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Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves
19-9 · BRA
VS
Seth Baczynski
Seth Baczynski
18-8 · USA
April 19, 2014 · Orlando, Florida, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Thiago Alves def. Seth Baczynski by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Alves38/700/000:00
Baczynski32/1140/100:08
R2
Alves37/850/000:00
Baczynski28/1060/200:06
R3
Alves41/810/100:04
Baczynski30/1150/500:32
Total
Alves116/2360/100:04
Baczynski90/3350/800:46

Scorecards

Alves vs Baczynski

RdEliseo RodriguezHector GomezRich GreenCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.2
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total30-2730-2730-2729.6-27.5

Media (14 cards) · avg 3027 · 14 Alves · 0 Baczynski

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

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 probabilityBaczynski
59.0%41.0%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
22%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.3 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 Baczynski. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Alves59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%45%
Submission7%11%
Decision26%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 116
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 0
Baczynski41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%27%
Submission16%38%
Decision14%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 90
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 0
Combined totals~84 sig strikes~0.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R217%
R310%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Alves
57.5%-140
Baczynski
+14041.2%
Most takedownstie 56.3%
Alves
17.0%+156
Baczynski
-15626.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alves
Expected: 45.9
46
Over 46
41.6%
+137
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.9%
-137
058115
Baczynski
Expected: 38.4
38.5
Over 38.5
42.3%
+136
Under 38.5
57.7%
-136
04997
Takedowns — over/under
Alves
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.8%
Exactly 0
78.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Baczynski
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
31.2%
+221
Under 0.5
68.8%
-221
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 9.3 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
Alves59.0%81.2%−22.2-480
Baczynski41.0%18.8%+22.2+423

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
67.7Striking60.0
Alves +7.8
52.4Grappling37.9
Alves +14.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlvesBaczynski
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1590
Pound-for-pound
1540
1586
Divisional
1552
1545
Striking offense
1503
1535
Striking defense
1509
1499
Grappling offense
1502
1502
Grappling defense
1486
Physical
30 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'3"
70"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.21
Strikes landed / min
2.41
41%
Strike accuracy
34%
2.57
Strikes absorbed / min
2.12
63%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.92
Takedowns / 15 min
0.93
69%
Takedown accuracy
19%
63%
Takedown defense
47%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
65%
UFC win rate
63%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
73%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
778
Days since last fight
164
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Alves
  • LMartin KampmannSUB R3
    Close -1452y 2mo before
  • WPapy AbediSUB R1
    Close -3352y 5mo before
  • LRick StoryU-DEC R3
    Close -2302y 11mo before
  • WJohn HowardU-DEC R3
    Close -3003y 4mo before
  • LJon FitchU-DEC R3
    missedClose -1263y 8mo before
Seth Baczynski
  • WNeil MagnyU-DEC R3
    Close +1355mo before
  • LBrian MelanconKO/TKO R1
    Close -2809mo before
  • LMike PierceU-DEC R3
    Close +3551y 4mo before
  • WSimeon ThoresenKO/TKO R1
    Close -1151y 7mo before
  • WLance BenoistS-DEC R3
    Close -1051y 10mo before
Alves — win / loss by method
Record: 19-9-0

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
63% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
1 win, 4 losses
W
5% of wins
L
44% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
32% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
11win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (64%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
1 (9%)Submission(33%) 2
3 (27%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (38%)Decision(33%) 1
Baczynski — win / loss by method
Record: 18-8-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 3 losses
W
56% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
11% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
13win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
8 (62%)Submission(60%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(20%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Alves
Baczynski
17
UFC fights
8
179.1 min · 10.5 avg
Octagon time
81.0 min · 10.1 avg
25y 1m
Career length
20y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Alves
Baczynski
279W–67L · 80.6%
Overall
78W–23L · 77.2%
181W–51L · 78.0%
Wins
52W–16L · 76.5%
98W–16L · 86.0%
Losses
26W–7L · 78.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alves
Baczynski
51W–17L · 75.0%
Overall
83W–49L · 62.9%
32W–12L · 72.7%
Wins
53W–29L · 64.6%
19W–5L · 79.2%
Losses
30W–20L · 60.0%
Distance striking
Alves
Baczynski
4.91
Landed / min
4.57
36.8%
Accuracy
24.8%
71.4%
Defense
64.2%
0.84
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.37
46.1%
Time at distance
28.9%
Grappling & control
Alves
Baczynski
0.92
Takedowns / 15 min
0.93
68.8%
Takedown accuracy
19.2%
63.2%
Takedown defense
46.7%
0.42
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.93
28.9%
Control share
37.4%
Strike target map
Alves
  • Head58%(336)div 62%
  • Body11%(65)div 22%
  • Legs30%(174)div 16%
Baczynski
  • Head66%(128)div 62%
  • Body24%(47)div 22%
  • Legs10%(20)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.

Seth Baczynski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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