Lightweight
3 Rounds
John Makdessi won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, November 17, 2012·Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Canada
Style matchupSam Stout: Pressure fightervsJohn Makdessi: Pressure fighter
Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.
Model Prediction: Sam Stout wins(57.0%)
Actual result: John Makdessi wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Sam Stout enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- John Makdessi has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
Tale of the Tape
Sam Stout
Red Corner
VS
John Makdessi
Blue Corner
-200
(67%)
Vegas Odds
+185
(35%)
42
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'8"
177.8 cm
Reach
172.72 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Sam StoutL3 streak
oldest →latest
L
SUBvs James Krause · Jun 13W
vs Cody McKenzie · Dec 13L
KOvs KJ Noons · Apr 14L
KOvs Ross Pearson · Mar 15L
KOvs Frankie Perez · Aug 15John MakdessiL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Jesus Pinedo · Mar 19L
vs Francisco Trinaldo · Mar 20W
vs Ignacio Bahamondes · Apr 21L
vs Nasrat Haqparast · Sep 22L
vs Jamie Mullarkey · Sep 23Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Sam StoutMetricJohn Makdessi
4.17
Strikes / min
5.52
4.08
Strikes absorbed / min
4.15
57%
Strike defense
68%
0.63
TDs / 15 min
0.00
77%
Takedown defense
86%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.09Δ 1.28 — meaningful gap+1.37
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Sam StoutJohn Makdessi
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Sam Stout(10 fights)John Makdessi(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+22.9-22.9
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-62.062.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.8-0.8
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.6-0.6
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.1-0.1
Sam Stout
StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights12
John Makdessi
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights20