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Raulian Paiva
Raulian Paiva
19-3 · BRA
VS
July 11, 2020 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Flyweight · 3 rounds
129.0lbMissed +3.0
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Raulian Paiva def. Zhalgas Zhumagulov by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Paiva21/470/000:09
Zhumagulov19/411/300:12
R2
Paiva16/400/000:25
Zhumagulov27/441/300:08
R3
Paiva15/340/000:09
Zhumagulov20/340/500:09
Total
Paiva52/1210/000:43
Zhumagulov66/1192/1100:29

Scorecards

Paiva vs Zhumagulov

RdBen CartlidgeLukasz BosackiVito PaolilloCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R29-109-109-109-9.9
R310-910-910-99.2-9.8
Total29-2829-2829-2828.1-28.8

Media (20 cards) · avg 29.128 · 20 Paiva · 0 Zhumagulov

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

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 probabilityZhumagulov
54.8%45.2%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
7%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Paiva55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%26%
Submission5%10%
Decision36%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes68 (3888)act 52
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Zhumagulov45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%39%
Submission2%3%
Decision26%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2865)act 66
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 2
Combined totals~118 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R211%
R39%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Paiva
63.2%-176
Zhumagulov
+17635.9%
Most takedownstie 43.7%
Paiva
31.4%-127
Zhumagulov
+12724.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Paiva
Expected: 67.6
67.5
Over 67.5
42.6%
+135
Under 67.5
57.4%
-135
085169
Zhumagulov
Expected: 50.2
50
Over 50
42.1%
+134
Exactly 50
1.3%
push
Under 50
56.6%
-134
063126
Takedowns — over/under
Paiva
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
39.1%
+156
Under 0.5
60.9%
-156
035
Zhumagulov
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
33.8%
+196
Under 0.5
66.2%
-196
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 11.7 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
Paiva54.8%60.9%−6.1-180
Zhumagulov45.2%39.1%+6.1+142

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PaivaZhumagulov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1535
Pound-for-pound
1529
1536
Divisional
1529
1502
Striking offense
1500
1492
Striking defense
1500
1495
Grappling offense
1500
1508
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
24 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'4"
69"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.49
Strikes landed / min
38%
Strike accuracy
4.02
Strikes absorbed / min
64%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0%
Takedown accuracy
71%
Takedown defense
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
33%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Raulian Paiva
  • WMark De La RosaKO/TKO R2
    Close -2455mo before
  • LRogerio BontorinKO/TKO R1
    Close -12011mo before
  • LKai Kara-FranceS-DEC R3
    Close +2201y 5mo before
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
No prior UFC fights.
Paiva — win / loss by method
Record: 19-3-0

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
21% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
16% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 1 loss
W
63% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
18win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (17%)Submission(100%) 1
12 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Zhumagulov — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
54% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 2 losses
W
46% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (46%)Decision(67%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Paiva
Zhumagulov
3
UFC fights
0
27.6 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
12y 10m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Paiva
Zhumagulov
44W–11L · 80.0%
Overall
11W–3L · 78.6%
Wins
33W–8L · 80.5%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Paiva
Zhumagulov
125W–61L · 67.2%
Overall
106W–45L · 70.2%
122W–60L · 67.0%
Wins
69W–28L · 71.1%
3W–1L · 75.0%
Losses
37W–17L · 68.5%
Distance striking
Paiva
Zhumagulov
4.97
Landed / min
36.2%
Accuracy
64.7%
Defense
0.54
Knockdowns / 15 min
79.3%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Paiva
Zhumagulov
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
71.4%
Takedown defense
0.54
Sub attempts / 15 min
66.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Paiva
  • Head58%(72)div 63%
  • Body25%(31)div 22%
  • Legs17%(21)div 15%
Zhumagulov
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Zhalgas Zhumagulov

No UFC fights on record.

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