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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Michel Prazeres won · U-DEC R3
Elo1403
Michel Prazeres
Elo1492
Mairbek Taisumov

Michel PrazeresvsMairbek TaisumovUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 · Sunday, March 23, 2014Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Official fight result

Michel Prazeres won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupMichel Prazeres: WrestlervsMairbek Taisumov: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Mairbek Taisumov wins(65.6%)

Actual result: Michel Prazeres wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Mairbek Taisumov at -315 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Mairbek Taisumov has 41pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Mairbek Taisumov has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Michel Prazeres
Red Corner
VS
Mairbek Taisumov
Blue Corner
+285
(26%)
Vegas Odds
-315
(76%)
1403
Elo
1492
45
Age
37
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'9"
170.18 cm
Reach
185.42 cm

Recent Form

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

Michel PrazeresL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Desmond Green · Feb 18
W
vs Zak Cummings · May 18
W
SUBvs Bartosz Fabinski · Nov 18
L
vs Ismail Naurdiev · Feb 19
L
SUBvs Shavkat Rakhmonov · Jun 21
latest
Mairbek Taisumov
oldest →
W
KOvs Alan Patrick · Jun 15
W
KOvs Damir Hadzovic · Apr 16
W
KOvs Felipe Silva · Sep 17
W
vs Desmond Green · Sep 18
L
vs Diego Ferreira · Sep 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Michel PrazeresMetricMairbek Taisumov
2.38
Strikes / min
2.98
2.51
Strikes absorbed / min
3.03
57%
Strike defense
64%
3.94
TDs / 15 min
1.34
47%
Takedown defense
88%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.13evenly matched on net striking-0.05

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1498 vs 1519Strikes24.5 vs 33.0Takedowns5.0 vs 5.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form0.1 vs 1.0
Michel PrazeresMairbek Taisumov

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Michel Prazeres(10 fights)Mairbek Taisumov(9 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 -88.6|Blue +88.6
Recent Form
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Striker Score
Red +1.1|Blue -1.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red +105.0|Blue -105.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Michel PrazeresTargetMairbek Taisumov

By target zone

26
45% acc · 74%
Head
16
20% acc · 62%
4
100% acc · 11%
Body
6
75% acc · 23%
5
100% acc · 14%
Leg
4
100% acc · 15%

By position

24
45% acc · 69%
Distance
23
28% acc · 88%
5
71% acc · 14%
Clinch
3
60% acc · 12%
6
86% acc · 17%
Ground
0
0% acc

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Michel Prazeres rounds
1
even
0
Mairbek Taisumov rounds
Round 1Michel Prazeres edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns2
Control3:23
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:06Control
Round 2Michel Prazeres edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:10
Knockdowns1
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:58Control
0Knockdowns
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns1
Control1:27
16Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:18Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
35 / 67
Sig Strikes
26 / 91
54.3%
Sig Str %
25.3%
66 / 106
Total Strikes
40 / 106
3 / 11
TDs
0 / 0
22%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
5:00
Ctrl Time
1:22

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Mairbek Taisumov1 / 514 / 190 / 00
1Michel Prazeres11 / 1532 / 442 / 40
2Mairbek Taisumov9 / 3710 / 380 / 00
2Michel Prazeres15 / 2917 / 310 / 10
3Mairbek Taisumov16 / 4916 / 490 / 00
3Michel Prazeres9 / 2317 / 311 / 60

Michel Prazeres

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights14

Mairbek Taisumov

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights9