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UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
Joel Alvarez
Joel Alvarez
18-2 · ESP
VS
Thiago Moises
Thiago Moises
15-5 · BRA
November 13, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
157.5lbMissed +1.5
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Joel Alvarez def. Thiago Moises by KO/TKO (Elbows), R1 3:01
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:01
Alvarez44/730/000:02
Moises11/240/000:00
Total
Alvarez44/730/000:02
Moises11/240/000:00

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
AlvarezWin probabilityMoises
46.1%53.9%
KO / TKO
23%
Submission
17%
Decision
60%
Expected fight time: 10.9 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 Alvarez, blue toward Moises. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Alvarez46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%27%9%
Submission12%25%10%
Decision22%48%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (1755)act 44
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Moises54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%20%13%
Submission5%9%14%
Decision38%71%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1447)act 11
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 0
Combined totals~75 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R211%
R34%
Distance60%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Alvarez
54.4%-123
Moises
+12344.4%
Most takedownstie 39.9%
Alvarez
18.7%+221
Moises
-22141.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alvarez
Expected: 40.5
40.5
Over 40.5
39.8%
+151
Under 40.5
60.2%
-151
051102
Moises
Expected: 34.6
34.5
Over 34.5
39.9%
+151
Under 34.5
60.1%
-151
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Alvarez
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
28.2%
+255
Under 0.5
71.8%
-255
035
Moises
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
32.5%
+156
Exactly 1
16.6%
push
Under 1
50.9%
-156
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 10.9 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
Alvarez46.1%30.9%+15.2+208
Moises53.9%69.1%−15.2-264
By method
Alvarez by KO/TKO10.7%8.6%+2.1+843
Alvarez by submission7.7%10.2%−2.5+690
Alvarez by decision27.7%13.8%+13.9+486
Moises by KO/TKO12.5%13.1%−0.6+518
Moises by submission9.0%14.4%−5.4+462
Moises by decision32.4%40.0%−7.6+102
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds74.6%72.6%+2.0-350
Over 2.5 rds64.2%62.5%+1.7-200
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision60.2%57.4%+2.8-160

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
58.2Striking55.4
Alvarez +2.9
20.2Grappling53.4
Moises +33.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlvarezMoises
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1574
Pound-for-pound
1553
1576
Divisional
1554
1505
Striking offense
1481
1508
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'9"
77"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.84
Strikes landed / min
2.23
37%
Strike accuracy
37%
3.31
Strikes absorbed / min
3.84
53%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.07
Takedown accuracy
35%
0%
Takedown defense
61%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.2
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
57%
+3
Win/loss streak
-1
75%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
385
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joel Alvarez
  • WAlexander YakovlevSUB R1
    missedClose -1751y 1mo before
  • WJoe DuffySUB R1
    Close +2501y 4mo before
  • WDanilo BelluardoKO/TKO R2
    Close -1052y 5mo before
  • LDamir IsmagulovU-DEC R3
    Close +2652y 9mo before
Thiago Moises
  • LIslam MakhachevSUB R4
    Close +5444mo before
  • WAlexander HernandezU-DEC R3
    Close +1799mo before
  • WKing GreenU-DEC R3
    Close +2551y before
  • WMichael JohnsonSUB R2
    Close -1101y 6mo before
  • LDamir IsmagulovU-DEC R3
    Close +1802y 2mo before
Alvarez — win / loss by method
Record: 18-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 0 losses
W
89% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (7%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
14 (93%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Moises — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
40% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (75%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (27%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (45%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (27%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Alvarez
Moises
4
UFC fights
7
27.8 min · 6.9 avg
Octagon time
98.0 min · 14.0 avg
12y 7m
Career length
14y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Alvarez
Moises
73W–18L · 80.2%
Overall
129W–40L · 76.3%
53W–17L · 75.7%
Wins
75W–34L · 68.8%
20W–1L · 95.2%
Losses
54W–6L · 90.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alvarez
Moises
100W–35L · 74.1%
Overall
88W–32L · 73.3%
99W–35L · 73.9%
Wins
67W–30L · 69.1%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
21W–2L · 91.3%
Distance striking
Alvarez
Moises
3.02
Landed / min
3.20
33.2%
Accuracy
32.1%
54.2%
Defense
64.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
75.1%
Time at distance
54.5%
Grappling & control
Alvarez
Moises
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.07
Takedown accuracy
35.0%
0.0%
Takedown defense
60.7%
1.62
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.22
4.2%
Control share
32.8%
Strike target map
Alvarez
  • Head63%(50)div 63%
  • Body11%(9)div 20%
  • Legs25%(20)div 17%
Moises
  • Head69%(151)div 63%
  • Body12%(27)div 20%
  • Legs19%(41)div 17%

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

Joel Alvarez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Thiago Moises
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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