Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva
Flyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Kai Kara-France
New ZealandKai Kara-France
“Don't Blink”
25-12-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Kai Kara-France def. Raulian Paiva (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Raulian Paiva
BrazilRaulian Paiva
21-5-0
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia

Kai Kara-France defeated Raulian Paiva by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Flyweight bout of UFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva, held Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Kai Kara-France won the decision.

Fight stats

Kai Kara-France
Raulian Paiva
0
Knockdowns
0
58 of 168
Significant strikes
67 of 184
35%
Sig. strike accuracy
36%
60 of 170
Total strikes
71 of 188
2 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 4
29%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
0:21
Control time
1:39
Significant strikes by target
33 of 134
Head
36 of 140
17 of 24
Body
21 of 33
8 of 10
Leg
10 of 11
55 of 164
Distance
61 of 170
1 of 2
Clinch
1 of 4
2 of 2
Ground
5 of 10

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
12 of 39
Sig. str.
16 of 39
12 of 39
Total str.
16 of 39
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:16
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
21 of 58
Sig. str.
25 of 68
23 of 60
Total str.
29 of 72
0 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
0:03
Ctrl
1:23
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
25 of 71
Sig. str.
26 of 77
25 of 71
Total str.
26 of 77
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:18
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Derek Cleary
#Kara-FrancePaiva
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
Garth Harriman
#Kara-FrancePaiva
1--
2--
3--
Total2829
Christopher Shen
#Kara-FrancePaiva
1--
2--
3--
Total2928

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

7
Kara-France
-
12
Paiva
●29-28 Paiva×12●29-28 Kara-France×7
All 19 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

19%
Kara-France
81%
Paiva
81 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Paiva74.1%●29-28 Kara-France16%●30-27 Paiva7.4%●30-27 Kara-France1.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
85%
Kara-France
R2
86%
Paiva
R3
86%
Paiva

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Kai Kara-France
-272
73% implied win probability
Open: -240Best: -265
Raulian Paiva
+215
32% implied win probability
Open: +188Best: +220

Average moneyline across 2 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Kai Kara-FranceRaulian Paiva
30%40%50%60%70%80%Jan 16Jan 24Feb 2Feb 10Jan 16, 4:45 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -235 (70%)Jan 16, 5:27 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -200 (67%)Jan 17, 2:33 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -220 (69%)Jan 18, 3:39 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -225 (69%)Jan 21, 5:33 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -230 (70%)Jan 24, 6:30 PM UTC · Kai Kara-France -240 (71%)Jan 24, 9:48 PM UTC · Kai Kara-France -260 (72%)Jan 26, 4:27 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -252 (72%)Jan 30, 2:48 PM UTC · Kai Kara-France -259 (72%)Jan 30, 2:54 PM UTC · Kai Kara-France -252 (72%)Jan 30, 2:57 PM UTC · Kai Kara-France -259 (72%)Jan 31, 9:09 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -267 (73%)Jan 31, 9:12 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -259 (72%)Jan 31, 9:15 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -267 (73%)Jan 31, 10:00 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -274 (73%)Jan 31, 10:06 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -267 (73%)Jan 31, 10:09 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -274 (73%)Feb 1, 3:24 PM UTC · Kai Kara-France -284 (74%)Feb 4, 2:36 PM UTC · Kai Kara-France -294 (75%)Feb 6, 8:06 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -302 (75%)Feb 6, 8:12 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -294 (75%)Feb 6, 8:15 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -302 (75%)Feb 6, 8:18 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -294 (75%)Feb 6, 8:21 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -302 (75%)Feb 6, 10:48 PM UTC · Kai Kara-France -305 (75%)Feb 8, 10:57 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -285 (74%)Feb 8, 12:36 PM UTC · Kai Kara-France -286 (74%)Feb 8, 6:33 PM UTC · Kai Kara-France -275 (73%)Feb 8, 8:18 PM UTC · Kai Kara-France -277 (73%)Feb 9, 2:24 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -261 (72%)Feb 9, 5:09 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -250 (71%)Feb 9, 9:12 PM UTC · Kai Kara-France -245 (71%)Feb 10, 6:15 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -240 (71%)Feb 10, 8:21 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -250 (71%)Feb 10, 9:06 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -254 (72%)Feb 10, 9:09 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -252 (72%)Feb 10, 9:33 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -261 (72%)Feb 10, 9:33 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -275 (73%)Feb 10, 9:39 AM UTC · Kai Kara-France -272 (73%)Jan 16, 4:45 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +185 (35%)Jan 16, 5:27 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +160 (38%)Jan 17, 2:33 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +160 (38%)Jan 18, 3:39 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +175 (36%)Jan 21, 5:33 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +180 (36%)Jan 24, 6:30 PM UTC · Raulian Paiva +190 (34%)Jan 24, 9:48 PM UTC · Raulian Paiva +200 (33%)Jan 26, 4:27 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +195 (34%)Jan 30, 2:48 PM UTC · Raulian Paiva +200 (33%)Jan 30, 2:54 PM UTC · Raulian Paiva +195 (34%)Jan 30, 2:57 PM UTC · Raulian Paiva +200 (33%)Jan 31, 9:09 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +205 (33%)Jan 31, 9:12 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +200 (33%)Jan 31, 9:15 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +205 (33%)Jan 31, 10:00 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +209 (32%)Jan 31, 10:06 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +205 (33%)Jan 31, 10:09 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +209 (32%)Feb 1, 3:24 PM UTC · Raulian Paiva +220 (31%)Feb 4, 2:36 PM UTC · Raulian Paiva +224 (31%)Feb 6, 8:06 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +233 (30%)Feb 6, 8:12 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +224 (31%)Feb 6, 8:15 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +233 (30%)Feb 6, 8:18 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +224 (31%)Feb 6, 8:21 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +233 (30%)Feb 6, 10:48 PM UTC · Raulian Paiva +235 (30%)Feb 8, 10:57 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +222 (31%)Feb 8, 12:36 PM UTC · Raulian Paiva +222 (31%)Feb 8, 6:33 PM UTC · Raulian Paiva +215 (32%)Feb 8, 8:18 PM UTC · Raulian Paiva +217 (32%)Feb 9, 2:24 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +208 (32%)Feb 9, 5:09 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +195 (34%)Feb 9, 9:12 PM UTC · Raulian Paiva +192 (34%)Feb 10, 6:15 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +190 (34%)Feb 10, 8:21 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +195 (34%)Feb 10, 9:06 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +200 (33%)Feb 10, 9:09 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +197 (34%)Feb 10, 9:33 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +208 (32%)Feb 10, 9:33 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +217 (32%)Feb 10, 9:39 AM UTC · Raulian Paiva +215 (32%)-272+215
SportsbookKai Kara-FranceRaulian Paiva
Bookmaker-265+210
Bovada-280+220

