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Rafael Estevam won · U-DEC R3
Elo1507
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Elo1504

Charles JohnsonvsRafael EstevamUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig · Saturday, November 18, 2023Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Rafael Estevam won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupCharles Johnson: Pressure fightervsRafael Estevam: Wrestler

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Rafael Estevam wins(66.0%)

Actual result: Rafael Estevam wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

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Rafael Estevam at -150 American odds

+$67 profit

$167 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Charles Johnson has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Charles Johnson (52.9%).

Tale of the Tape

Charles Johnson
Red Corner
VS
Rafael Estevam
Blue Corner
+120
(45%)
Vegas Odds
-150
(60%)
1507
Elo
1504
35
Age
29
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'8"
177.8 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

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

Charles Johnson
oldest →
L
vs Ramazan Temirov · Mar 25
W
KOvs Lone'er Kavanagh · Aug 25
L
KOvs Alex Perez · Jan 26
W
vs Bruno Silva · Mar 26
L
SUBvs Asu Almabayev · Jun 26
latest
Rafael Estevam
oldest →
W
vs Jesus Aguilar · Feb 25
W
vs Felipe Bunes · Aug 25
L
KOvs Ethyn Ewing · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Charles JohnsonMetricRafael Estevam
4.77
Strikes / min
2.40
4.02
Strikes absorbed / min
3.90
55%
Strike defense
45%
0.51
TDs / 15 min
4.91
69%
Takedown defense
66%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.75Δ 2.25 — meaningful gap-1.50

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1485 vs 1500Strikes4.8 vs 2.9Takedowns0.4 vs 3.4Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.70Form-0.2 vs 0.0
Charles JohnsonRafael Estevam

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Charles Johnson(10 fights)Rafael Estevam(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 +2.7|Blue -2.7
Recent Form
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Striker Score
Red -49.5|Blue +49.5
Grappler Score
Red -49.8|Blue +49.8
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Charles JohnsonTargetRafael Estevam

By target zone

38
55% acc · 53%
Head
10
36% acc · 56%
27
82% acc · 38%
Body
6
50% acc · 33%
7
100% acc · 10%
Leg
2
67% acc · 11%

By position

53
66% acc · 74%
Distance
11
35% acc · 61%
18
69% acc · 25%
Clinch
3
60% acc · 17%
1
33% acc · 1%
Ground
4
57% acc · 22%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Charles Johnson rounds
1
even
1
Rafael Estevam rounds
Round 1Rafael Estevam edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:20
8Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:49Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:07
1Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:55Control
Round 3Charles Johnson edged it
Sig. strikes54
Takedowns0
Control0:16
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:39Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
72 / 109
Sig Strikes
18 / 43
66.3%
Sig Str %
36%
116 / 161
Total Strikes
35 / 77
0 / 0
TDs
3 / 22
TD %
21.3%
0
Sub Att
1
1
Rev
0
0:43
Ctrl Time
9:23

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Rafael Estevam8 / 1817 / 372 / 40
1Charles Johnson7 / 934 / 410 / 00
2Rafael Estevam1 / 78 / 201 / 71
2Charles Johnson11 / 2020 / 320 / 00
3Rafael Estevam9 / 1810 / 200 / 110
3Charles Johnson54 / 8062 / 880 / 00

Charles Johnson

StanceSwitch
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights15

Rafael Estevam

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights4