Raul Rosas Jr.
"El Nino Problema"
11-1-0
VS
2026-09-26
UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos
Bantamweight
Raoni Barcelos
21-5-0
RECENCY-HEAVY · LOGISTIC (CORE) PREDICTION
Raul Rosas Jr. 'El Nino Problema'
76.5% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
63%
Decision
20%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
Decision62.7%
KO / TKO20.2%
Submission17.1%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 138.4%
Round 235.5%
Round 3+26.1%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 37% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why XGBoost leans this way
Raul Rosas Jr.
Raoni Barcelos
Age edge (significant gap)
Matchup -17.44
12%
Avg takedowns attempted
Raul Rosas Jr. 6.59
11%
Avg takedowns attempted
Raoni Barcelos 7.55
11%
Age
Raoni Barcelos 39.4 yrs
8%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Raoni Barcelos -1.86
6%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup -14
6%
Strikes absorbed/min
Raul Rosas Jr. 1.68
5%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup -0.10
4%
Net striking dominance
Matchup -0.15
3%
Age
Raul Rosas Jr. 22.0 yrs
3%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Raul Rosas Jr. -0.27
3%
Head absorption rate
Raoni Barcelos 67%
2%
Control time conceded
Raoni Barcelos 59.22
2%
Avg control time
Raul Rosas Jr. 129.37
2%
← pushes toward Raul Rosas Jr. pushes toward Raoni Barcelos →
Bars show each factor's SHAP contribution to this specific prediction — how much it pushed the win probability toward one fighter, given everything else the model knows. Percentages are each factor's share of the total push across the top 30 factors.

Raul Rosas Jr.

Win Streak
5
Finish Rate
40%
Avg Duration
10.7m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
W DEC
W DEC
W SUB
W KO
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 170 cm
Stance: Switch

Raoni Barcelos

Win Streak
5
Finish Rate
20%
Avg Duration
14.4m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
W DEC
W DEC
W DEC
W SUB
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 170 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Head-to-Head Stats
Raul Rosas Jr.
ADVANTAGE
Raoni Barcelos
Striking Accuracy
42.8%
+6.7%
49.5%
Strikes Landed/Min
1.75
+1.93
3.68
Strikes Absorbed/Min
1.68
+1.78
3.46
Striking Defense
55.7%
+2.5%
58.2%
Takedown Accuracy
56.6%
+26.2%
30.4%
Takedown Defense
60.7%
+16.9%
77.5%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.17
+0.01
0.18
Avg Control Time (sec)
129.37
+40.35
89.02
Strikes Per Round
11.15
+6.82
17.96
Head Strike %
62.7%
+4.6%
67.3%
Body Strike %
19.1%
+1.3%
17.8%
Leg Strike %
18.1%
+3.3%
14.9%
Last 5 Win Rate
100.0%
EVEN
100.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
40.0%
+20.0%
20.0%