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Kai Kara-France vs Raulian Paiva?

Kai Kara-France defeated Raulian Paiva by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Flyweight bout of UFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva, held Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Kai Kara-France won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Kai Kara-France vs Raulian Paiva?

The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Kai Kara-France won the decision.

Was Kai Kara-France vs Raulian Paiva a robbery?

Many scored it for Raulian Paiva: 81% of 81 fan cards scored it for Raulian Paiva; 63% of 19 media scores picked Raulian Paiva. The judges gave it to Kai Kara-France.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Kai Kara-France 40%60% Raulian Paiva

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Flyweight roster (107 fighters)

Kai Kara-France
Volume Striker
8 edges
Raulian Paiva
Complete Fighter
2 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

88Power76
96Speed93
95Precision62
85Durability71
97Engine95
74Wrestling68
64Ground63

Biggest edge Kai Kara-France, Punch power +35

Attribute by attribute

Kai Kara-France is on the left of every row, Raulian Paiva on the right.
93Punch power58
82Kick power93
98Punch speed91
94Kick speed94
95Accuracy62
74Takedowns68
80Ground striking52
48Submissions73
75Chin68
95Body strength74
97Cardio95

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

Tale of the Tape

25-12-0 (1 NC)
Record
21-5-0
1683
Power Index rating
1750
0
Win Streak
0
33
Age
30
5'4"
163 cm
Height
5'8"
173 cm
69"
175 cm
Reach
69"
175 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Flyweight
Weight Class
Flyweight
New Zealand
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

4.46
SLpM
4.14
40%
Str. Acc.
42%
3.24
SApM
5.01
64%
Str. Def.
48%

Grappling Profile

0.56
TD Avg.
0.65
30%
TD Acc.
23%
83%
TD Def.
77%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.20

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Kai Kara-France · 2-3
  • L
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  • W
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    TKO · R1 · 4:04 · Flyweight
  • L
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  • L
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    TKO · R3 · 4:34 · Interim Flyweight
  • W
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
Raulian Paiva · 2-1-2
  • D
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    NWPA: World Peace · May 7, 2025
    Decision · Featherweight
  • L
    Ruslan Sariev
    Alash Pride 101 · Nov 1, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • W
    Silas Lima
    ExpoCombat 2024 · Sep 8, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • W
    Marcos Anatoly
    Guerrero Fight Championship 2 · Apr 13, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • D
    Danilo Morais
    Guerrero Fight Championship 1 · Dec 22, 2023
    Decision

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 8 fights
54.8
Avg sig. strikes
47.8
0.46
Avg takedowns
0.50
1:04
Avg control time
1:08
99
Career high strikes
81
2
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Kai Kara-France
Strike target
Raulian Paiva
64%
Head
62%
15%
Body
26%
21%
Leg
13%
Kai Kara-France
Strike position
Raulian Paiva
86%
Distance
90%
2%
Clinch
6%
12%
Ground
4%