Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva
Flyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Kai Kara-France
Kai 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
Raulian 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.

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
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

25-12-0 (1 NC)
Record
21-5-0
0
Win Streak
0
33
Age
30
5'4"
Height
5'8"
69"
Reach
69"
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Stance
—
Flyweight
Weight Class
Flyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

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

Grappling Profile

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

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Kai Kara-France · 2-3
  • L
    Alexandre Pantoja
    UFC 317: Topuria vs OliveiraSat, Jun 28, 2025
    Submission · R3 · 1:55 · Flyweight
  • W
    Steve Erceg
    UFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 4:04 · Flyweight
  • L
    Amir Albazi
    UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs AlbaziSat, Jun 3, 2023
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • L
    Brandon Moreno
    UFC 277: Peña vs NunesSat, Jul 30, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 4:34 · Flyweight
  • W
    Askar Askarov
    UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs DaukausSat, Mar 26, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
Raulian Paiva · 3-2
  • L
    Sergey Morozov
    UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs GamrotSat, Jun 25, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Sean O'Malley
    UFC 269: Oliveira vs PoirierSat, Dec 11, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 4:42 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Kyler Phillips
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs DillashawSat, Jul 24, 2021
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Zhalgas Zhumagulov
    UFC 251: Usman vs MasvidalSat, Jul 11, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • W
    Mark De La Rosa
    UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs BlachowiczSun, Feb 16, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 4:42 · Flyweight

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 7 fights
54.8
Avg sig. strikes
43.0
0.46
Avg takedowns
0.43
1:04
Avg control time
1:08
99
Career high strikes
67
2
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Kai Kara-France
Strike target
Raulian Paiva
64%
Head
58%
15%
Body
27%
21%
Leg
15%
Kai Kara-France
Strike position
Raulian Paiva
86%
Distance
91%
2%
Clinch
6%
12%
Ground
3%