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UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
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Paul Craig
Paul Craig
17-9-1 · GBR
September 6, 2025 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Modestas Bukauskas def. Paul Craig by KO/TKO (Elbow), R1 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Bukauskas22/360/001:50
Craig6/140/200:45
Total
Bukauskas22/360/001:50
Craig6/140/200:45

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 probabilityCraig
51.1%48.9%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
11%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 9.2 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 Craig. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Bukauskas51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%46%48%
Submission2%3%4%
Decision26%51%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1651)act 22
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Craig49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%49%5%
Submission9%18%14%
Decision16%33%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1445)act 6
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~71 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R136%
R217%
R35%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Bukauskas
53.3%-118
Craig
+11845.3%
Most takedownstie 60.8%
Bukauskas
25.4%-184
Craig
+18413.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bukauskas
Expected: 37.9
38
Over 38
39.1%
+153
Exactly 38
1.3%
push
Under 38
59.7%
-153
04895
Craig
Expected: 33.4
33.5
Over 33.5
39.6%
+152
Under 33.5
60.4%
-152
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Bukauskas
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
28.2%
+255
Under 0.5
71.8%
-255
035
Craig
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.2%
Exactly 0
82.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 9.2 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
Bukauskas51.1%74.3%−23.2-350
Craig48.9%25.7%+23.2+272
By method
Bukauskas by KO/TKO24.1%48.5%−24.4-133
Bukauskas by submission5.5%4.3%+1.2+1883
Bukauskas by decision21.5%20.1%+1.4+322
Craig by KO/TKO23.1%5.2%+17.9+1528
Craig by submission5.2%14.0%−8.8+504
Craig by decision20.6%7.9%+12.7+972
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds64.5%55.0%+9.5-142
Over 2.5 rds47.6%33.8%+13.8+176
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision42.1%28.1%+14.0+233

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
58.0Striking58.0
Bukauskas +0.1
50.1Grappling43.1
Bukauskas +7.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BukauskasCraig
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1561
Pound-for-pound
1535
1562
Divisional
1559
1504
Striking offense
1499
1480
Striking defense
1500
1470
Grappling offense
1504
1540
Grappling defense
1464
Physical
31 yrs
Age
37 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
76"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.26
Strikes landed / min
2.54
43%
Strike accuracy
45%
4.07
Strikes absorbed / min
3.00
51%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.31
Takedowns / 15 min
1.47
67%
Takedown accuracy
19%
78%
Takedown defense
35%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.4
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
47%
+3
Win/loss streak
-4
80%
Last-5 win rate
20%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
84
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Modestas Bukauskas
  • WIon CutelabaS-DEC R3
    Close -1064mo before
  • WRafael CerqueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -2756mo before
  • WMarcin PrachnioSUB R3
    Close -1601y 1mo before
  • LVitor PetrinoKO/TKO R2
    Close +2111y 10mo before
  • WZac PaugaU-DEC R3
    Close -2012y 3mo before
Paul Craig
  • LBo NickalU-DEC R3
    Close +72110mo before
  • LCaio BorralhoKO/TKO R2
    Close +4271y 4mo before
  • LBrendan AllenSUB R3
    Close +3351y 10mo before
  • WAndre MunizKO/TKO R2
    Close +1862y 2mo before
  • LJohnny WalkerKO/TKO R1
    Close +1572y 8mo before
Bukauskas — win / loss by method
Record: 18-6-0

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
10 wins, 4 losses
W
56% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
28% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Craig — win / loss by method
Record: 17-9-1, 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, 5 losses
W
24% of wins
L
56% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 2 losses
W
76% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
22% of losses
UFC
9win9loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(56%) 5
6 (67%)Submission(22%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(22%) 2
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (88%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Bukauskas
Craig
10
UFC fights
20
96.0 min · 9.6 avg
Octagon time
163.2 min · 8.2 avg
11y 3m
Career length
12y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bukauskas
Craig
116W–35L · 76.8%
Overall
246W–54L · 82.0%
74W–25L · 74.7%
Wins
141W–33L · 81.0%
42W–10L · 80.8%
Losses
105W–21L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bukauskas
Craig
100W–87L · 53.5%
Overall
15W–9L · 62.5%
80W–73L · 52.3%
Wins
15W–9L · 62.5%
20W–14L · 58.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Bukauskas
Craig
3.90
Landed / min
3.73
40.8%
Accuracy
38.9%
53.2%
Defense
52.2%
0.16
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.09
73.4%
Time at distance
45.6%
Grappling & control
Bukauskas
Craig
0.31
Takedowns / 15 min
1.47
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
19.3%
77.8%
Takedown defense
35.3%
0.16
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.38
44.0%
Control share
26.7%
Strike target map
Bukauskas
  • Head71%(223)div 63%
  • Body19%(58)div 19%
  • Legs10%(32)div 17%
Craig
  • Head51%(211)div 63%
  • Body32%(131)div 19%
  • Legs18%(73)div 17%

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.

Paul Craig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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