Tai Tuivasa
"Bam Bam"
15-8-0
VS
2026-09-19
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Heavyweight
Robelis Despaigne
"The Big Boy"
5-2-0
WITH ODDS · CATBOOST PREDICTION
Robelis Despaigne 'The Big Boy'
80.2% CONFIDENCE
ACTUAL RESULT — MODEL WAS CORRECT
Robelis Despaigne 'The Big Boy' won
Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
How It Ends
37%
Decision
51%
KO / TKO
12%
Submission
Decision36.9%
KO / TKO51.0%
Submission12.1%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 157.6%
Round 228.5%
Round 3+13.9%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 63% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why CatBoost leans this way
Tai Tuivasa
Robelis Despaigne
Market latest prob diff
Matchup
50%
Market opening prob diff
Matchup
15%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup
4%
Net striking dominance
Matchup
4%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Robelis Despaigne
3%
Age
Tai Tuivasa
3%
Age
Robelis Despaigne
3%
Reach edge
Matchup
2%
Market line movement diff
Matchup
2%
Body strikes absorbed per min
Robelis Despaigne
2%
Avg takedowns attempted
Robelis Despaigne
1%
Avg takedowns attempted
Tai Tuivasa
1%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Tai Tuivasa
1%
Total career fights (incl. non-UFC)
Robelis Despaigne
1%
← pushes toward Tai Tuivasa pushes toward Robelis Despaigne →
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.

Tai Tuivasa

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L DEC
L DEC
L DEC
L DEC
L SUB
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 264 lbs
Reach: 190 cm
Stance: Southpaw

Robelis Despaigne

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
L DEC
L DEC
W KO
Height: 201 cm
Weight: 265 lbs
Reach: 213 cm
Stance: Orthodox