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UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
Warlley Alves
Warlley Alves
9-0 · BRA
VS
Colby Covington
Colby Covington
8-0 · USA
December 12, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Warlley Alves def. Colby Covington by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 1:26
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:26
Alves2/40/000:00
Covington2/21/201:03
Total
Alves2/40/000:00
Covington2/21/201:03

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 probabilityCovington
20.1%79.9%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
8%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 11.0 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 Covington. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Alves20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%35%
Submission2%12%
Decision11%53%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 2
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Covington80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO34%43%
Submission6%7%
Decision40%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes62 (3580)act 2
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.3)act 1
Combined totals~101 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R222%
R310%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Alves
29.9%+231
Covington
-23169.1%
Most takedownstie 26.8%
Alves
9.5%+667
Covington
-66763.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alves
Expected: 39.7
39.5
Over 39.5
42.8%
+133
Under 39.5
57.2%
-133
050100
Covington
Expected: 61.6
61.5
Over 61.5
42.7%
+134
Under 61.5
57.3%
-134
078155
Takedowns — over/under
Alves
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
21.4%
+368
Under 0.5
78.6%
-368
035
Covington
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
51.8%
-107
Under 1.5
48.2%
+107
036

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 11.0 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
Alves20.1%46.8%−26.7+105
Covington79.9%53.2%+26.7-125

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
60.1Striking71.9
Covington +11.8
77.1Grappling43.0
Alves +34.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlvesCovington
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1572
Pound-for-pound
1565
1556
Divisional
1565
Striking offense
Striking defense
1546
Grappling offense
1548
1555
Grappling defense
1545
Physical
24 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.40
Strikes landed / min
1.80
45%
Strike accuracy
46%
3.01
Strikes absorbed / min
0.96
51%
Strike defense
64%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.17
Takedowns / 15 min
4.06
71%
Takedown accuracy
38%
100%
Takedown defense
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
203
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Warlley Alves
  • WNordine TalebSUB R2
    Close -3404mo before
  • WAlan JoubanU-DEC R3
    Close -3801y 1mo before
  • WMarcio Alexandre JuniorSUB R3
    Close -2001y 6mo before
Colby Covington
  • WMike PyleU-DEC R3
    Close -3257mo before
  • WWagner SilvaSUB R3
    Close -5001y 1mo before
  • WAnying WangKO/TKO R1
    Close -4301y 4mo before
Alves — win / loss by method
Record: 9-0-0

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
11% of wins
L
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Covington — win / loss by method
Record: 8-0-0

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
25% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (40%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Alves
Covington
3
UFC fights
3
34.6 min · 11.5 avg
Octagon time
33.3 min · 11.1 avg
15y 4m
Career length
14y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Alves
Covington
31W–4L · 88.6%
Overall
31W–12L · 72.1%
31W–4L · 88.6%
Wins
31W–12L · 72.1%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alves
Covington
47W–34L · 58.0%
Overall
24W–78L · 23.5%
47W–34L · 58.0%
Wins
24W–78L · 23.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Alves
Covington
3.42
Landed / min
2.61
39.4%
Accuracy
29.2%
53.8%
Defense
74.0%
0.43
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
42.3%
Time at distance
24.2%
Grappling & control
Alves
Covington
2.17
Takedowns / 15 min
4.06
71.4%
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
100.0%
Takedown defense
1.30
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.45
90.2%
Control share
97.0%
Strike target map
Alves
  • Head73%(61)div 63%
  • Body17%(14)div 21%
  • Legs10%(8)div 16%
Covington
  • Head75%(45)div 63%
  • Body17%(10)div 21%
  • Legs8%(5)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.

Colby Covington
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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