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StrikeforceStrikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Rafael Cavalcante
BrazilRafael Cavalcante
“Feijao”
12-7-0 (1 NC)
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Rafael Cavalcante vs Mike Kyle

Mike Kyle
United StatesMike Kyle
“MAK”
22-14-1 (2 NC)
Friday, May 18, 2012
SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, United States

Win probability

Rafael Cavalcante 57%43% Mike Kyle

Based on both fighters' current UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Rafael Cavalcante
Knockout Artist
2 edges
Mike Kyle
Knockout Artist
8 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

92Power97
81Speed58
71Precision92
79Durability90
59Engine62
45Wrestling71
69Ground86

Biggest edge Rafael Cavalcante, Punch speed +29

Attribute by attribute

Rafael Cavalcante is on the left of every row, Mike Kyle on the right.
97Punch power98
86Kick power95
96Punch speed67
66Kick speed48
71Accuracy92
45Takedowns71
92Ground striking97
46Submissions74
85Chin85
73Body strength94
59Cardio62

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

12-7-0 (1 NC)
Record
22-14-1 (2 NC)
1639
Power Index rating
1591
0
Win Streak
0
46
Age
46
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'4"
193 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

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vs
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Rafael Cavalcante

No background on record

Camp Team Nogueira · Brazil

Mike Kyle

No background on record

Camp AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) · United States

Striking Profile

2.71
SLpM
3.93
53%
Str. Acc.
51%
3.62
SApM
3.35
49%
Str. Def.
49%

Grappling Profile

0.60
TD Avg.
1.33
40%
TD Acc.
62%
63%
TD Def.
50%
0.10
Sub. Avg.
0.80

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Rafael Cavalcante · 2-3
  • W
    Dan Konecke
    World Fight Tour 7 · Jul 1, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 4:10 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Ovince Saint Preux
    UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson · Feb 6, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Patrick Cummins
    UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia · Aug 1, 2015
    TKO · R3 · 0:45 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Ryan Bader
    UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov · Jun 14, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Igor Pokrajac
    UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson · Nov 9, 2013
    TKO · R1 · 1:18 · Light Heavyweight
Mike Kyle · 0-5
  • L
    Gustavo Trujillo
    BKFC 22: Lombard vs Hunt · Nov 12, 2021
    Knockout · R1 · 00:34 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Bobo O'Bannon
    Toe The Line 2 · Oct 16, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 2:00
  • L
    Jordan Powell
    PureCombat: Warrior Spirit 2 · Oct 5, 2019
    Submission · R1 · 1:03 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Viktor Pesta
    OKTAGON 13: VÉMOLA VS. DA SILVA · Jul 27, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 1:59 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Muhammed DeReese
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 1 · Oct 4, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 2:38 · Heavyweight

Head-to-Head History

L
TKO
R2 · 4:05
Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields
W

Career Averages

Based on 5 fights · 7 fights
16.6
Avg sig. strikes
6.2
0.00
Avg takedowns
0.17
0:07
Avg control time
1:21
24
Career high strikes
13
0
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Rafael Cavalcante
Strike target
Mike Kyle
82%
Head
52%
8%
Body
32%
10%
Leg
16%
Rafael Cavalcante
Strike position
Mike Kyle
67%
Distance
26%
19%
Clinch
52%
13%
Ground
23%