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UFC 8: David vs Goliath
Paul Varelans
Paul Varelans
3-3 · USA
VS
Joe Moreira
Joe Moreira
2-2 · BRA
February 16, 1996 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Open Weight · 1 rounds
300.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Paul Varelans def. Joe Moreira by U-DEC, R1 10:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Varelans9/380/00
Moreira12/280/30
Total
Varelans9/380/00
Moreira12/280/30

Scorecards

Varelans vs Moreira

RdGraciella CasillasRobert YoungStephen QuadrosCommunity
R1---9.6-9.4
Total1-01-01-09.6-9.4

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Varelans-Moreira.

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
VarelansWin probabilityMoreira
65.3%34.7%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
13%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Varelans65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%31%
Submission10%15%
Decision35%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3171)act 9
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Moreira35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%21%
Submission3%10%
Decision24%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes65 (3785)act 12
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~120 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R118%
R217%
R36%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Varelans
41.5%+139
Moreira
-13957.6%
Most takedownstie 34.1%
Varelans
22.4%+194
Moreira
-19443.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Varelans
Expected: 54.8
55
Over 55
41.7%
+137
Exactly 55
1.2%
push
Under 55
57.1%
-137
069138
Moreira
Expected: 65.2
65
Over 65
42.2%
+134
Exactly 65
1.0%
push
Under 65
56.7%
-134
082164
Takedowns — over/under
Varelans
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
74.6%
-294
Under 0.5
25.4%
+294
035
Moreira
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
36.3%
-395
Exactly 1
54.5%
push
Under 1
9.2%
+395
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 11.4 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VarelansMoreira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1502
Pound-for-pound
1500
1502
Divisional
1500
1481
Striking offense
1482
1492
Striking defense
1500
1497
Grappling offense
1561
1516
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
26 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'8"
Height
5'11"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.35
Strikes landed / min
42%
Strike accuracy
3.00
Strikes absorbed / min
51%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.55
Takedowns / 15 min
100%
Takedown accuracy
33%
Takedown defense
2.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
62
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Paul Varelans
  • LDan SevernSUB R1
    2mo before
  • WMark HallSUB R1
    5mo before
  • WGerry HarrisKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
  • LMarco RuasKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
  • LDavid AbbottKO/TKO R1
    7mo before
Joe Moreira
No prior UFC fights.
Varelans — win / loss by method
Record: 3-3-0

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
67% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (33%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Moreira — win / loss by method
Record: 0-0-0

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
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Varelans
Moreira
6
UFC fights
0
19.3 min · 3.2 avg
Octagon time
31y 0m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Varelans
Moreira
6W–2L · 75.0%
Overall
0W–0L
Wins
6W–2L · 75.0%
Losses
Distance striking
Varelans
Moreira
0.67
Landed / min
26.2%
Accuracy
47.0%
Defense
0.78
Knockdowns / 15 min
84.7%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Varelans
Moreira
1.55
Takedowns / 15 min
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
Takedown defense
2.33
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Varelans
  • Head62%(16)div 68%
  • Body15%(4)div 14%
  • Legs23%(6)div 18%
Moreira
  • Head0%(0)div 68%
  • Body0%(0)div 14%
  • Legs0%(0)div 18%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Paul Varelans
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Joe Moreira

No UFC fights on record.

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