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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Raphael Assuncao won · U-DEC R3
Elo1496
Raphael Assuncao
Elo1369
Bryan Caraway

Raphael AssuncaovsBryan CarawayUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story · Saturday, October 4, 2014Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Official fight result

Raphael Assuncao won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupRaphael Assuncao: Well-roundedvsBryan Caraway: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Raphael Assuncao wins(64.3%)

Actual result: Raphael Assuncao wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Raphael Assuncao at -450 American odds

+$22 profit

$122 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Raphael Assuncao has 12pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Raphael Assuncao
Red Corner
VS
Bryan Caraway
Blue Corner
-450
(82%)
Vegas Odds
+400
(20%)
1496
Elo
1369
44
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'5"
Height
5'8"
167.64 cm
Reach
172.72 cm

Recent Form

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

Raphael Assuncao
oldest →
L
vs Cory Sandhagen · Aug 19
L
KOvs Cody Garbrandt · Jun 20
L
KOvs Ricky Simon · Dec 21
W
vs Victor Henry · Oct 22
L
SUBvs Davey Grant · Mar 23
latest
Bryan CarawayL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Erik Perez · Jun 14
W
vs Eddie Wineland · Jul 15
W
vs Aljamain Sterling · May 16
L
vs Cody Stamann · Mar 18
L
KOvs Pedro Munhoz · Nov 18
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Raphael AssuncaoMetricBryan Caraway
3.22
Strikes / min
2.53
2.50
Strikes absorbed / min
3.61
66%
Strike defense
54%
1.65
TDs / 15 min
2.57
78%
Takedown defense
80%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.72Δ 1.80 — meaningful gap-1.08

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1578 vs 1548Strikes43.9 vs 24.2Takedowns1.3 vs 2.6Sub Atts0.29 vs 1.20Form1.0 vs 0.7
Raphael AssuncaoBryan Caraway

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Raphael Assuncao(10 fights)Bryan Caraway(10 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 +126.5|Blue -126.5
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Grappler Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
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.

Raphael AssuncaoTargetBryan Caraway

By target zone

39
41% acc · 52%
Head
26
25% acc · 67%
11
85% acc · 15%
Body
6
60% acc · 15%
25
96% acc · 33%
Leg
7
54% acc · 18%

By position

56
54% acc · 75%
Distance
34
30% acc · 87%
18
64% acc · 24%
Clinch
5
33% acc · 13%
1
50% acc · 1%
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
Raphael Assuncao rounds
0
even
0
Bryan Caraway rounds
Round 1Raphael Assuncao edged it
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns0
Control0:06
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:26Control
Round 2Raphael Assuncao edged it
Sig. strikes25
Takedowns1
Control0:05
15Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
0:33Control
Round 3Raphael Assuncao edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns1
Control0:30
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
75 / 133
Sig Strikes
39 / 128
56%
Sig Str %
30%
83 / 141
Total Strikes
46 / 139
2 / 6
TDs
2 / 8
44.3%
TD %
33.3%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:41
Ctrl Time
0:59

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Bryan Caraway13 / 4317 / 480 / 20
1Raphael Assuncao26 / 4229 / 450 / 20
2Bryan Caraway15 / 4515 / 472 / 20
2Raphael Assuncao25 / 4527 / 471 / 10
3Bryan Caraway11 / 4014 / 440 / 40
3Raphael Assuncao24 / 4627 / 491 / 30

Raphael Assuncao

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights19

Bryan Caraway

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights10