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UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch
23-3 · USA
VS
Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves
17-6 · BRA
August 7, 2010 · Oakland, California, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
171.5lbMissed +0.5
Jon Fitch def. Thiago Alves by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Fitch11/294/501:58
Alves7/300/000:58
R2
Fitch10/174/403:41
Alves2/120/000:19
R3
Fitch8/201/202:27
Alves13/390/000:45
Total
Fitch29/669/1108:06
Alves22/810/002:02

Scorecards

Fitch vs Alves

RdDan StellNelson HamiltonSusan Thomas-GitlinCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Media (6 cards) · avg 3027.2 · 6 Fitch · 0 Alves

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

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
FitchWin probabilityAlves
75.8%24.2%
KO / TKO
45%
Submission
15%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Fitch76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%37%
Submission14%18%
Decision34%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (2252)act 29
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.4)act 9
Alves24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%70%
Submission1%5%
Decision6%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 22
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R234%
R39%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Fitch
64.6%-190
Alves
+19033.9%
Most takedownstie 20.9%
Fitch
76.1%-2551
Alves
+25513.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Fitch
Expected: 40.2
40
Over 40
42.1%
+134
Exactly 40
1.7%
push
Under 40
56.3%
-134
051101
Alves
Expected: 28.6
28.5
Over 28.5
42.6%
+135
Under 28.5
57.4%
-135
03672
Takedowns — over/under
Fitch
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
49.4%
+102
Under 1.5
50.6%
-102
035
Alves
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.5%
Exactly 0
90.5%
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 10.1 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
Fitch75.8%45.4%+30.4+116
Alves24.2%54.6%−30.4-126

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
68.8Striking67.7
Fitch +1.1
67.7Grappling53.5
Fitch +14.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FitchAlves
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1672
Pound-for-pound
1610
1661
Divisional
1607
1493
Striking offense
1542
1550
Striking defense
1536
1546
Grappling offense
1494
1507
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
32 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'9"
74"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.61
Strikes landed / min
3.03
50%
Strike accuracy
40%
1.70
Strikes absorbed / min
2.34
52%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.27
Takedowns / 15 min
0.77
52%
Takedown accuracy
75%
58%
Takedown defense
66%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
92%
UFC win rate
75%
+4
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
78%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
392
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jon Fitch
  • WBen SaundersU-DEC R3
    Close -3254mo before
  • WMike PierceU-DEC R3
    Close -5088mo before
  • WPaulo ThiagoU-DEC R3
    Close -5251y 1mo before
  • WAkihiro GonoU-DEC R3
    Close -6651y 6mo before
  • LGeorges St-PierreU-DEC R5
    Close +3002y before
Thiago Alves
  • LGeorges St-PierreU-DEC R5
    Close +2151y 1mo before
  • WJosh KoscheckU-DEC R3
    Close -1051y 9mo before
  • WMatt HughesKO/TKO R2
    missedClose +2012y 2mo before
  • WKaro ParisyanKO/TKO R2
    Close +1332y 4mo before
  • WChris LytleKO/TKO R2
    Close -1882y 9mo before
Fitch — win / loss by method
Record: 23-3-0, 1 NC

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 1 loss
W
52% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (9%)Submission(50%) 1
4 (36%)Decision(0%) 0
Alves — win / loss by method
Record: 17-6-0

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
71% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
9win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (22%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (38%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Fitch
Alves
13
UFC fights
12
178.8 min · 13.8 avg
Octagon time
116.3 min · 9.7 avg
24y 0m
Career length
25y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Fitch
Alves
177W–36L · 83.1%
Overall
204W–51L · 80.0%
161W–34L · 82.6%
Wins
159W–46L · 77.6%
16W–2L · 88.9%
Losses
45W–5L · 90.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Fitch
Alves
68W–26L · 72.3%
Overall
51W–17L · 75.0%
66W–25L · 72.5%
Wins
32W–12L · 72.7%
2W–1L · 66.7%
Losses
19W–5L · 79.2%
Distance striking
Fitch
Alves
4.50
Landed / min
4.12
33.9%
Accuracy
34.0%
65.6%
Defense
72.3%
0.17
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.03
19.7%
Time at distance
44.6%
Grappling & control
Fitch
Alves
3.27
Takedowns / 15 min
0.77
52.0%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
58.3%
Takedown defense
65.6%
0.92
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.52
74.9%
Control share
27.7%
Strike target map
Fitch
  • Head64%(298)div 63%
  • Body22%(101)div 21%
  • Legs14%(67)div 16%
Alves
  • Head55%(194)div 63%
  • Body12%(41)div 21%
  • Legs33%(117)div 16%

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

Jon Fitch
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Thiago Alves
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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