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UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
Rafael Alves
Rafael Alves
19-10 · BRA
VS
Marc Diakiese
Marc Diakiese
14-4 · COD
November 13, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Rafael Alves def. Marc Diakiese by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 1:48
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:48
Alves6/110/000:00
Diakiese3/130/100:03
Total
Alves6/110/000:00
Diakiese3/130/100:03

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
AlvesWin probabilityDiakiese
38.1%61.9%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
19%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.2 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 Alves, blue toward Diakiese. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Alves38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%23%9%
Submission11%30%13%
Decision18%47%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 6
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.9)act 0
Diakiese62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%25%19%
Submission7%12%5%
Decision40%63%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 3
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~78 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R215%
R38%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Alves
40.5%+144
Diakiese
-14458.3%
Most takedownstie 27.2%
Alves
53.2%-272
Diakiese
+27219.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alves
Expected: 34.0
34
Over 34
39.0%
+153
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.6%
-153
04385
Diakiese
Expected: 44.4
44.5
Over 44.5
39.7%
+152
Under 44.5
60.3%
-152
056112
Takedowns — over/under
Alves
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
44.2%
+126
Under 1.5
55.8%
-126
035
Diakiese
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.6%
+173
Under 0.5
63.4%
-173
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 11.2 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
Alves38.1%32.3%+5.8+195
Diakiese61.9%67.7%−5.8-245
By method
Alves by KO/TKO9.2%9.4%−0.2+771
Alves by submission7.1%12.8%−5.7+540
Alves by decision21.9%15.9%+6.0+415
Diakiese by KO/TKO14.9%18.8%−3.9+337
Diakiese by submission11.5%5.1%+6.4+1507
Diakiese by decision35.5%38.0%−2.5+116
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds79.9%75.0%+4.9-400
Over 2.5 rds64.9%60.6%+4.3-182
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision57.4%57.1%+0.3-158

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
58.3Striking62.4
Diakiese +4.1
21.8Grappling44.8
Diakiese +23.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlvesDiakiese
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1502
Pound-for-pound
1537
1502
Divisional
1537
1486
Striking offense
1496
1499
Striking defense
1517
1544
Grappling offense
1485
1548
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
30 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'10"
68"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.00
Strikes landed / min
3.08
48%
Strike accuracy
39%
3.73
Strikes absorbed / min
2.79
56%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.16
0%
Takedown accuracy
36%
33%
Takedown defense
63%
1.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
56%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
0%
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
483
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rafael Alves
  • LDamir IsmagulovU-DEC R3
    Close +4236mo before
Marc Diakiese
  • LRafael FizievU-DEC R3
    Close -1671y 4mo before
  • WLando VannataU-DEC R3
    Close -1652y 2mo before
  • WJoe DuffyU-DEC R3
    Close +1652y 8mo before
  • LNasrat HaqparastU-DEC R3
    Close -1603y 4mo before
  • LDan HookerSUB R3
    Close -1903y 10mo before
Alves — win / loss by method
Record: 19-10-0

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, 3 losses
W
37% of wins
L
30% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 6 losses
W
37% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
26% of wins
L
10% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
19win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (37%)KO/TKO(33%) 3
7 (37%)Submission(67%) 6
5 (26%)Decision(0%) 0
Diakiese — win / loss by method
Record: 14-4-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
3 (60%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (11%)Submission() 0
4 (44%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Alves
Diakiese
1
UFC fights
9
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
110.9 min · 12.3 avg
18y 10m
Career length
12y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Alves
Diakiese
22W–1L · 95.7%
Overall
93W–21L · 81.6%
0W–0L
Wins
57W–11L · 83.8%
22W–1L · 95.7%
Losses
36W–10L · 78.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alves
Diakiese
210W–73L · 74.2%
Overall
34W–41L · 45.3%
102W–40L · 71.8%
Wins
34W–41L · 45.3%
108W–33L · 76.6%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Alves
Diakiese
4.01
Landed / min
4.45
47.5%
Accuracy
36.7%
64.4%
Defense
57.0%
1.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.27
46.5%
Time at distance
59.1%
Grappling & control
Alves
Diakiese
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.16
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
36.4%
33.3%
Takedown defense
63.0%
1.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
3.4%
Control share
51.4%
Strike target map
Alves
  • Head67%(20)div 63%
  • Body20%(6)div 20%
  • Legs13%(4)div 17%
Diakiese
  • Head46%(158)div 63%
  • Body30%(101)div 20%
  • Legs24%(83)div 17%

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

Rafael Alves
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Marc Diakiese
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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