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Bantamweight
Raulian Paiva
Last fought: Jun 2022
RECORD
Pro
21-5-0
UFC
3-4-0
Age
30
Height
5'8"
Weight
135 lbs
Reach
69"
Stance
Orthodox
Career Analytics
| Advanced Metric | Career |
|---|---|
| Fight Shape | |
| Avg Fight Time | 11:02 |
| Fight Completion Rate | 73.7% |
| Avg Rounds per Fight | 2.21 |
| % Fights Inside the Distance | 42.9% |
| Strength of Schedule | |
| Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time) | 14-6 (70.0%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among wins) | 5-3 (62.5%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among losses) | 9-3 (75.0%) |
| Positional Profile | |
| % Time at Distance (approx.) | 77.1% |
| % Time in Control | 10.2% |
| % Time Controlled | 12.7% |
| Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time | 44.5% |
| Distance Striking | |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min | 4.60 |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min | 5.30 |
| Distance Striking Differential / Min | -0.70 |
| Distance Strike Accuracy | 38.6% |
| Distance Strike Defense | 54.3% |
| Power & Pressure | |
| KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed | 0.41 |
| Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed | 0.75 |
| TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min | 1.34 |
| TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min | 3.94 |
| Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min | 1.90 |
| Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace) | 0.96 |
All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →
Where the Strikes Land
Share of landed significant strikes by target
Where the Fight Happens
Share of total fight time by position
Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Bantamweight field
Raulian Paiva
League percentile bands (p5–p95)
League median
The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th
percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters
whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →
Career Stats
| Statistic | Raulian Paiva |
|---|---|
| Striking | |
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 40.0% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 3.9 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 4.6 |
| Strike Differential | -0.7/min |
| Grappling | |
| Takedown Accuracy | 18.8% |
| Takedown Defense | 74.5% |
| Takedowns Landed/15min | 0.6 |
| Submission Attempts/15min | 0.2 |
| Control Time/15min | 1:31 |
| Finishing Ability | |
| KO/TKO % of Wins | 33.3% |
| Submission % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Decision % of Wins | 66.7% |
| Avg Fight Time | 11:02 |
| Secondary Stats | |
| Knockdowns/15min | 0.2 |
| Reversals/15min | 0.0 |
Last 5 Averages
| Statistic | Last 5 Fights |
|---|---|
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 41.8% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 3.9 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 4.9 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 25.0% |
| Takedown Defense | 77.1% |
| Control Time/Fight | 1:15 |
Fight History
LOSS
vs. Sergey Morozov
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot • Jun 2022Bantamweight
Raulian Paiva63/14244%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:13
Sergey Morozov68/12754%TD 2/13Ctrl 4:35
LOSS
vs. Sean O'Malley
UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier • Dec 2021Bantamweight
Raulian Paiva11/4723%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00
Sean O'Malley39/6263%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1
WIN
vs. Kyler Phillips
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw • Jul 2021Bantamweight
Raulian Paiva51/11744%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:32
Kyler Phillips74/13256%TD 4/9Ctrl 3:02KD 1
WIN
vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal • Jul 2020Flyweight
Raulian Paiva52/12143%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:43
Zhalgas Zhumagulov66/11955%TD 2/11Ctrl 0:29
WIN
vs. Mark De La Rosa
UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz • Feb 2020Flyweight
Raulian Paiva54/12643%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:47KD 1
Mark De La Rosa45/12436%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00
LOSS
vs. Rogerio Bontorin
UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 • Aug 2019Flyweight
Raulian Paiva3/1520%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Rogerio Bontorin8/1553%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:21
LOSS
vs. Kai Kara-France
UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva • Feb 2019Flyweight
Raulian Paiva67/18436%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:39
Kai Kara-France58/16835%TD 2/7Ctrl 0:21
Prior to UFC
DWCS (1 fight)
WIN
vs. Allan Nascimento
DWCS Brazil 1.3 • Aug 2018
Raulian Paiva81/14556%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00
Allan Nascimento105/15468%TD 1/10Ctrl 0:00