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UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2
Mike Pierce
Mike Pierce
10-3 · USA
VS
Amilcar Alves
Amilcar Alves
10-1 · BRA
August 28, 2010 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Mike Pierce def. Amilcar Alves by SUB (Armbar), R3 3:11
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pierce5/112/404:39
Alves1/20/000:00
R2
Pierce19/281/104:42
Alves2/30/000:00
R3 · 3:11
Pierce7/81/102:39
Alves1/50/000:00
Total
Pierce31/474/6012:00
Alves4/100/000:00

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
PierceWin probabilityAlves
50.2%49.8%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
28%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 10.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Pierce50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%19%
Submission10%21%
Decision30%60%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 31
Takedowns1.7 (0.23.8)act 4
Alves50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%15%
Submission18%35%
Decision25%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2046)act 4
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R26%
R36%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Pierce
54.9%-126
Alves
+12643.7%
Most takedownstie 7.0%
Pierce
90.9%-4337
Alves
+43372.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pierce
Expected: 40.1
40
Over 40
41.9%
+135
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.5%
-135
051101
Alves
Expected: 35.5
35.5
Over 35.5
42.5%
+135
Under 35.5
57.5%
-135
04589
Takedowns — over/under
Pierce
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
61.1%
-157
Under 1.5
38.9%
+157
036
Alves
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
14.2%
Exactly 0
85.8%
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 10.3 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
Pierce50.2%73.6%−23.4-325
Alves49.8%26.4%+23.4+265

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
PierceAlves
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1541
Pound-for-pound
1528
1541
Divisional
1528
1481
Striking offense
1500
1502
Striking defense
1500
1545
Grappling offense
1500
1540
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
29 yrs
Age
22 yrs
5'8"
Height
6'0"
71"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.67
Strikes landed / min
39%
Strike accuracy
1.84
Strikes absorbed / min
68%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
4.33
Takedowns / 15 min
57%
Takedown accuracy
60%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
67%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
160
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mike Pierce
  • WJulio PaulinoU-DEC R3
    Close -4205mo before
  • LJon FitchU-DEC R3
    Close +3859mo before
  • WBrock LarsonU-DEC R3
    Close +42311mo before
Amilcar Alves
No prior UFC fights.
Pierce — win / loss by method
Record: 10-3-0

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
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(100%) 2
Alves — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (30%)Submission(100%) 1
4 (40%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Pierce
Alves
3
UFC fights
0
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
19y 2m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Pierce
Alves
69W–7L · 90.8%
Overall
48W–4L · 92.3%
Wins
21W–3L · 87.5%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pierce
Alves
70W–40L · 63.6%
Overall
36W–23L · 61.0%
65W–40L · 61.9%
Wins
35W–22L · 61.4%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
1W–1L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Pierce
Alves
4.10
Landed / min
23.0%
Accuracy
70.4%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
22.8%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Pierce
Alves
4.33
Takedowns / 15 min
56.5%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
83.9%
Control share
Strike target map
Pierce
  • Head53%(64)div 63%
  • Body21%(25)div 21%
  • Legs26%(31)div 16%
Alves
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Mike Pierce
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Amilcar Alves

No UFC fights on record.

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