Featherweight
3 Rounds
Josh Culibao won · U-DEC
UFC Event·Saturday, May 22, 2021·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupJosh Culibao: Well-roundedvsShayilan Nuerdanbieke: Wrestler
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: Shayilan Nuerdanbieke wins(50.6%)
Actual result: Josh Culibao wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Josh Culibao enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Josh Culibao has 37pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Josh Culibao has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Josh Culibao
Red Corner
VS
Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
Blue Corner
-235
(70%)
Vegas Odds
+195
(34%)
31
Age
32
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'8"
185.42 cm
Reach
175.26 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Josh CulibaoL3 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs SeungWoo Choi · Jun 22W
SUBvs Melsik Baghdasaryan · Feb 23L
vs Lerone Murphy · Jul 23L
vs Danny Silva · Mar 24L
vs Ricardo Ramos · Aug 24Shayilan NuerdanbiekeL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Sean Soriano · Nov 21W
vs TJ Brown · Jun 22W
KOvs Darrick Minner · Nov 22L
KOvs Steve Garcia · Apr 23L
SUBvs Melquizael Costa · Jun 24Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Josh CulibaoMetricShayilan Nuerdanbieke
3.41
Strikes / min
1.95
3.04
Strikes absorbed / min
2.64
59%
Strike defense
50%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
3.30
65%
Takedown defense
28%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.37Δ 1.06 — meaningful gap-0.69
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Josh CulibaoShayilan Nuerdanbieke
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Josh Culibao(6 fights)Shayilan Nuerdanbieke(6 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
0.00.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
0.00.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
0.00.0
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
0.00.0
Josh Culibao
StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights6
Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights6