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UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz
Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves
18-8 · BRA
VS
Papy Abedi
Papy Abedi
8-0 · SWE
November 5, 2011 · Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Thiago Alves def. Papy Abedi by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 3:32
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:32
Alves25/450/010:31
Abedi14/380/000:41
Total
Alves25/450/010:31
Abedi14/380/000:41

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 probabilityAbedi
41.7%58.3%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
48%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 7.0 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 Abedi. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Alves42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%32%
Submission13%32%
Decision15%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 25
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.8)act 0
Abedi58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%19%
Submission34%59%
Decision13%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 14
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R157%
R29%
R36%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Alves
64.0%-184
Abedi
+18434.7%
Most takedownstie 33.2%
Alves
47.8%-252
Abedi
+25219.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alves
Expected: 46.1
46
Over 46
42.0%
+135
Exactly 46
1.4%
push
Under 46
56.6%
-135
058116
Abedi
Expected: 33.4
33.5
Over 33.5
42.2%
+137
Under 33.5
57.8%
-137
04284
Takedowns — over/under
Alves
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
68.7%
-220
Under 0.5
31.3%
+220
035
Abedi
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
40.5%
Exactly 0
59.5%
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 7.0 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
Alves41.7%75.7%−34.0-335
Abedi58.3%24.3%+34.0+305

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlvesAbedi
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1593
Pound-for-pound
1527
1591
Divisional
1527
1543
Striking offense
1500
1537
Striking defense
1500
1490
Grappling offense
1500
1504
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
28 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.03
Strikes landed / min
39%
Strike accuracy
2.48
Strikes absorbed / min
63%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
0.84
Takedowns / 15 min
69%
Takedown accuracy
61%
Takedown defense
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
40%
Last-5 win rate
70%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Alves
  • LRick StoryU-DEC R3
    Close -2305mo before
  • WJohn HowardU-DEC R3
    Close -30011mo before
  • LJon FitchU-DEC R3
    missedClose -1261y 3mo before
  • LGeorges St-PierreU-DEC R5
    Close +2152y 4mo before
  • WJosh KoscheckU-DEC R3
    Close -1053y before
Papy Abedi
No prior UFC fights.
Alves — 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
12 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
10win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(20%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (38%)Decision(33%) 1
Abedi — 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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (25%)Submission() 0
1 (13%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Alves
Abedi
15
UFC fights
0
161.3 min · 10.8 avg
Octagon time
25y 1m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Alves
Abedi
253W–62L · 80.3%
Overall
173W–51L · 77.2%
Wins
80W–11L · 87.9%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alves
Abedi
51W–17L · 75.0%
Overall
45W–29L · 60.8%
32W–12L · 72.7%
Wins
45W–29L · 60.8%
19W–5L · 79.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Alves
Abedi
4.64
Landed / min
34.7%
Accuracy
72.4%
Defense
0.84
Knockdowns / 15 min
44.5%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Alves
Abedi
0.84
Takedowns / 15 min
69.2%
Takedown accuracy
61.4%
Takedown defense
0.37
Sub attempts / 15 min
27.4%
Control share
Strike target map
Alves
  • Head57%(277)div 63%
  • Body10%(51)div 22%
  • Legs33%(160)div 16%
Abedi
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 22%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Papy Abedi

No UFC fights on record.

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