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Rafael Cerqueira
Rafael Cerqueira
11-1 · BRA
February 22, 2025 · Seattle, Washington, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
203.0lb
Weigh-in
204.0lb
Modestas Bukauskas def. Rafael Cerqueira by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:12
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:12
Bukauskas16/410/010:02
Cerqueira9/220/000:00
Total
Bukauskas16/410/010:02
Cerqueira9/220/000:00

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 probabilityCerqueira
54.1%45.9%
KO / TKO
54%
Submission
22%
Decision
24%
Expected fight time: 8.1 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 Cerqueira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Bukauskas54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%50%
Submission12%22%
Decision15%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes81 (34110)act 16
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Cerqueira46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%60%
Submission10%22%
Decision9%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1242)act 9
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~112 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R224%
R314%
Distance24%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Bukauskas
77.9%-365
Cerqueira
+36521.3%
Most takedownstie 53.1%
Bukauskas
7.2%+555
Cerqueira
-55539.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Bukauskas
Expected: 80.8
81
Over 81
39.3%
+153
Exactly 81
0.6%
push
Under 81
60.1%
-153
0101202
Cerqueira
Expected: 30.8
31
Over 31
38.7%
+154
Exactly 31
1.5%
push
Under 31
59.7%
-154
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Bukauskas
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.0%
Exactly 0
89.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Cerqueira
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
27.3%
+213
Exactly 1
14.6%
push
Under 1
58.1%
-213
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 8.1 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
Bukauskas54.1%70.4%−16.3-275
Cerqueira45.9%29.6%+16.3+225

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
57.0Striking38.1
Bukauskas +19.0
49.1Grappling0.0
Bukauskas +49.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BukauskasCerqueira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1530
Pound-for-pound
1521
1531
Divisional
1521
1498
Striking offense
1478
1478
Striking defense
1491
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
31 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
76"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.21
Strikes landed / min
1.18
42%
Strike accuracy
100%
4.11
Strikes absorbed / min
32.94
50%
Strike defense
22%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.38
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
67%
Takedown accuracy
71%
Takedown defense
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
0%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
0%
50%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Modestas Bukauskas
  • WMarcin PrachnioSUB R3
    Close -1607mo before
  • LVitor PetrinoKO/TKO R2
    Close +2111y 4mo before
  • WZac PaugaU-DEC R3
    Close -2011y 8mo before
  • WTyson PedroU-DEC R3
    Close +1852y before
  • LKhalil Rountree Jr.KO/TKO R2
    Close -1613y 6mo before
Rafael Cerqueira
  • LIbo AslanKO/TKO R1
    Close -1154mo before
Bukauskas — win / loss by method
Record: 16-6-0

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
9 wins, 4 losses
W
56% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (17%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Cerqueira — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
73% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (18%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Bukauskas
Cerqueira
8
UFC fights
1
78.8 min · 9.8 avg
Octagon time
0.8 min · 0.8 avg
11y 3m
Career length
6y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Bukauskas
Cerqueira
86W–24L · 78.2%
Overall
13W–1L · 92.9%
44W–14L · 75.9%
Wins
0W–0L
42W–10L · 80.8%
Losses
13W–1L · 92.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Bukauskas
Cerqueira
100W–87L · 53.5%
Overall
53W–33L · 61.6%
80W–73L · 52.3%
Wins
53W–33L · 61.6%
20W–14L · 58.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Bukauskas
Cerqueira
3.76
Landed / min
1.18
39.9%
Accuracy
100.0%
51.7%
Defense
22.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
73.3%
Time at distance
100.0%
Grappling & control
Bukauskas
Cerqueira
0.38
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
71.4%
Takedown defense
0.19
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
45.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Bukauskas
  • Head69%(175)div 64%
  • Body21%(52)div 19%
  • Legs10%(26)div 17%
Cerqueira
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs100%(1)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.

Rafael Cerqueira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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