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UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Cannonier
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Zac Pauga
Zac Pauga
6-1 · USA
June 17, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Modestas Bukauskas def. Zac Pauga by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bukauskas13/290/000:00
Pauga15/291/302:04
R2
Bukauskas23/400/000:01
Pauga27/480/100:10
R3
Bukauskas20/430/001:19
Pauga25/400/100:03
Total
Bukauskas56/1120/001:20
Pauga67/1171/502:17

Scorecards

Bukauskas vs Pauga

RdAnthony ManessDerek ClearySal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.7-9.3
R210-99-109-109.1-9.9
R310-910-910-99.6-9.4
Total30-2729-2829-2828.4-28.6

Media (13 cards) · avg 29.227.8 · 13 Bukauskas · 0 Pauga

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Bukauskas-Pauga.

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
BukauskasWin probabilityPauga
42.5%57.5%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
13%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 9.7 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 Bukauskas, blue toward Pauga. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Bukauskas42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%51%23%
Submission7%16%6%
Decision14%33%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 56
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Pauga58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%33%14%
Submission7%12%4%
Decision32%55%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 67
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 1
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R215%
R37%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Bukauskas
46.2%+114
Pauga
-11452.6%
Most takedownstie 45.9%
Bukauskas
18.3%+195
Pauga
-19535.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bukauskas
Expected: 35.3
35.5
Over 35.5
39.5%
+153
Under 35.5
60.5%
-153
04589
Pauga
Expected: 38.8
39
Over 39
38.9%
+154
Exactly 39
1.2%
push
Under 39
59.9%
-154
04997
Takedowns — over/under
Bukauskas
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
25.4%
+294
Under 0.5
74.6%
-294
035
Pauga
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
42.3%
+137
Under 0.5
57.7%
-137
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 9.7 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
Bukauskas42.5%63.8%−21.3-201
Pauga57.5%36.2%+21.3+163
By method
Bukauskas by KO/TKO17.2%22.8%−5.6+279
Bukauskas by submission5.7%5.8%−0.1+1400
Bukauskas by decision19.6%32.3%−12.7+167
Pauga by KO/TKO23.3%13.5%+9.8+538
Pauga by submission7.7%4.0%+3.7+2076
Pauga by decision26.5%21.6%+4.9+299
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds68.1%72.6%−4.5-357
Over 2.5 rds52.9%61.3%−8.4-191
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.1%57.2%−11.1-156

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
56.8Striking83.7
Pauga +26.9
19.8Grappling25.0
Pauga +5.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BukauskasPauga
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1512
Pound-for-pound
1520
1512
Divisional
1538
1503
Striking offense
1500
1495
Striking defense
1496
1476
Grappling offense
1501
1524
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
29 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'2"
76"
Reach
76"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.37
Strikes landed / min
4.42
38%
Strike accuracy
67%
4.02
Strikes absorbed / min
1.99
51%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
71%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Modestas Bukauskas
  • WTyson PedroU-DEC R3
    Close +1854mo before
  • LKhalil Rountree Jr.KO/TKO R2
    Close -1611y 9mo before
  • LMichal OleksiejczukS-DEC R3
    Close +1472y 3mo before
  • LJimmy CruteKO/TKO R1
    Close +2502y 8mo before
  • WAndreas MichailidisKO/TKO R1
    Close -1772y 11mo before
Zac Pauga
  • WJordan WrightU-DEC R3
    Close -2824mo before
  • LMohammed UsmanKO/TKO R2
    Close -29110mo before
Bukauskas — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-0

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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
64% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Pauga — win / loss by method
Record: 6-1-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
83% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (80%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Bukauskas
Pauga
5
UFC fights
2
44.5 min · 8.9 avg
Octagon time
20.6 min · 10.3 avg
11y 3m
Career length
6y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bukauskas
Pauga
54W–16L · 77.1%
Overall
19W–6L · 76.0%
21W–6L · 77.8%
Wins
12W–4L · 75.0%
33W–10L · 76.7%
Losses
7W–2L · 77.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bukauskas
Pauga
100W–87L · 53.5%
Overall
23W–9L · 71.9%
80W–73L · 52.3%
Wins
23W–9L · 71.9%
20W–14L · 58.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Bukauskas
Pauga
3.51
Landed / min
5.18
35.7%
Accuracy
57.1%
52.4%
Defense
73.0%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
82.7%
Time at distance
48.7%
Grappling & control
Bukauskas
Pauga
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
71.4%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
17.6%
Control share
97.2%
Strike target map
Bukauskas
  • Head67%(100)div 64%
  • Body23%(35)div 19%
  • Legs10%(15)div 16%
Pauga
  • Head49%(45)div 64%
  • Body33%(30)div 19%
  • Legs18%(16)div 16%

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

Modestas Bukauskas
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Zac Pauga
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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