Lightweight
3 Rounds
Michel Prazeres won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Sunday, March 23, 2014·Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Brazil
Style matchupMichel Prazeres: WrestlervsMairbek Taisumov: Well-rounded
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: Michel Prazeres wins(65.0%)
Actual result: Michel Prazeres wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Mairbek Taisumov has 41pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Mairbek Taisumov has a 15cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Michel Prazeres
Red Corner
VS
Mairbek Taisumov
Blue Corner
+285
(26%)
Vegas Odds
-315
(76%)
44
Age
37
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'9"
170.18 cm
Reach
185.42 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Michel PrazeresL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Desmond Green · Feb 18W
vs Zak Cummings · May 18W
SUBvs Bartosz Fabinski · Nov 18L
vs Ismail Naurdiev · Feb 19L
SUBvs Shavkat Rakhmonov · Jun 21Mairbek Taisumov
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Alan Patrick · Jun 15W
KOvs Damir Hadzovic · Apr 16W
KOvs Felipe Silva · Sep 17W
vs Desmond Green · Sep 18L
vs Diego Ferreira · Sep 19Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Michel PrazeresMetricMairbek Taisumov
2.38
Strikes / min
2.98
2.51
Strikes absorbed / min
3.03
57%
Strike defense
64%
3.94
TDs / 15 min
1.34
47%
Takedown defense
88%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.13evenly matched on net striking-0.05
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Michel PrazeresMairbek Taisumov
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Michel Prazeres(10 fights)Mairbek Taisumov(9 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-20.120.1
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+105.0-105.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.80.8
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+1.1-1.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.2-0.2
Michel Prazeres
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights14
Mairbek Taisumov
StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights9