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UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor
20-3 · IRL
VS
Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez
28-4 · USA
November 12, 2016 · New York City, New York, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Main event
154.4lb
Weigh-in
154.6lb
Conor McGregor def. Eddie Alvarez by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 3:04
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
McGregor18/570/020:52
Alvarez6/290/100:00
R2 · 3:04
McGregor14/270/010:02
Alvarez3/120/200:57
Total
McGregor32/840/030:54
Alvarez9/410/300:57

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
McGregorWin probabilityAlvarez
55.0%45.0%
KO / TKO
61%
Submission
19%
Decision
21%
Expected fight time: 14.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
McGregor55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO38%69%
Submission7%14%
Decision10%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes87 (50113)act 32
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Alvarez45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%52%
Submission11%24%
Decision11%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3580)act 9
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~148 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R27%
R322%
R413%
R59%
Distance21%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
McGregor
65.4%-193
Alvarez
+19333.8%
Most takedownstie 55.8%
McGregor
12.8%+245
Alvarez
-24531.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
McGregor
Expected: 86.7
86.5
Over 86.5
42.7%
+134
Under 86.5
57.3%
-134
0109217
Alvarez
Expected: 61.4
61.5
Over 61.5
42.3%
+136
Under 61.5
57.7%
-136
077154
Takedowns — over/under
McGregor
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.9%
Exactly 0
83.1%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Alvarez
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
34.8%
+187
Under 0.5
65.2%
-187
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 14.2 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
McGregor55.0%59.6%−4.6-160
Alvarez45.0%40.4%+4.6+140

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
69.5Striking62.1
McGregor +7.4
49.6Grappling53.7
Alvarez +4.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
McGregorAlvarez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1643
Pound-for-pound
1615
1531
Divisional
1615
1543
Striking offense
1496
1501
Striking defense
1503
1493
Grappling offense
1527
1512
Grappling defense
1529
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
74"
Reach
69"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.02
Strikes landed / min
3.40
49%
Strike accuracy
45%
4.93
Strikes absorbed / min
3.95
56%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.02
Takedowns / 15 min
3.07
63%
Takedown accuracy
29%
70%
Takedown defense
100%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
89%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
75%
75%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
84
Days since last fight
128
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Conor McGregor
  • WNate DiazM-DEC R5
    Close -1353mo before
  • LNate DiazSUB R2
    Close -4258mo before
  • WJose AldoKO/TKO R1
    Close -10511mo before
  • WChad MendesKO/TKO R2
    Close -1901y 4mo before
  • WDennis SiverKO/TKO R2
    Close -9751y 10mo before
Eddie Alvarez
  • WRafael Dos AnjosKO/TKO R1
    Close +2454mo before
  • WAnthony PettisS-DEC R3
    Close +30010mo before
  • WGilbert MelendezS-DEC R3
    Close +1501y 5mo before
  • LDonald CerroneU-DEC R3
    Close +1252y 2mo before
McGregor — win / loss by method
Record: 20-3-0

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
17 wins, 0 losses
W
85% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
5% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (92%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Alvarez — win / loss by method
Record: 28-4-0

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
17 wins, 1 loss
W
61% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
18% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
25win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
16 (64%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (20%)Submission(67%) 2
4 (16%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
McGregor
Alvarez
9
UFC fights
4
73.2 min · 8.1 avg
Octagon time
48.8 min · 12.2 avg
18y 5m
Career length
22y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

McGregor
Alvarez
148W–47L · 75.9%
Overall
89W–20L · 81.7%
130W–37L · 77.8%
Wins
65W–14L · 82.3%
18W–10L · 64.3%
Losses
24W–6L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
McGregor
Alvarez
72W–26L · 73.5%
Overall
387W–130L · 74.9%
61W–21L · 74.4%
Wins
332W–118L · 73.8%
11W–5L · 68.8%
Losses
55W–12L · 82.1%
Distance striking
McGregor
Alvarez
8.08
Landed / min
3.94
45.0%
Accuracy
39.4%
62.7%
Defense
58.7%
1.84
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
60.0%
Time at distance
61.8%
Grappling & control
McGregor
Alvarez
1.02
Takedowns / 15 min
3.07
62.5%
Takedown accuracy
29.4%
70.0%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
47.6%
Control share
84.2%
Strike target map
McGregor
  • Head69%(306)div 63%
  • Body16%(69)div 20%
  • Legs15%(66)div 17%
Alvarez
  • Head64%(106)div 63%
  • Body23%(38)div 20%
  • Legs13%(22)div 17%

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

Conor McGregor
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Eddie Alvarez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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