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UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick
James Krause
James Krause
25-7 · USA
VS
Warlley Alves
Warlley Alves
12-2 · BRA
August 25, 2018 · Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
James Krause def. Warlley Alves by KO/TKO (Flying Knee), R2 2:28
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Krause31/650/200:55
Alves16/401/101:00
R2 · 2:28
Krause28/410/201:10
Alves12/240/000:02
Total
Krause59/1060/402:05
Alves28/641/101:02

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
KrauseWin probabilityAlves
53.2%46.8%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
10%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Krause53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%50%
Submission6%12%
Decision20%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3375)act 59
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Alves47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%48%
Submission4%9%
Decision20%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2455)act 28
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 1
Combined totals~100 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R231%
R39%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Krause
63.8%-182
Alves
+18235.1%
Most takedownstie 47.9%
Krause
22.1%+135
Alves
-13529.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Krause
Expected: 57.8
58
Over 58
41.7%
+137
Exactly 58
1.2%
push
Under 58
57.2%
-137
073145
Alves
Expected: 42.2
42
Over 42
42.0%
+135
Exactly 42
1.6%
push
Under 42
56.4%
-135
053106
Takedowns — over/under
Krause
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
29.2%
+242
Under 0.5
70.8%
-242
035
Alves
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
36.8%
+172
Under 0.5
63.2%
-172
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 10.0 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
Krause53.2%26.0%+27.2+270
Alves46.8%74.0%−27.2-330

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
68.0Striking59.2
Krause +8.7
39.2Grappling57.0
Alves +17.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KrauseAlves
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1585
Pound-for-pound
1582
1557
Divisional
1570
1521
Striking offense
1500
1491
Striking defense
1511
1502
Grappling offense
1505
1510
Grappling defense
1523
Physical
32 yrs
Age
27 yrs
6'2"
Height
5'11"
73"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.83
Strikes landed / min
2.81
47%
Strike accuracy
47%
4.53
Strikes absorbed / min
3.78
62%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.05
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
16%
Takedown accuracy
41%
55%
Takedown defense
73%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
75%
+4
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
223
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
James Krause
  • WAlex WhiteU-DEC R3
    Close -1807mo before
  • WTom GallicchioU-DEC R3
    Close -5501y 2mo before
  • WShane CampbellU-DEC R3
    Close -1852y 6mo before
  • WDaron CruickshankSUB R1
    Close +1703y 1mo before
  • LValmir LazaroS-DEC R3
    Close -2003y 6mo before
Warlley Alves
  • WSultan AlievKO/TKO R2
    Close -2803mo before
  • WSalim TouahriU-DEC R3
    Close -30010mo before
  • LKamaru UsmanU-DEC R3
    Close +1751y 9mo before
  • LBryan BarberenaU-DEC R3
    Close -6002y 3mo before
  • WColby CovingtonSUB R1
    Close +1052y 8mo before
Krause — win / loss by method
Record: 25-7-0

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, 1 loss
W
24% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 2 losses
W
56% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
20% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (50%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
19win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (26%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
12 (63%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (11%)Decision(50%) 2
Alves — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Krause
Alves
9
UFC fights
8
100.1 min · 11.1 avg
Octagon time
91.0 min · 11.4 avg
18y 8m
Career length
15y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Krause
Alves
158W–54L · 74.5%
Overall
82W–11L · 88.2%
99W–38L · 72.3%
Wins
63W–7L · 90.0%
59W–16L · 78.7%
Losses
19W–4L · 82.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Krause
Alves
268W–140L · 65.7%
Overall
47W–34L · 58.0%
210W–118L · 64.0%
Wins
47W–34L · 58.0%
58W–22L · 72.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Krause
Alves
7.14
Landed / min
4.10
45.8%
Accuracy
42.1%
65.7%
Defense
54.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.16
62.6%
Time at distance
49.1%
Grappling & control
Krause
Alves
1.05
Takedowns / 15 min
1.15
16.3%
Takedown accuracy
41.2%
55.0%
Takedown defense
72.7%
0.90
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.99
69.1%
Control share
64.2%
Strike target map
Krause
  • Head76%(368)div 63%
  • Body12%(60)div 20%
  • Legs11%(55)div 16%
Alves
  • Head57%(146)div 63%
  • Body27%(69)div 20%
  • Legs16%(41)div 16%

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

James Krause
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Warlley Alves
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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