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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Rafaello Oliveira won · U-DEC R3
Elo1353
Rafaello Oliveira
Elo1352

Rafaello OliveiravsYoislandy IzquierdoUFC Prediction Result

UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 · Saturday, July 7, 2012Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Rafaello Oliveira won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Yoislandy Izquierdo wins(58.7%)

Actual result: Rafaello Oliveira wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Yoislandy Izquierdo at -185 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Rafaello Oliveira enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Rafaello Oliveira has 33pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Yoislandy Izquierdo has 39pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Yoislandy Izquierdo (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Rafaello Oliveira
Red Corner
VS
Yoislandy Izquierdo
Blue Corner
+170
(37%)
Vegas Odds
-185
(65%)
1353
Elo
1352
44
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'8"
Height
5'11"
180.34 cm
Reach
184 cm

Recent Form

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

Rafaello OliveiraL5 streak
oldest →
L
vs Andre Winner · Mar 10
L
SUBvs Gleison Tibau · May 11
L
KOvs Yves Edwards · Oct 11
L
KOvs Edson Barboza · Jul 13
L
KOvs Erik Koch · Feb 14
latest
Yoislandy Izquierdo
oldest →
L
SUBvs Reza Madadi · Apr 12
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Rafaello OliveiraMetricYoislandy Izquierdo
2.19
Strikes / min
2.93
3.38
Strikes absorbed / min
1.40
59%
Strike defense
26%
2.49
TDs / 15 min
0.00
11%
Takedown defense
50%
1.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.19Δ 2.72 — meaningful gap+1.53

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1449 vs 1482Strikes27.2 vs 36.0Takedowns2.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.80 vs 0.00Form-1.0 vs -1.0
Rafaello OliveiraYoislandy Izquierdo

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Rafaello Oliveira(6 fights)Yoislandy Izquierdo(2 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 +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +1.9|Blue -1.9
Grappler Score
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Layoff
Red +196.0|Blue -196.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Rafaello OliveiraTargetYoislandy Izquierdo

By target zone

9
45% acc · 31%
Head
14
33% acc · 52%
13
100% acc · 45%
Body
9
90% acc · 33%
7
100% acc · 24%
Leg
4
100% acc · 15%

By position

12
60% acc · 41%
Distance
24
46% acc · 89%
0
Clinch
3
60% acc · 11%
17
85% acc · 59%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Rafaello Oliveira rounds
0
even
0
Yoislandy Izquierdo rounds
Round 1Rafaello Oliveira edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns1
Control2:37
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Rafaello Oliveira edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns1
Control4:15
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Rafaello Oliveira edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns2
Control4:07
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
29 / 40
Sig Strikes
27 / 57
74.3%
Sig Str %
54%
178 / 199
Total Strikes
43 / 75
4 / 7
TDs
0 / 0
75%
TD %
5
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
10:59
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Yoislandy Izquierdo13 / 3315 / 350 / 00
1Rafaello Oliveira13 / 1835 / 411 / 41
2Yoislandy Izquierdo9 / 1716 / 250 / 00
2Rafaello Oliveira5 / 648 / 581 / 13
3Yoislandy Izquierdo5 / 712 / 150 / 00
3Rafaello Oliveira11 / 1695 / 1002 / 21

Rafaello Oliveira

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights6

Yoislandy Izquierdo

StanceSouthpaw
Height71.0"
Reach
Fights2