Hypothetical · three rounds · current snapshots
Independent projection
medium confidenceRosas Jr. 55%
Moderate conviction. The point estimate is the center of a band, not a prophecy.
90% interval on Rosas Jr.: 40%–69%. Never a lock.
- Most likely
- Decision 65%
- Expected time
- 12:30
- P(over 2.5)
- 70%
- Grappling share
- 36%
Briefing
Raul Rosas Jr. is the model’s side at 55% because of striking skill (distance & pocket), with Gregory Rodrigues live if the fight is forced into power puncher.
Raul Rosas Jr. (pressure wrestler, submission hunter, scrambler) against Gregory Rodrigues (power puncher, pressure boxer, opportunistic) is a UFC bantamweight matchup in —. The independent model puts Rosas Jr. around 55% — a medium confidence number, not a betting line. The largest factor from 50/50 is striking skill (distance & pocket): Rosas Jr. striking rating 1480 vs Rodrigues 1740. Weighted by estimated standing time (64%).
Where this is fought matters. Estimated grappling share is 36%. Rosas Jr. lands 3.4 significant strikes per minute at 48% accuracy with a 4.8 takedown average; Rodrigues is at 5.2 / 51% / 1.6. Takedown defense sits at 78% versus 61%. Reach is 70" against 75" — counted only if the longer fighter actually lives at range.
Rosas Jr.'s primary path: Chain takedowns on Rodrigues's 61% defense, hold mat time, and win the control/attrition round. Failure mode: Getting drawn into Rodrigues's preferred range and losing the minute-winning. Rodrigues's primary path: One clean counter or lead hook as Rosas Jr. enters. Power is the shortcut; it is not a plan by itself. Failure mode: If the first takedown lands, Rodrigues may spend the round on the fence or on their back.
The swing variable is simple: If Rosas Jr. cannot keep this on the mat in the first eight minutes, Rodrigues's striking becomes the fight. The model does not start from a sportsbook. If DraftKings or Fanatics disagree, that disagreement is the point of the page.
Written from the independent projection. Betting lines are not inputs. Stats as of 19 Aug 2026.
Rosas Jr. — paths
- Chain takedowns on Rodrigues's 61% defense, hold mat time, and win the control/attrition round.
- Force a scramble, hunt the neck or the front headlock, and finish before the referee stands them up.
Failure modes
- Getting drawn into Rodrigues's preferred range and losing the minute-winning.
Rodrigues — paths
- One clean counter or lead hook as Rosas Jr. enters. Power is the shortcut; it is not a plan by itself.
- Win the minute-to-minute with volume. Judges in this matchup will see the fighter who walks the other one down.
Failure modes
- If the first takedown lands, Rodrigues may spend the round on the fence or on their back.
Swing variables
- If Rosas Jr. cannot keep this on the mat in the first eight minutes, Rodrigues's striking becomes the fight.
- First fighter to be dropped. Power is asymmetric here; the model’s decision lean dies if someone gets hurt early.
What moved it from 50/50
- Striking skill (distance & pocket)Rodrigues −0.49
Rosas Jr. striking rating 1480 vs Rodrigues 1740. Weighted by estimated standing time (64%).
- Grappling / controlRosas Jr. +0.40
Takedown threat Rosas Jr. 2.65 vs Rodrigues 0.69 per 15. Estimated grappling share 36%.
- Submission hunting vs defensive gapsRosas Jr. +0.07
Rosas Jr. generates submission attempts against opponents who spend time on the mat.
- Recency and opponent-adjusted formRosas Jr. +0.07
Last-5 opponent-adjusted form: Rosas Jr. +0.32 vs Rodrigues +0.02. Single-fight noise is deliberately underweighted.
- Pressure wrestling vs takedown defenseRosas Jr. +0.06
Rodrigues's takedown defense (61%) is a hole against a high-volume wrestler. Historically this pair type tilts to control and attrition.
- Age / athletic windowRosas Jr. +0.06
Rosas Jr. 21 vs Rodrigues 34. Peak assumed ~30; decline prior is gentle and never treated as destiny.
- Finishing threat vs durabilityRosas Jr. +0.02
Who is more likely to be hurt, and who has actually finished people of this quality.
Attribute radar
Rosas Jr. · Rodrigues
Side-by-side
Rosas Jr.: pressure wrestler · submission hunter · scrambler — Rodrigues: power puncher · pressure boxer · opportunistic
| Rosas Jr. | Rodrigues | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 12-1 | 16-6 |
| Age (fight night) | 21 | 34 |
| Height | 5'9" | 6'2" |
| Reach | 70" | 75" |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| SLpM | 3.4 | 5.2 |
| SApM | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| Str. acc. | 48% | 51% |
| Str. def. | 56% | 49% |
| KD / 15 | 0.12 | 0.92 |
| TD avg | 4.8 | 1.6 |
| TD acc. | 52% | 38% |
| TD def. | 78% | 61% |
| Sub avg | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Control / 15 | 6.8m | 1.8m |
| Late-round diff | 0.16 | -0.08 |
| Layoff | 105d | 126d |
| Data | deep | deep |
Rosas Jr. range mix
- Distance48%
- Clinch14%
- Ground40%
- Head58%
- Body22%
- Leg20%
Rodrigues range mix
- Distance72%
- Clinch12%
- Ground16%
- Head64%
- Body20%
- Leg16%
Method of victory
- Rosas Jr. KO/TKO3%
- Rosas Jr. SUB21%
- Rosas Jr. DEC31%
- Rodrigues KO/TKO7%
- Rodrigues SUB4%
- Rodrigues DEC34%