Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Urijah Faber won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, December 12, 2015·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupUrijah Faber: Well-roundedvsFrankie Saenz: Well-rounded
Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.
Model Prediction: Urijah Faber wins(60.3%)
Actual result: Urijah Faber wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Urijah Faber has 12pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
Tale of the Tape
Urijah Faber
Red Corner
VS
Frankie Saenz
Blue Corner
-490
(83%)
Vegas Odds
+390
(20%)
47
Age
45
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'6"
170.18 cm
Reach
167.64 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Urijah 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 19Frankie SaenzL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Augusto Mendes · Jan 17W
vs Merab Dvalishvili · Dec 17W
vs Henry Briones · May 18L
KOvs Marlon Vera · Mar 19L
KOvs Jonathan Martinez · Aug 20Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Urijah FaberMetricFrankie Saenz
2.65
Strikes / min
3.94
2.59
Strikes absorbed / min
3.50
64%
Strike defense
52%
1.54
TDs / 15 min
1.74
58%
Takedown defense
61%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.06evenly matched on net striking+0.44
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Urijah FaberFrankie Saenz
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Urijah Faber(10 fights)Frankie Saenz(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+15.3-15.3
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+84.0-84.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-1.01.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+0.1-0.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.20.2
Urijah Faber
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights18
Frankie Saenz
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights10