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UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
Raulian Paiva
Raulian Paiva
20-3 · BRA
VS
Kyler Phillips
Kyler Phillips
9-1 · USA
July 24, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.5lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Raulian Paiva def. Kyler Phillips by M-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Paiva13/321/201:23
Phillips45/701/211:01
R2
Paiva23/470/300:25
Phillips13/282/301:37
R3
Paiva15/381/101:44
Phillips16/341/400:24
Total
Paiva51/1172/603:32
Phillips74/1324/913:02

Scorecards

Paiva vs Phillips

RdChris LeeEric ColónSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-109-108-108.1-10
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total29-2829-2828-2827.9-28.2

Media (16 cards) · avg 28.128 · 2 Paiva · 0 Phillips · 14 draws

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Paiva-Phillips.

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
PaivaWin probabilityPhillips
33.3%66.7%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
18%
Decision
56%
Expected fight time: 11.0 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 Paiva, blue toward Phillips. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Paiva33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%20%10%
Submission6%18%6%
Decision20%62%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 51
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 2
Phillips67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%30%17%
Submission12%17%9%
Decision35%53%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (2272)act 74
Takedowns2.2 (0.05.6)act 4
Combined totals~93 sig strikes~2.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R214%
R39%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Paiva
39.7%+150
Phillips
-15059.3%
Most takedownstie 16.6%
Paiva
9.4%+788
Phillips
-78874.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Paiva
Expected: 39.4
39.5
Over 39.5
39.7%
+152
Under 39.5
60.3%
-152
05099
Phillips
Expected: 53.1
53
Over 53
39.4%
+152
Exactly 53
0.9%
push
Under 53
59.7%
-152
067133
Takedowns — over/under
Paiva
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.2%
+282
Under 0.5
73.8%
-282
035
Phillips
Expected: 2.2
2
Over 2
43.6%
-115
Exactly 2
18.5%
push
Under 2
37.9%
+115
047

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 11.0 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
Paiva33.3%28.3%+5.0+236
Phillips66.7%71.7%−5.0-305
By method
Paiva by KO/TKO8.9%9.8%−0.9+745
Paiva by submission5.8%5.7%+0.1+1355
Paiva by decision18.5%14.9%+3.6+456
Phillips by KO/TKO17.9%17.4%+0.5+375
Phillips by submission11.7%9.2%+2.5+797
Phillips by decision37.1%43.1%−6.0-109
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds78.6%75.0%+3.6-400
Over 2.5 rds64.4%66.1%−1.7-242
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision55.6%60.9%−5.3-187

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
62.5Striking74.9
Phillips +12.4
25.5Grappling63.5
Phillips +37.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PaivaPhillips
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1551
Pound-for-pound
1564
1552
Divisional
1563
1501
Striking offense
1501
1492
Striking defense
1503
1493
Grappling offense
1541
1511
Grappling defense
1549
Physical
25 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'8"
69"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.13
Strikes landed / min
5.04
39%
Strike accuracy
46%
4.15
Strikes absorbed / min
3.05
58%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.94
0%
Takedown accuracy
64%
76%
Takedown defense
67%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
+2
Win/loss streak
+3
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
378
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Raulian Paiva
  • WZhalgas ZhumagulovU-DEC R3
    missedClose -1801y before
  • WMark De La RosaKO/TKO R2
    Close -2451y 5mo before
  • LRogerio BontorinKO/TKO R1
    Close -1201y 11mo before
  • LKai Kara-FranceS-DEC R3
    Close +2202y 5mo before
Kyler Phillips
  • WSong YadongU-DEC R3
    Close +1605mo before
  • WCameron ElseKO/TKO R2
    Close -48010mo before
  • WGabriel SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close +1101y 5mo before
Paiva — win / loss by method
Record: 20-3-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 1 loss
W
65% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
18win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (17%)Submission(100%) 1
12 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Phillips — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (67%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Paiva
Phillips
4
UFC fights
3
42.6 min · 10.7 avg
Octagon time
35.7 min · 11.9 avg
12y 10m
Career length
10y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Paiva
Phillips
57W–14L · 80.3%
Overall
34W–10L · 77.3%
24W–6L · 80.0%
Wins
34W–10L · 77.3%
33W–8L · 80.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Paiva
Phillips
125W–61L · 67.2%
Overall
30W–10L · 75.0%
122W–60L · 67.0%
Wins
16W–6L · 72.7%
3W–1L · 75.0%
Losses
14W–4L · 77.8%
Distance striking
Paiva
Phillips
4.51
Landed / min
5.79
38.1%
Accuracy
41.4%
59.0%
Defense
62.2%
0.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
83.2%
Time at distance
60.4%
Grappling & control
Paiva
Phillips
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.94
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
63.6%
76.0%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.35
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.42
65.5%
Control share
73.2%
Strike target map
Paiva
  • Head49%(86)div 62%
  • Body30%(53)div 21%
  • Legs21%(37)div 17%
Phillips
  • Head70%(126)div 62%
  • Body19%(34)div 21%
  • Legs11%(20)div 17%

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

Raulian Paiva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Kyler Phillips
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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