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UFC 78: Validation
Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves
13-5 · BRA
VS
Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle
24-14-5 · USA
November 17, 2007 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Thiago Alves def. Chris Lytle by KO/TKO (Facial Cuts), R2 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Alves16/330/010:32
Lytle19/661/100:50
R2
Alves23/570/000:00
Lytle23/620/001:39
Total
Alves39/900/010:32
Lytle42/1281/102:29

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 probabilityLytle
56.5%43.5%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
20%
Decision
43%
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 Alves, blue toward Lytle. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Alves56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%46%
Submission3%6%
Decision27%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3172)act 39
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Lytle44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%25%
Submission17%38%
Decision16%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 42
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 1
Combined totals~94 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R214%
R318%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Alves
65.4%-195
Lytle
+19533.5%
Most takedownstie 46.9%
Alves
8.8%+505
Lytle
-50544.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alves
Expected: 55.5
55.5
Over 55.5
42.5%
+135
Under 55.5
57.5%
-135
070139
Lytle
Expected: 39.0
39
Over 39
41.6%
+136
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.7%
-136
04998
Takedowns — over/under
Alves
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
14.0%
Exactly 0
86.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Lytle
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
48.4%
+107
Under 0.5
51.6%
-107
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
Alves56.5%63.5%−7.0-188
Lytle43.5%36.5%+7.0+167

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
71.3Striking63.5
Alves +7.8
66.3Grappling69.5
Lytle +3.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlvesLytle
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1560
Pound-for-pound
1464
1559
Divisional
1464
1524
Striking offense
1470
1527
Striking defense
1535
1508
Grappling offense
1510
1497
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
24 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.21
Strikes landed / min
1.59
46%
Strike accuracy
47%
2.06
Strikes absorbed / min
1.62
60%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.37
Takedowns / 15 min
0.97
100%
Takedown accuracy
60%
75%
Takedown defense
53%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.4
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
33%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
20%
80%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
59
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Alves
  • WKuniyoshi HironakaKO/TKO R2
    Close -23559d before
  • WTony DeSouzaKO/TKO R2
    Close -13611mo before
  • WJohn AlessioU-DEC R3
    1y 1mo before
  • LJon FitchKO/TKO R2
    Close +1851y 5mo before
  • WDerrick NobleKO/TKO R1
    Close -3171y 7mo before
Chris Lytle
  • WJason GilliamSUB R1
    Close -4154mo before
  • LMatt HughesU-DEC R3
    Close +5259mo before
  • LMatt SerraS-DEC R3
    Close -1651y before
  • LJoe RiggsKO/TKO R2
    2y 1mo before
  • LKaro ParisyanU-DEC R3
    Close -1102y 9mo before
Alves — win / loss by method
Record: 13-5-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
69% 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
31% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (38%)Decision(33%) 1
Lytle — win / loss by method
Record: 24-14-5

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, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
7% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 13 losses
W
13% of wins
L
93% of losses
UFC
3win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
3 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(83%) 5
Non-UFC
21win8loss5draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (24%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
13 (62%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (14%)Decision(100%) 8

Profiles

Experience
Alves
Lytle
7
UFC fights
9
54.9 min · 7.8 avg
Octagon time
92.5 min · 10.3 avg
25y 1m
Career length
27y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Alves
Lytle
91W–23L · 79.8%
Overall
140W–35L · 80.0%
64W–20L · 76.2%
Wins
40W–15L · 72.7%
27W–3L · 90.0%
Losses
100W–20L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alves
Lytle
51W–17L · 75.0%
Overall
253W–128L · 66.4%
32W–12L · 72.7%
Wins
149W–79L · 65.4%
19W–5L · 79.2%
Losses
104W–49L · 68.0%
Distance striking
Alves
Lytle
4.09
Landed / min
3.66
38.5%
Accuracy
33.3%
78.2%
Defense
62.6%
0.82
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.16
37.4%
Time at distance
20.4%
Grappling & control
Alves
Lytle
1.37
Takedowns / 15 min
0.97
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
75.0%
Takedown defense
52.8%
1.09
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.43
40.5%
Control share
20.2%
Strike target map
Alves
  • Head59%(103)div 66%
  • Body14%(24)div 20%
  • Legs28%(49)div 14%
Lytle
  • Head44%(65)div 66%
  • Body37%(54)div 20%
  • Legs19%(28)div 14%

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.

Chris Lytle
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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