Diego Brandao vs Jimy Hettes

Apr 18, 2015 · ESPN+

DateApr 18, 2015

DivisionFeatherweight

StatusScheduled

VenuePrudential Center

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, April 18, 2015 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 11:30 AM
US West (PT): Sat 8:30 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 4:30 PM
Central Europe: Sat 5:30 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 1:30 AM
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Diego BrandaoCeara |29-21-0Diego Brandao vs Jimy HettesJimy HettesThe Kid |11-3-0

Diego BrandaoCeara29-21-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

29-21-0Record11-3-0

39Age39

5'7"Height5'9"

38,0"Reach40.00

145 lbsWeight145 lbs

FeatherweightWeight ClassFeatherweight

Jimy HettesThe Kid11-3-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Diego Brandao owns a 112-point Elo edge (solid). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Diego BrandaoJimy Hettes

Recent form

Diego BrandaoW W W L W · +37 Elo last 5

WWWLW

Jimy HettesL L W W L · +6 Elo last 5

LLWWL

Elo edge

Diego Brandao1621+12 last move

Jimy Hettes1509-23 last move

Why they are ranked here

Diego Brandao#199 of 401 active Featherweight fighters · 1621 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Jamie Siraj (rated 1690 at the time): +18.
Costliest loss: Lost to Karshyga Dautbek (rated 1651 at the time): -12.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +37 Elo in total.
Next places: 2 points behind #198 Roman Puga, 0 ahead of #200 Keweny Lopes.

Jimy HettesNot on the active ladder · 1509 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Robert Whiteford (rated 1661 at the time): +42.
Costliest loss: Lost to Alex Caceres (rated 1501 at the time): -30.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, +6 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1419, not 1509: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Diego BrandaoNow 1621 · #199 Featherweight

Wins by decision+8→ 1629

Loses by decision-16→ 1605

Jimy HettesNow 1509

Wins by decision+31→ 1540

Loses by decision-17→ 1492

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Diego BrandaovsJimy Hettes

Submission average

0.57vs1.42

Takedown average

3.21vs5.20

Takedown accuracy

68%vs45%

Takedown defense

81%vs62%

Finishing profile

Diego BrandaoKO/TKO leads 55% of wins

Jimy Hettessubmission leads 91% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Diego BrandaoJimy Hettes

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

2.94Sig. strikes landed per min3.47

UFC featherweight average : 3.93

48Sig. strike accuracy57

UFC featherweight average : 46%

3.38Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.50

UFC featherweight average : 3.88

62Sig. strike defense58

UFC featherweight average : 54%

3.21Takedown average5.20

UFC featherweight average : 1.57

68Takedown accuracy45

UFC featherweight average : 29%

81Takedown defense62

UFC featherweight average : 55%

0.57Submission average1.42

UFC featherweight average : 0.65

16Wins by knockout0

6Wins by submission10

7Wins by decision1

11Losses by knockout2

2Losses by submission0

7Losses by decision1

Diego Brandao vs Jimy Hettes is a scheduled Featherweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : MACHIDA VS ROCKHOLD. Diego Brandao enters with a 29-21-0 record and Jimy Hettes enters with a 11-3-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.