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UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Joel Alvarez
Joel Alvarez
21-3 · ESP
VS
Drakkar Klose
Drakkar Klose
15-2-1 · USA
December 14, 2024 · Tampa, Florida, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Joel Alvarez def. Drakkar Klose by KO/TKO (Knee), R1 2:48
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:48
Alvarez20/240/000:04
Klose7/131/101:08
Total
Alvarez20/240/000:04
Klose7/131/101:08

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
AlvarezWin probabilityKlose
62.8%37.2%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
27%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 10.2 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Alvarez63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%33%23%
Submission25%40%31%
Decision17%27%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1859)act 20
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Klose37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%27%8%
Submission2%5%3%
Decision25%68%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 7
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 1
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R217%
R315%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Alvarez
53.0%-115
Klose
+11545.9%
Most takedownstie 42.4%
Alvarez
12.9%+345
Klose
-34544.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alvarez
Expected: 43.7
43.5
Over 43.5
39.9%
+150
Under 43.5
60.1%
-150
055110
Klose
Expected: 39.0
39
Over 39
39.1%
+153
Exactly 39
1.2%
push
Under 39
59.7%
-153
04998
Takedowns — over/under
Alvarez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.0%
+400
Under 0.5
80.0%
-400
035
Klose
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.3%
+154
Exactly 1
18.1%
push
Under 1
49.7%
-154
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 10.2 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
Alvarez62.8%80.5%−17.7-531
Klose37.2%19.5%+17.7+392
By method
Alvarez by KO/TKO19.3%22.9%−3.6+266
Alvarez by submission16.8%31.0%−14.2+171
Alvarez by decision26.7%23.9%+2.8+252
Klose by KO/TKO11.4%8.0%+3.4+954
Klose by submission10.0%2.8%+7.2+2903
Klose by decision15.8%11.4%+4.4+640
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds74.8%57.7%+17.1-163
Over 2.5 rds57.4%41.7%+15.7+125
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision42.5%37.0%+5.5+154

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
69.4Striking70.2
Klose +0.8
27.3Grappling39.1
Klose +11.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlvarezKlose
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1602
Pound-for-pound
1624
1603
Divisional
1624
1524
Striking offense
1504
1503
Striking defense
1501
1504
Grappling offense
1505
1495
Grappling defense
1503
Physical
31 yrs
Age
36 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'9"
77"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.39
Strikes landed / min
4.37
52%
Strike accuracy
55%
3.36
Strikes absorbed / min
3.46
51%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.58
0%
Takedown accuracy
26%
43%
Takedown defense
69%
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
82%
+2
Win/loss streak
+4
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
22%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
224
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joel Alvarez
  • WElves BrenerKO/TKO R3
    Close -1594mo before
  • WMarc DiakieseSUB R2
    Close -2071y 5mo before
  • LArman TsarukyanKO/TKO R2
    Close +2222y 10mo before
  • WThiago MoisesKO/TKO R1
    missedClose +2093y 1mo before
  • WAlexander YakovlevSUB R1
    missedClose -1754y 2mo before
Drakkar Klose
  • WJoaquim SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -2147mo before
  • WJoe SoleckiKO/TKO R1
    Close -1351y before
  • WRafa GarciaU-DEC R3
    Close -2072y 5mo before
  • WBrandon JenkinsKO/TKO R2
    Close -6252y 8mo before
  • LBeneil DariushKO/TKO R2
    Close +1524y 9mo before
Alvarez — win / loss by method
Record: 21-3-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
19% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 0 losses
W
81% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (7%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
14 (93%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Klose — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-1

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, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (78%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Alvarez
Klose
8
UFC fights
11
60.8 min · 7.6 avg
Octagon time
133.2 min · 12.1 avg
12y 7m
Career length
12y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Alvarez
Klose
137W–35L · 79.7%
Overall
148W–40L · 78.7%
100W–32L · 75.8%
Wins
125W–35L · 78.1%
37W–3L · 92.5%
Losses
23W–5L · 82.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alvarez
Klose
100W–35L · 74.1%
Overall
34W–22L · 60.7%
99W–35L · 73.9%
Wins
34W–22L · 60.7%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Alvarez
Klose
5.25
Landed / min
5.01
48.1%
Accuracy
44.9%
54.2%
Defense
56.6%
0.25
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.23
66.1%
Time at distance
49.4%
Grappling & control
Alvarez
Klose
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.58
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
26.4%
42.9%
Takedown defense
69.2%
1.23
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
13.9%
Control share
59.9%
Strike target map
Alvarez
  • Head63%(169)div 63%
  • Body22%(59)div 21%
  • Legs15%(39)div 16%
Klose
  • Head52%(304)div 63%
  • Body30%(172)div 21%
  • Legs18%(106)div 16%

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

Joel Alvarez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Drakkar Klose
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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