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UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
Warlley Alves
Warlley Alves
11-2 · BRA
VS
Sultan Aliev
Sultan Aliev
14-2 · RUS
May 12, 2018 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Warlley Alves def. Sultan Aliev by KO/TKO (Doctor's Stoppage), R2 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Alves21/280/101:58
Aliev8/171/200:55
R2
Alves8/220/001:26
Aliev4/110/101:12
Total
Alves29/500/103:24
Aliev12/281/302:07

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 probabilityAliev
47.0%53.0%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
25%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 9.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Alves47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%15%
Submission18%39%
Decision22%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 29
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Aliev53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%41%
Submission7%13%
Decision24%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 12
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.9)act 1
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R135%
R210%
R39%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Alves
48.8%+102
Aliev
-10249.6%
Most takedownstie 26.4%
Alves
12.6%+482
Aliev
-48260.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alves
Expected: 34.0
34
Over 34
41.5%
+136
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.6%
-136
04385
Aliev
Expected: 34.3
34.5
Over 34.5
42.1%
+138
Under 34.5
57.9%
-138
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Alves
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.9%
+272
Under 0.5
73.1%
-272
035
Aliev
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
49.1%
+104
Under 1.5
50.9%
-104
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 9.7 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
Alves47.0%71.5%−24.5-280
Aliev53.0%28.5%+24.5+240

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
57.3Striking67.8
Aliev +10.5
61.1Grappling58.5
Alves +2.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlvesAliev
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1568
Pound-for-pound
1539
1555
Divisional
1538
1493
Striking offense
1470
1506
Striking defense
1495
1505
Grappling offense
1550
1522
Grappling defense
1556
Physical
27 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.80
Strikes landed / min
1.30
46%
Strike accuracy
58%
4.10
Strikes absorbed / min
2.03
50%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.30
Takedowns / 15 min
1.69
44%
Takedown accuracy
67%
75%
Takedown defense
100%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
60%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
203
Days since last fight
511
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Warlley Alves
  • WSalim TouahriU-DEC R3
    Close -3007mo before
  • LKamaru UsmanU-DEC R3
    Close +1751y 6mo before
  • LBryan BarberenaU-DEC R3
    Close -6002y before
  • WColby CovingtonSUB R1
    Close +1052y 5mo before
  • WNordine TalebSUB R2
    Close -3402y 9mo before
Sultan Aliev
  • WBojan VelickovicS-DEC R3
    Close +1401y 5mo before
  • LKenny RobertsonKO/TKO R1
    Close -1753y 4mo before
Alves — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
36% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Aliev — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (77%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (23%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Alves
Aliev
7
UFC fights
2
81.0 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
17.7 min · 8.8 avg
15y 4m
Career length
15y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Alves
Aliev
68W–9L · 88.3%
Overall
28W–6L · 82.4%
49W–5L · 90.7%
Wins
14W–3L · 82.4%
19W–4L · 82.6%
Losses
14W–3L · 82.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alves
Aliev
47W–34L · 58.0%
Overall
100W–42L · 70.4%
47W–34L · 58.0%
Wins
84W–36L · 70.0%
0W–0L
Losses
16W–6L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Alves
Aliev
4.14
Landed / min
1.57
42.5%
Accuracy
43.5%
53.8%
Defense
64.5%
0.19
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
51.6%
Time at distance
35.9%
Grappling & control
Alves
Aliev
1.30
Takedowns / 15 min
1.69
43.8%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
75.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.11
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
64.7%
Control share
91.5%
Strike target map
Alves
  • Head61%(139)div 63%
  • Body25%(57)div 20%
  • Legs14%(31)div 16%
Aliev
  • Head83%(19)div 63%
  • Body13%(3)div 20%
  • Legs4%(1)div 16%

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

Warlley Alves
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sultan Aliev
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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