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UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon
Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves
14-5 · BRA
VS
Karo Parisyan
Karo Parisyan
18-4 · USA
April 2, 2008 · Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Thiago Alves def. Karo Parisyan by KO/TKO (Knees), R2 0:24
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Alves11/370/000:00
Parisyan10/401/401:55
R2 · 0:24
Alves6/110/010:02
Parisyan0/50/000:00
Total
Alves17/480/010:02
Parisyan10/451/401:55

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 probabilityParisyan
31.8%68.2%
KO / TKO
20%
Submission
39%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 8.9 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 Parisyan. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Alves32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%42%
Submission8%25%
Decision10%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1740)act 17
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Parisyan68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%9%
Submission31%45%
Decision31%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1741)act 10
Takedowns1.4 (0.03.5)act 1
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R29%
R37%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Alves
48.6%+102
Parisyan
-10249.7%
Most takedownstie 21.8%
Alves
2.9%+2578
Parisyan
-257875.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alves
Expected: 31.1
31
Over 31
41.6%
+135
Exactly 31
2.1%
push
Under 31
56.3%
-135
03978
Parisyan
Expected: 31.5
31.5
Over 31.5
42.4%
+136
Under 31.5
57.6%
-136
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Alves
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.0%
Exactly 0
91.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Parisyan
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
49.3%
+103
Under 1.5
50.7%
-103
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 8.9 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
Alves31.8%40.6%−8.8+133
Parisyan68.2%59.4%+8.8-168

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
70.9Striking66.2
Alves +4.7
62.5Grappling79.3
Parisyan +16.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlvesParisyan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1571
Pound-for-pound
1609
1571
Divisional
1608
1531
Striking offense
1473
1526
Striking defense
1534
1499
Grappling offense
1540
1498
Grappling defense
1508
Physical
24 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
70"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.31
Strikes landed / min
2.64
46%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.39
Strikes absorbed / min
2.21
63%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
5.83
100%
Takedown accuracy
68%
73%
Takedown defense
58%
0.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
80%
+4
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
83%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
137
Days since last fight
137
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Alves
  • WChris LytleKO/TKO R2
    Close -1885mo before
  • WKuniyoshi HironakaKO/TKO R2
    Close -2356mo before
  • WTony DeSouzaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1361y 3mo before
  • WJohn AlessioU-DEC R3
    1y 6mo before
  • LJon FitchKO/TKO R2
    Close +1851y 9mo before
Karo Parisyan
  • WRyo ChonanU-DEC R3
    Close -3415mo before
  • WJoshua BurkmanU-DEC R3
    Close -32010mo before
  • WDrew FickettU-DEC R3
    Close -4001y 4mo before
  • LDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close -1271y 8mo before
  • WNick ThompsonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2742y before
Alves — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
71% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
60% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (38%)Decision(33%) 1
Parisyan — win / loss by method
Record: 18-4-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (75%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
7 (70%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Alves
Parisyan
8
UFC fights
10
64.9 min · 8.1 avg
Octagon time
128.6 min · 12.9 avg
25y 1m
Career length
27y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Alves
Parisyan
115W–37L · 75.7%
Overall
157W–40L · 79.7%
88W–34L · 72.1%
Wins
137W–40L · 77.4%
27W–3L · 90.0%
Losses
20W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alves
Parisyan
51W–17L · 75.0%
Overall
62W–18L · 77.5%
32W–12L · 72.7%
Wins
46W–18L · 71.9%
19W–5L · 79.2%
Losses
16W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Alves
Parisyan
4.26
Landed / min
3.46
39.0%
Accuracy
34.9%
76.3%
Defense
70.9%
0.92
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
40.5%
Time at distance
32.2%
Grappling & control
Alves
Parisyan
1.16
Takedowns / 15 min
5.83
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
68.5%
72.7%
Takedown defense
58.3%
0.92
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.05
38.4%
Control share
66.4%
Strike target map
Alves
  • Head54%(117)div 65%
  • Body14%(31)div 20%
  • Legs31%(67)div 15%
Parisyan
  • Head89%(302)div 65%
  • Body6%(20)div 20%
  • Legs5%(17)div 15%

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.

Karo Parisyan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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