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UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz
Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves
20-9 · BRA
VS
Jordan Mein
Jordan Mein
29-9 · CAN
January 31, 2015 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
169.5lb
Thiago Alves def. Jordan Mein by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 0:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Alves15/550/000:00
Mein37/950/000:00
R2 · 0:39
Alves8/130/010:04
Mein0/10/000:00
Total
Alves23/680/010:04
Mein37/960/000:00

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 probabilityMein
14.8%85.2%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
13%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 10.6 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 Mein. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Alves15%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%34%
Submission1%6%
Decision9%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 23
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Mein85%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%35%
Submission12%14%
Decision43%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2966)act 37
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~96 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R217%
R38%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Alves
43.5%+127
Mein
-12755.3%
Most takedownstie 37.9%
Alves
6.8%+809
Mein
-80955.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alves
Expected: 44.7
44.5
Over 44.5
42.8%
+133
Under 44.5
57.2%
-133
056112
Mein
Expected: 50.8
51
Over 51
41.6%
+137
Exactly 51
1.3%
push
Under 51
57.1%
-137
064127
Takedowns — over/under
Alves
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.1%
Exactly 0
86.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Mein
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
36.9%
+110
Exactly 1
22.4%
push
Under 1
40.7%
-110
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 10.6 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
Alves14.8%42.7%−27.9+130
Mein85.2%57.3%+27.9-140

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
69.3Striking75.7
Mein +6.5
52.4Grappling58.4
Mein +6.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlvesMein
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1603
Pound-for-pound
1574
1600
Divisional
1574
1547
Striking offense
1514
1533
Striking defense
1506
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
31 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'0"
70"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.56
Strikes landed / min
4.05
42%
Strike accuracy
52%
2.84
Strikes absorbed / min
2.75
65%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.85
Takedowns / 15 min
2.23
65%
Takedown accuracy
100%
66%
Takedown defense
80%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
75%
67%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
287
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Alves
  • WSeth BaczynskiU-DEC R3
    Close -4809mo before
  • LMartin KampmannSUB R3
    Close -1452y 11mo before
  • WPapy AbediSUB R1
    Close -3353y 3mo before
  • LRick StoryU-DEC R3
    Close -2303y 8mo before
  • WJohn HowardU-DEC R3
    Close -3004y 2mo before
Jordan Mein
  • WMike PyleKO/TKO R1
    Close -2655mo before
  • WHernani PerpetuoS-DEC R3
    Close -4209mo before
  • LMatt BrownKO/TKO R2
    Close -3201y 9mo before
  • WDan MillerKO/TKO R1
    Close -3001y 11mo before
Alves — win / loss by method
Record: 20-9-0

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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
1 win, 4 losses
W
5% of wins
L
44% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
35% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
12win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(33%) 2
4 (33%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (38%)Decision(33%) 1
Mein — win / loss by method
Record: 29-9-0

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, 2 losses
W
55% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 4 losses
W
24% of wins
L
44% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
21% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
26win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (54%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
7 (27%)Submission(50%) 4
5 (19%)Decision(38%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Alves
Mein
18
UFC fights
4
194.1 min · 10.8 avg
Octagon time
26.9 min · 6.7 avg
25y 1m
Career length
20y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Alves
Mein
297W–75L · 79.8%
Overall
73W–29L · 71.6%
199W–59L · 77.1%
Wins
57W–18L · 76.0%
98W–16L · 86.0%
Losses
16W–11L · 59.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alves
Mein
51W–17L · 75.0%
Overall
275W–133L · 67.4%
32W–12L · 72.7%
Wins
228W–119L · 65.7%
19W–5L · 79.2%
Losses
47W–14L · 77.0%
Distance striking
Alves
Mein
5.31
Landed / min
4.08
38.7%
Accuracy
47.8%
71.9%
Defense
73.7%
0.77
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.67
49.5%
Time at distance
68.4%
Grappling & control
Alves
Mein
0.85
Takedowns / 15 min
2.23
64.7%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
66.0%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.39
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
28.7%
Control share
72.0%
Strike target map
Alves
  • Head55%(381)div 63%
  • Body12%(84)div 21%
  • Legs33%(226)div 16%
Mein
  • Head71%(77)div 63%
  • Body17%(19)div 21%
  • Legs12%(13)div 16%

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

Thiago Alves
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jordan Mein
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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