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Raphael Assuncao
Raphael Assuncao
22-4 · BRA
VS
Bryan Caraway
Bryan Caraway
19-6 · USA
October 4, 2014 · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Raphael Assuncao def. Bryan Caraway by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Assuncao26/420/200:06
Caraway13/430/200:26
R2
Assuncao25/451/100:05
Caraway15/452/200:33
R3
Assuncao24/461/300:30
Caraway11/400/400:00
Total
Assuncao75/1332/600:41
Caraway39/1282/800:59

Scorecards

Assuncao vs Caraway

RdChris LeeCraig SmithDouglas CrosbyCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Media (10 cards) · avg 29.927.1 · 10 Assuncao · 0 Caraway

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Assuncao-Caraway.

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
AssuncaoWin probabilityCaraway
50.9%49.1%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
15%
Decision
65%
Expected fight time: 11.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Assuncao51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%19%
Submission4%8%
Decision37%73%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2355)act 75
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 2
Caraway49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%22%
Submission11%22%
Decision27%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2354)act 39
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 2
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R29%
R36%
Distance65%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Assuncao
50.3%-104
Caraway
+10448.4%
Most takedownstie 45.5%
Assuncao
26.9%+102
Caraway
-10227.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Assuncao
Expected: 42.0
42
Over 42
41.8%
+136
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.6%
-136
053106
Caraway
Expected: 41.2
41
Over 41
42.0%
+134
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.4%
-134
052104
Takedowns — over/under
Assuncao
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.2%
+184
Under 0.5
64.8%
-184
035
Caraway
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
35.9%
+178
Under 0.5
64.1%
-178
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 11.6 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
Assuncao50.9%80.4%−29.5-450
Caraway49.1%19.6%+29.5+400

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
76.1Striking58.2
Assuncao +18.0
50.9Grappling76.0
Caraway +25.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AssuncaoCaraway
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1612
Pound-for-pound
1567
1623
Divisional
1555
1494
Striking offense
1485
1519
Striking defense
1502
1498
Grappling offense
1542
1529
Grappling defense
1518
Physical
32 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'8"
66"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.10
Strikes landed / min
2.13
44%
Strike accuracy
37%
1.91
Strikes absorbed / min
3.02
71%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
3.43
32%
Takedown accuracy
37%
80%
Takedown defense
80%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
80%
+6
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
224
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Raphael Assuncao
  • WPedro MunhozU-DEC R3
    Close -2707mo before
  • WTJ DillashawS-DEC R3
    Close +2101y before
  • WVaughan LeeSUB R2
    Close -4301y 4mo before
  • WMike EastonU-DEC R3
    Close +2501y 10mo before
  • WIssei TamuraKO/TKO R2
    Close -1902y 3mo before
Bryan Caraway
  • WErik PerezSUB R2
    Close +1104mo before
  • WJohnny BedfordSUB R3
    Close +1001y 5mo before
  • LTakeya MizugakiS-DEC R3
    Close +1951y 7mo before
  • WMitch GagnonSUB R3
    Close -2202y 2mo before
  • WDustin NeaceSUB R2
    Close -4052y 10mo before
Assuncao — win / loss by method
Record: 22-4-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 1 loss
W
45% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 2 losses
W
41% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
16win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (56%)Submission(33%) 1
5 (31%)Decision(67%) 2
Caraway — win / loss by method
Record: 19-6-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 2 losses
W
84% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
1 win, 3 losses
W
5% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
15win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (13%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
12 (80%)Submission(40%) 2
1 (7%)Decision(40%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Assuncao
Caraway
7
UFC fights
5
74.8 min · 10.7 avg
Octagon time
56.9 min · 11.4 avg
22y 6m
Career length
20y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Assuncao
Caraway
87W–21L · 80.6%
Overall
80W–39L · 67.2%
76W–20L · 79.2%
Wins
64W–32L · 66.7%
11W–1L · 91.7%
Losses
16W–7L · 69.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Assuncao
Caraway
215W–73L · 74.7%
Overall
142W–70L · 67.0%
154W–61L · 71.6%
Wins
92W–54L · 63.0%
61W–12L · 83.6%
Losses
50W–16L · 75.8%
Distance striking
Assuncao
Caraway
4.30
Landed / min
4.23
39.6%
Accuracy
35.0%
72.6%
Defense
59.5%
0.20
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
74.4%
Time at distance
43.6%
Grappling & control
Assuncao
Caraway
1.80
Takedowns / 15 min
3.43
32.1%
Takedown accuracy
37.1%
80.0%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.40
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.58
81.8%
Control share
78.5%
Strike target map
Assuncao
  • Head59%(181)div 63%
  • Body14%(43)div 21%
  • Legs27%(83)div 16%
Caraway
  • Head79%(95)div 63%
  • Body12%(15)div 21%
  • Legs9%(11)div 16%

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

Raphael Assuncao
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Bryan Caraway
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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