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Rafael Estevam won · U-DEC R3
Elo1504
Elo1503

Rafael EstevamvsJesus AguilarUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues · Saturday, February 15, 2025Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Rafael Estevam won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupRafael Estevam: WrestlervsJesus Aguilar: Submission grappler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Rafael Estevam wins(72.5%)

Actual result: Rafael Estevam wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Rafael Estevam at -620 American odds

+$16 profit

$116 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Jesus Aguilar has 16pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Rafael Estevam has 21pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Rafael Estevam has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Rafael Estevam
Red Corner
VS
Jesus Aguilar
Blue Corner
-620
(86%)
Vegas Odds
+460
(18%)
1504
Elo
1503
29
Age
30
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'4"
175.26 cm
Reach
157.48 cm

Recent Form

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

Rafael Estevam
oldest →
W
vs Charles Johnson · Nov 23
W
vs Felipe Bunes · Aug 25
L
KOvs Ethyn Ewing · Apr 26
latest
Jesus Aguilar
oldest →
W
KOvs Shannon Ross · Jul 23
W
vs Mateus Mendonca · Feb 24
W
SUBvs Stewart Nicoll · Aug 24
W
vs Luis Gurule · Sep 25
L
vs Sumudaerji · Mar 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Rafael EstevamMetricJesus Aguilar
2.40
Strikes / min
2.54
3.90
Strikes absorbed / min
2.29
45%
Strike defense
61%
4.91
TDs / 15 min
1.52
66%
Takedown defense
45%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
1.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.50Δ 1.75 — meaningful gap+0.25

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1515 vs 1531Strikes2.1 vs 2.5Takedowns6.0 vs 1.5Sub Atts0.30 vs 1.10Form1.0 vs 0.8
Rafael EstevamJesus Aguilar

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Rafael Estevam(4 fights)Jesus Aguilar(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 +1.3|Blue -1.3
Recent Form
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red +273.0|Blue -273.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Rafael EstevamTargetJesus Aguilar

By target zone

6
30% acc · 55%
Head
26
35% acc · 74%
5
50% acc · 45%
Body
4
80% acc · 11%
0
Leg
5
71% acc · 14%

By position

9
32% acc · 82%
Distance
31
41% acc · 89%
1
100% acc · 9%
Clinch
3
30% acc · 9%
1
100% acc · 9%
Ground
1
100% acc · 3%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Rafael Estevam rounds
0
even
1
Jesus Aguilar rounds
Round 1Rafael Estevam edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns5
Control3:54
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:30Control
Round 2Rafael Estevam edged it
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns5
Control4:30
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Jesus Aguilar edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns1
Control0:58
28Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
0:44Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
11 / 30
Sig Strikes
35 / 87
60%
Sig Str %
62.3%
60 / 96
Total Strikes
41 / 95
11 / 19
TDs
2 / 5
56.7%
TD %
25%
0
Sub Att
2
0
Rev
0
9:22
Ctrl Time
1:14

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jesus Aguilar2 / 23 / 30 / 01
1Rafael Estevam2 / 223 / 285 / 60
2Jesus Aguilar5 / 105 / 110 / 11
2Rafael Estevam1 / 229 / 425 / 70
3Jesus Aguilar28 / 7533 / 812 / 40
3Rafael Estevam8 / 268 / 261 / 60

Rafael Estevam

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights4

Jesus Aguilar

StanceOrthodox
Height64.0"
Reach62.0"
Fights7