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UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez
Eddie Alvarez
27-4 · USA
VS
Rafael Dos Anjos
Rafael Dos Anjos
25-7 · BRA
July 7, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 5 rounds · Main event
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Eddie Alvarez def. Rafael Dos Anjos by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:49
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:49
Alvarez45/781/300:20
Dos Anjos12/410/100:22
Total
Alvarez45/781/300:20
Dos Anjos12/410/100:22

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
AlvarezWin probabilityDos Anjos
59.8%40.2%
KO / TKO
55%
Submission
16%
Decision
29%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Alvarez60%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO39%65%
Submission8%13%
Decision13%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3172)act 45
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 1
Dos Anjos40%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%41%
Submission8%20%
Decision15%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes59 (3376)act 12
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~114 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R222%
R36%
R43%
R52%
Distance29%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Alvarez
46.6%+112
Dos Anjos
-11252.4%
Most takedownstie 57.3%
Alvarez
19.3%+121
Dos Anjos
-12123.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alvarez
Expected: 55.1
55
Over 55
42.0%
+135
Exactly 55
1.2%
push
Under 55
56.8%
-135
069138
Dos Anjos
Expected: 58.6
58.5
Over 58.5
42.6%
+135
Under 58.5
57.4%
-135
074147
Takedowns — over/under
Alvarez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.6%
+324
Under 0.5
76.4%
-324
035
Dos Anjos
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.7%
+261
Under 0.5
72.3%
-261
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 11.7 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
Alvarez59.8%28.0%+31.8+245
Dos Anjos40.2%72.0%−31.8-290

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
57.1Striking69.1
Dos Anjos +12.0
53.2Grappling62.0
Dos Anjos +8.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlvarezDos Anjos
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1595
Pound-for-pound
1677
1595
Divisional
1677
1485
Striking offense
1509
1500
Striking defense
1528
1534
Grappling offense
1526
1539
Grappling defense
1547
Physical
32 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
69"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.69
Strikes landed / min
3.06
41%
Strike accuracy
41%
4.02
Strikes absorbed / min
2.37
55%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.64
29%
Takedown accuracy
45%
100%
Takedown defense
66%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
74%
+2
Win/loss streak
+5
67%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
43%
Recent opp. quality
172
Days since last fight
201
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Eddie Alvarez
  • WAnthony PettisS-DEC R3
    Close +3006mo before
  • WGilbert MelendezS-DEC R3
    Close +1501y 1mo before
  • LDonald CerroneU-DEC R3
    Close +1251y 9mo before
Rafael Dos Anjos
  • WDonald CerroneKO/TKO R1
    Close -1707mo before
  • WAnthony PettisU-DEC R5
    Close +4001y 4mo before
  • WNate DiazU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -2751y 7mo before
  • WBenson HendersonKO/TKO R1
    Close +4401y 10mo before
  • WJason HighKO/TKO R2
    Close -2802y 1mo before
Alvarez — win / loss by method
Record: 27-4-0

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
16 wins, 1 loss
W
59% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
25win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
16 (64%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
5 (20%)Submission(67%) 2
4 (16%)Decision(0%) 0
Dos Anjos — 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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 5 losses
W
48% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
14win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (29%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
2 (14%)Submission(20%) 1
8 (57%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (55%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (36%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Alvarez
Dos Anjos
3
UFC fights
19
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
221.9 min · 11.7 avg
22y 7m
Career length
21y 10m
UFC schedule strength

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

Alvarez
Dos Anjos
64W–13L · 83.1%
Overall
319W–84L · 79.2%
40W–7L · 85.1%
Wins
220W–61L · 78.3%
24W–6L · 80.0%
Losses
99W–23L · 81.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alvarez
Dos Anjos
387W–130L · 74.9%
Overall
49W–32L · 60.5%
332W–118L · 73.8%
Wins
47W–29L · 61.8%
55W–12L · 82.1%
Losses
2W–3L · 40.0%
Distance striking
Alvarez
Dos Anjos
3.54
Landed / min
3.90
38.5%
Accuracy
34.3%
57.1%
Defense
72.7%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.34
62.1%
Time at distance
50.3%
Grappling & control
Alvarez
Dos Anjos
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
2.64
29.0%
Takedown accuracy
44.8%
100.0%
Takedown defense
66.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.81
86.1%
Control share
65.9%
Strike target map
Alvarez
  • Head60%(72)div 63%
  • Body25%(30)div 20%
  • Legs16%(19)div 17%
Dos Anjos
  • Head57%(390)div 63%
  • Body18%(122)div 20%
  • Legs25%(168)div 17%

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

Eddie Alvarez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Rafael Dos Anjos
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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