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Nurullo Aliev
Nurullo Aliev
8-0 · TJK
VS
Rafael Alves
Rafael Alves
20-11 · BRA
February 25, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Nurullo Aliev def. Rafael Alves by M-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Aliev0/61/203:27
Alves4/90/000:00
R2
Aliev6/101/104:13
Alves0/30/000:00
R3
Aliev13/291/103:11
Alves2/50/001:18
Total
Aliev19/453/4010:51
Alves6/170/001:18

Scorecards

Aliev vs Alves

RdAdalaide ByrdJunichiro KamijoRon McCarthyCommunity
R19-99-98-108.7-9.4
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total29-2729-2728-2828.5-27.6

Media (17 cards) · avg 2927 · 17 Aliev · 0 Alves

Point deductions: R11 Aliev (Biting)

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Aliev-Alves. Judge totals are round sums; the official result applies the deduction.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
AlievWin probabilityAlves
73.2%26.8%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
18%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Aliev, blue toward Alves. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Aliev73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%33%20%
Submission9%12%16%
Decision40%55%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (1858)act 19
Takedowns2.1 (0.05.5)act 3
Alves27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%35%11%
Submission9%32%12%
Decision9%33%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1342)act 6
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~2.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R216%
R37%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Aliev
59.8%-154
Alves
+15438.9%
Most takedownstie 17.7%
Aliev
62.8%-322
Alves
+32219.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Aliev
Expected: 43.1
43
Over 43
39.3%
+152
Exactly 43
1.1%
push
Under 43
59.6%
-152
054108
Alves
Expected: 31.1
31
Over 31
39.1%
+152
Exactly 31
1.5%
push
Under 31
59.4%
-152
03978
Takedowns — over/under
Aliev
Expected: 2.1
2
Over 2
42.3%
-107
Exactly 2
18.1%
push
Under 2
39.6%
+107
047
Alves
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
49.2%
+103
Under 0.5
50.8%
-103
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.2 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Aliev73.2%62.3%+10.9-187
Alves26.8%37.7%−10.9+154
By method
Aliev by KO/TKO24.2%19.6%+4.6+331
Aliev by submission12.8%16.3%−3.5+419
Aliev by decision36.1%24.6%+11.5+243
Alves by KO/TKO8.9%11.4%−2.5+640
Alves by submission4.7%11.9%−7.2+608
Alves by decision13.2%16.2%−3.0+422
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.3%62.4%+9.9-200
Over 2.5 rds56.7%47.4%+9.3-103
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision49.4%42.5%+6.9+120

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlievAlves
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1529
Pound-for-pound
1507
1529
Divisional
1506
1482
Striking offense
1488
1500
Striking defense
1497
1561
Grappling offense
1530
1558
Grappling defense
1544
Physical
22 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'8"
72"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.58
Strike accuracy
51%
Strikes absorbed / min
4.28
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.53
Takedown accuracy
25%
Takedown defense
50%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
33%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
33%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nurullo Aliev
No prior UFC fights.
Rafael Alves
  • LDrew DoberKO/TKO R3
    Close +1437mo before
  • WMarc DiakieseSUB R1
    Close +1961y 3mo before
  • LDamir IsmagulovU-DEC R3
    Close +4231y 9mo before
Aliev — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
6 (75%)Decision() 0
Alves — win / loss by method
Record: 20-11-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 4 losses
W
35% of wins
L
36% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 6 losses
W
40% of wins
L
55% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
9% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
19win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (37%)KO/TKO(33%) 3
7 (37%)Submission(67%) 6
5 (26%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Aliev
Alves
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
28.3 min · 9.4 avg
Career length
18y 10m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Aliev
Alves
Overall
60W–16L · 78.9%
Wins
14W–4L · 77.8%
Losses
46W–12L · 79.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Aliev
Alves
41W–14L · 74.5%
Overall
210W–73L · 74.2%
41W–14L · 74.5%
Wins
102W–40L · 71.8%
0W–0L
Losses
108W–33L · 76.6%
Distance striking
Aliev
Alves
Landed / min
3.67
Accuracy
50.0%
Defense
62.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.53
Time at distance
62.6%
Grappling & control
Aliev
Alves
Takedowns / 15 min
0.53
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.06
Control share
25.0%
Strike target map
Aliev
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Alves
  • Head64%(47)div 63%
  • Body21%(15)div 21%
  • Legs15%(11)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Nurullo Aliev

No UFC fights on record.

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Rafael Alves
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.