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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Raulian Paiva won · M-DEC R3
Elo1476
Kyler Phillips
Elo1429
Raulian Paiva

Kyler PhillipsvsRaulian PaivaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw · Saturday, July 24, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Raulian Paiva won

M-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupKyler Phillips: WrestlervsRaulian Paiva: Pressure fighter

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

Model Prediction: Kyler Phillips wins(78.9%)

Actual result: Raulian Paiva wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Kyler Phillips at -320 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Kyler Phillips enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Kyler Phillips has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Kyler Phillips
Red Corner
VS
Raulian Paiva
Blue Corner
-320
(76%)
Vegas Odds
+250
(29%)
1476
Elo
1429
31
Age
30
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'8"
182.88 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

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

Kyler PhillipsL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Raoni Barcelos · Aug 23
W
vs Pedro Munhoz · Mar 24
L
vs Rob Font · Oct 24
L
vs Vinicius Oliveira · Jul 25
L
DECvs Charles Jourdain · Apr 26
latest
Raulian PaivaL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Rogerio Bontorin · Aug 19
W
KOvs Mark De La Rosa · Feb 20
W
DECvs Zhalgas Zhamagulov · Jul 20
L
KOvs Sean O'Malley · Dec 21
L
vs Sergey Morozov · Jun 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Kyler PhillipsMetricRaulian Paiva
4.75
Strikes / min
4.14
3.83
Strikes absorbed / min
5.01
58%
Strike defense
48%
2.82
TDs / 15 min
0.65
75%
Takedown defense
77%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.92Δ 1.79 — meaningful gap-0.87

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1549 vs 1503Strikes5.2 vs 4.2Takedowns3.2 vs 0.6Sub Atts0.30 vs 0.20Form1.0 vs 0.4
Kyler PhillipsRaulian Paiva

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Kyler Phillips(10 fights)Raulian Paiva(7 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 +47.0|Blue -47.0
Recent Form
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Striker Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red -238.0|Blue +238.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Kyler PhillipsTargetRaulian Paiva

By target zone

62
54% acc · 84%
Head
37
39% acc · 73%
7
64% acc · 9%
Body
14
67% acc · 27%
5
83% acc · 7%
Leg
0

By position

43
45% acc · 58%
Distance
41
40% acc · 80%
8
89% acc · 11%
Clinch
7
70% acc · 14%
23
82% acc · 31%
Ground
3
60% acc · 6%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Kyler Phillips rounds
2
even
0
Raulian Paiva rounds
Round 1Kyler Phillips edged it
Sig. strikes45
Takedowns1
Control1:01
Knockdowns1
13Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:23Control
0Knockdowns
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns2
Control1:37
23Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:25Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns1
Control0:24
15Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:44Control
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

1
KD
0
74 / 132
Sig Strikes
51 / 117
52.3%
Sig Str %
42.3%
95 / 155
Total Strikes
72 / 147
4 / 9
TDs
2 / 6
47%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
3:02
Ctrl Time
3:32

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Raulian Paiva13 / 3219 / 381 / 20
1Kyler Phillips45 / 7061 / 861 / 20
2Raulian Paiva23 / 4723 / 470 / 30
2Kyler Phillips13 / 2815 / 322 / 30
3Raulian Paiva15 / 3830 / 621 / 10
3Kyler Phillips16 / 3419 / 371 / 40

Kyler Phillips

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights9

Raulian Paiva

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights7