benardo Sopaj won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, January 18, 2025·Inglewood, California, USA, USA
Style matchupRicky Turcios: Pressure fightervsBenardo Sopaj: Wrestler
The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.
Model Prediction: Ricky Turcios wins(53.7%)
Actual result: Benardo Sopaj wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Benardo Sopaj has 32pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Ricky Turcios has a 13cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Ricky Turcios
Red Corner
VS
Benardo Sopaj
Blue Corner
+240
(29%)
Vegas Odds
-295
(75%)
32
Age
25
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'6"
180.34 cm
Reach
167.64 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Ricky TurciosL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Brady Hiestand · Aug 21L
vs Aiemann Zahabi · Jul 22W
vs Kevin Natividad · Nov 22L
SUBvs Raul Rosas Jr. · Jun 24L
SUBvs Alberto Montes · Mar 26Benardo Sopaj
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Vinicius Oliveira · Mar 24Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Ricky TurciosMetricBenardo Sopaj
4.68
Strikes / min
4.24
3.84
Strikes absorbed / min
4.88
51%
Strike defense
49%
0.85
TDs / 15 min
2.53
44%
Takedown defense
76%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.84Δ 1.48 — meaningful gap-0.64
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Ricky TurciosBenardo Sopaj
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Ricky Turcios(6 fights)Benardo Sopaj(2 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+13.8-13.8
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-98.098.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.4-0.4
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.1-0.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.30.3
Ricky Turcios
StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights6
Benardo Sopaj
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights2