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Women's Featherweight
3 Rounds
Josiane Nunes won · U-DEC R3
Elo1483
Josiane Nunes
Elo1470
Zarah Fairn

Josiane NunesvsZarah FairnUFC Prediction Result

UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill · Saturday, January 21, 2023Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Official fight result

Josiane Nunes won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJosiane Nunes: Pressure fightervsZarah Fairn: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Josiane Nunes wins(83.5%)

Actual result: Josiane Nunes wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Josiane Nunes at -540 American odds

+$19 profit

$119 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Josiane Nunes enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Zarah Fairn enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Josiane Nunes (53.5%).
  • Zarah Fairn has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Josiane Nunes
Red Corner
VS
Zarah Fairn
Blue Corner
-540
(84%)
Vegas Odds
+420
(19%)
1483
Elo
1470
32
Age
42
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'2"
Height
5'8"
170.18 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Josiane NunesL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Bea Malecki · Aug 21
W
vs Ramona Pascual · Feb 22
L
vs Chelsea Chandler · Mar 24
L
vs Jacqueline Cavalcanti · Aug 24
L
KOvs Priscila Cachoeira · Mar 25
latest
Zarah FairnL3 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Megan Anderson · Oct 19
L
KOvs Felicia Spencer · Feb 20
L
vs Jacqueline Cavalcanti · Sep 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Josiane NunesMetricZarah Fairn
5.65
Strikes / min
4.55
5.76
Strikes absorbed / min
7.40
51%
Strike defense
45%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
0.00
58%
Takedown defense
60%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.11Δ 2.74 — meaningful gap-2.85

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1533 vs 1468Strikes5.4 vs 4.5Takedowns0.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs -1.0
Josiane NunesZarah Fairn

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Josiane Nunes(6 fights)Zarah Fairn(4 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +12.7|Blue -12.7
Recent Form
Red +2.0|Blue -2.0
Striker Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -728.0|Blue +728.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Josiane NunesTargetZarah Fairn

By target zone

58
39% acc · 57%
Head
89
40% acc · 76%
38
73% acc · 37%
Body
17
85% acc · 15%
6
67% acc · 6%
Leg
11
100% acc · 9%

By position

82
46% acc · 80%
Distance
107
45% acc · 91%
20
65% acc · 20%
Clinch
10
77% acc · 9%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Josiane Nunes rounds
1
even
2
Zarah Fairn rounds
Round 1Zarah Fairn edged it
Sig. strikes41
Takedowns0
Control0:27
48Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:03Control
Round 2Zarah Fairn edged it
Sig. strikes27
Takedowns0
Control1:16
35Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:05Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes34
Takedowns0
Control0:19
34Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
102 / 211
Sig Strikes
117 / 251
49%
Sig Str %
47.3%
107 / 216
Total Strikes
122 / 256
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:02
Ctrl Time
0:08

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Zarah Fairn48 / 9049 / 910 / 00
1Josiane Nunes41 / 8744 / 900 / 00
2Zarah Fairn35 / 6438 / 670 / 00
2Josiane Nunes27 / 4928 / 500 / 00
3Zarah Fairn34 / 9735 / 980 / 00
3Josiane Nunes34 / 7535 / 760 / 00

Josiane Nunes

StanceSouthpaw
Height62.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights6

Zarah Fairn

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights4