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UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
Caio Borralho
Caio Borralho
15-1 · BRA
VS
Paul Craig
Paul Craig
17-7-1 · GBR
May 4, 2024 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Caio Borralho def. Paul Craig by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 2:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Borralho20/300/000:10
Craig15/290/500:30
R2 · 2:10
Borralho16/200/010:09
Craig7/190/100:00
Total
Borralho36/500/010:19
Craig22/480/600:30

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
BorralhoWin probabilityCraig
67.8%32.2%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
35%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Borralho, blue toward Craig. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Borralho68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%32%27%
Submission18%27%24%
Decision28%41%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 36
Takedowns1.3 (0.04.0)act 0
Craig32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%36%6%
Submission17%53%8%
Decision3%11%6%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (930)act 22
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~52 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R223%
R314%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Borralho
58.7%-148
Craig
+14839.6%
Most takedownstie 32.8%
Borralho
55.6%-479
Craig
+47911.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Borralho
Expected: 30.1
30
Over 30
39.1%
+152
Exactly 30
1.6%
push
Under 30
59.3%
-152
03876
Craig
Expected: 22.3
22.5
Over 22.5
39.4%
+154
Under 22.5
60.6%
-154
02856
Takedowns — over/under
Borralho
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
42.5%
+135
Under 1.5
57.5%
-135
035
Craig
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.9%
+357
Under 0.5
78.1%
-357
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 8.9 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Borralho67.8%81.7%−13.9-576
Craig32.2%18.3%+13.9+425
By method
Borralho by KO/TKO22.8%27.2%−4.4+207
Borralho by submission23.8%24.4%−0.6+243
Borralho by decision21.2%28.7%−7.5+191
Craig by KO/TKO10.8%5.8%+5.0+1332
Craig by submission11.3%8.0%+3.3+945
Craig by decision10.1%5.8%+4.3+1344
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds68.3%63.8%+4.5-214
Over 2.5 rds45.0%43.6%+1.4+114
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision31.2%36.1%−4.9+160

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
71.6Striking59.1
Borralho +12.5
54.7Grappling50.1
Borralho +4.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BorralhoCraig
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1608
Pound-for-pound
1565
1607
Divisional
1534
1492
Striking offense
1502
1511
Striking defense
1502
1506
Grappling offense
1523
1523
Grappling defense
1467
Physical
31 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
75"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.20
Strikes landed / min
2.42
56%
Strike accuracy
46%
1.87
Strikes absorbed / min
2.86
59%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.02
Takedowns / 15 min
1.76
60%
Takedown accuracy
23%
40%
Takedown defense
38%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
56%
+5
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
20%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Caio Borralho
  • WAbus MagomedovU-DEC R3
    Close -2986mo before
  • WMichal OleksiejczukSUB R2
    Close -3701y before
  • WMakhmud MuradovU-DEC R3
    Close -2191y 6mo before
  • WArmen PetrosyanU-DEC R3
    Close -2521y 10mo before
  • WGadzhi OmargadzhievU-DEC R3
    Close +1022y 1mo before
Paul Craig
  • LBrendan AllenSUB R3
    Close +3356mo before
  • WAndre MunizKO/TKO R2
    Close +1869mo before
  • LJohnny WalkerKO/TKO R1
    Close +1571y 3mo before
  • LVolkan OezdemirU-DEC R3
    Close +1171y 9mo before
  • WNikita KrylovSUB R1
    Close +1642y 2mo before
Borralho — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
4 (80%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(100%) 1
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 17-7-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 4 losses
W
24% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 2 losses
W
76% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
9win7loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(57%) 4
6 (67%)Submission(29%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(14%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Borralho
Craig
5
UFC fights
17
66.8 min · 13.3 avg
Octagon time
136.1 min · 8.0 avg
11y 7m
Career length
12y 11m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Borralho
Craig
87W–18L · 82.9%
Overall
225W–53L · 80.9%
87W–18L · 82.9%
Wins
141W–33L · 81.0%
0W–0L
Losses
84W–20L · 80.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Borralho
Craig
48W–28L · 63.2%
Overall
15W–9L · 62.5%
44W–28L · 61.1%
Wins
15W–9L · 62.5%
4W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Borralho
Craig
3.50
Landed / min
3.90
47.4%
Accuracy
37.9%
63.7%
Defense
58.4%
0.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.11
42.8%
Time at distance
36.7%
Grappling & control
Borralho
Craig
2.02
Takedowns / 15 min
1.76
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
22.5%
40.0%
Takedown defense
37.5%
0.67
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.65
82.3%
Control share
26.2%
Strike target map
Borralho
  • Head63%(92)div 63%
  • Body22%(32)div 20%
  • Legs16%(23)div 17%
Craig
  • Head54%(179)div 63%
  • Body29%(95)div 20%
  • Legs17%(55)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Caio Borralho
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Paul Craig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.