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UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
Jim Miller
Jim Miller
27-8 · USA
VS
Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves
21-10 · BRA
November 12, 2016 · New York City, New York, USA
Catch Weight · 163 lb · 3 rounds
157.6lb
Weigh-in
162.6lb
Jim Miller def. Thiago Alves by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Miller11/341/101:47
Alves9/320/000:00
R2
Miller10/271/202:09
Alves13/450/000:07
R3
Miller7/242/202:28
Alves14/350/000:25
Total
Miller28/854/506:24
Alves36/1120/000:32

Scorecards

Miller vs Alves

RdCardo UrsoChris LeeJeff MullenCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9.1
R29-1010-910-99.8-9.2
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2830-2730-2729.8-27.3

Media (20 cards) · avg 29.527.6 · 20 Miller · 0 Alves

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Miller-Alves.

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
MillerWin probabilityAlves
69.3%30.7%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
6%
Decision
65%
Expected fight time: 12.4 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Miller69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%22%
Submission5%8%
Decision49%70%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes57 (3274)act 28
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.7)act 4
Alves31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%45%
Submission0%1%
Decision17%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes72 (4194)act 36
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~129 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R29%
R313%
Distance65%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Miller
38.4%+158
Alves
-15860.7%
Most takedownstie 36.2%
Miller
61.5%-2692
Alves
+26922.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Miller
Expected: 56.9
57
Over 57
41.8%
+137
Exactly 57
1.2%
push
Under 57
57.0%
-137
072143
Alves
Expected: 72.4
72.5
Over 72.5
42.4%
+136
Under 72.5
57.6%
-136
091181
Takedowns — over/under
Miller
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
43.5%
+130
Under 1.5
56.5%
-130
035
Alves
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.0%
Exactly 0
95.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 12.4 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
Miller69.3%41.2%+28.1+135
Alves30.7%58.8%−28.1-155

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
65.5Striking67.5
Alves +2.0
66.3Grappling52.4
Miller +13.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MillerAlves
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1626
Pound-for-pound
1601
1530
Divisional
1509
1490
Striking offense
1553
1530
Striking defense
1523
1524
Grappling offense
1490
1531
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
33 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.69
Strikes landed / min
3.57
39%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.42
Strikes absorbed / min
3.16
63%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.60
Takedowns / 15 min
0.79
42%
Takedown accuracy
65%
51%
Takedown defense
65%
2.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
65%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
56%
Finish rate
69%
Recent opp. quality
77
Days since last fight
532
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jim Miller
  • WJoe LauzonS-DEC R3
    Close +1203mo before
  • WTakanori GomiKO/TKO R1
    Close -2904mo before
  • LDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close -1858mo before
  • LMichael ChiesaSUB R2
    Close +13011mo before
  • WDanny CastilloS-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 4mo before
Thiago Alves
  • LCarlos ConditKO/TKO R2
    Close +2901y 5mo before
  • WJordan MeinKO/TKO R2
    Close +1301y 9mo before
  • WSeth BaczynskiU-DEC R3
    Close -4802y 7mo before
  • LMartin KampmannSUB R3
    Close -1454y 8mo before
  • WPapy AbediSUB R1
    Close -3355y before
Miller — win / loss by method
Record: 27-8-0, 1 NC

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 2 losses
W
52% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 5 losses
W
33% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
16win7loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
3 (19%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
6 (38%)Submission(29%) 2
7 (44%)Decision(57%) 4
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (73%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(100%) 1
Alves — win / loss by method
Record: 21-10-0

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
13 wins, 2 losses
W
62% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
1 win, 4 losses
W
5% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
13win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
1 (8%)Submission(29%) 2
4 (31%)Decision(43%) 3
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (38%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Miller
Alves
24
UFC fights
20
252.9 min · 10.5 avg
Octagon time
209.7 min · 10.5 avg
20y 8m
Career length
25y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Miller
Alves
379W–109L · 77.7%
Overall
355W–92L · 79.4%
277W–83L · 76.9%
Wins
228W–68L · 77.0%
102W–26L · 79.7%
Losses
127W–24L · 84.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Miller
Alves
80W–44L · 64.5%
Overall
51W–17L · 75.0%
75W–44L · 63.0%
Wins
32W–12L · 72.7%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
19W–5L · 79.2%
Distance striking
Miller
Alves
4.11
Landed / min
5.17
32.9%
Accuracy
38.8%
69.7%
Defense
70.5%
0.18
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.79
42.3%
Time at distance
51.7%
Grappling & control
Miller
Alves
1.60
Takedowns / 15 min
0.79
42.2%
Takedown accuracy
64.7%
50.8%
Takedown defense
65.1%
2.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.43
46.2%
Control share
28.0%
Strike target map
Miller
  • Head62%(421)div 67%
  • Body20%(135)div 20%
  • Legs18%(123)div 13%
Alves
  • Head54%(405)div 67%
  • Body12%(93)div 20%
  • Legs33%(250)div 13%

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

Jim Miller
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Thiago Alves
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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