Lightweight
3 Rounds
Will Brooks won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Friday, July 8, 2016·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupRoss Pearson: Well-roundedvsWill Brooks: Wrestler
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: Will Brooks wins(58.8%)
Actual result: Will Brooks wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Will Brooks enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
Tale of the Tape
Ross Pearson
Red Corner
VS
Will Brooks
Blue Corner
+305
(25%)
Vegas Odds
-365
(78%)
41
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'10"
175.26 cm
Reach
182.88 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Ross PearsonL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Stevie Ray · Nov 16L
KOvs Dan Hooker · Jun 17W
vs Mizuto Hirota · Feb 18L
vs John Makdessi · Jul 18L
KOvs Desmond Green · Mar 19Will BrooksL3 streak
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Alex Oliveira · Oct 16L
SUBvs Charles Oliveira · Apr 17L
SUBvs Nik Lentz · Nov 17Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Ross PearsonMetricWill Brooks
3.68
Strikes / min
4.26
4.09
Strikes absorbed / min
2.54
62%
Strike defense
56%
0.74
TDs / 15 min
2.08
75%
Takedown defense
82%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.41Δ 2.13 — meaningful gap+1.72
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Ross PearsonWill Brooks
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Ross Pearson(10 fights)Will Brooks(4 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+34.2-34.2
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.2-0.2
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-46.946.9
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-49.849.8
Ross Pearson
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights23
Will Brooks
StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights4