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UFC Fight Night 5
Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch
13-2 · USA
VS
Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves
10-4 · BRA
June 28, 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Jon Fitch def. Thiago Alves by KO/TKO (Kick), R2 4:37
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Fitch27/421/104:33
Alves1/11/100:22
R2 · 4:37
Fitch24/302/314:15
Alves0/00/000:05
Total
Fitch51/723/418:48
Alves1/11/100:27

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
67.9%32.1%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
10%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.8 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
Fitch68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%32%
Submission8%12%
Decision38%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2456)act 51
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.6)act 3
Alves32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%45%
Submission2%5%
Decision16%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1740)act 1
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 1
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R222%
R35%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Fitch
64.7%-191
Alves
+19133.9%
Most takedownstie 20.8%
Fitch
76.2%-2542
Alves
+25423.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Fitch
Expected: 43.0
43
Over 43
41.7%
+136
Exactly 43
1.5%
push
Under 43
56.8%
-136
054108
Alves
Expected: 30.5
30.5
Over 30.5
42.5%
+135
Under 30.5
57.5%
-135
03977
Takedowns — over/under
Fitch
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
51.2%
-105
Under 1.5
48.8%
+105
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 10.8 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
Fitch67.9%66.4%+1.5-225
Alves32.1%33.6%−1.5+185

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
62.8Striking66.1
Alves +3.4
91.4Grappling65.8
Fitch +25.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FitchAlves
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1559
Pound-for-pound
1528
1542
Divisional
1528
Striking offense
Striking defense
1558
Grappling offense
1493
1543
Grappling defense
1491
Physical
28 yrs
Age
22 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'9"
74"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.00
Strikes landed / min
2.53
51%
Strike accuracy
42%
1.36
Strikes absorbed / min
2.20
38%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.81
Takedowns / 15 min
3.99
73%
Takedown accuracy
100%
71%
Takedown defense
75%
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
67%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
67%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
83
Days since last fight
74
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jon Fitch
  • WJoshua BurkmanSUB R2
    Close +1903mo before
  • WBrock LarsonU-DEC R3
    9mo before
Thiago Alves
  • WDerrick NobleKO/TKO R1
    Close -3172mo before
  • WAnsar ChalangovKO/TKO R1
    Close +2157mo before
  • LSpencer FisherSUB R2
    9mo before
Fitch — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0, 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
6 wins, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (50%)Decision() 0
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: 10-4-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
70% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
75% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
3 (38%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Fitch
Alves
2
UFC fights
3
24.9 min · 12.5 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 5.0 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
30W–3L · 90.9%
Overall
39W–8L · 83.0%
30W–3L · 90.9%
Wins
25W–7L · 78.1%
0W–0L
Losses
14W–1L · 93.3%
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
5.52
Landed / min
3.64
44.4%
Accuracy
29.7%
77.3%
Defense
70.4%
0.60
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.00
8.7%
Time at distance
20.1%
Grappling & control
Fitch
Alves
4.81
Takedowns / 15 min
3.99
72.7%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
71.4%
Takedown defense
75.0%
1.80
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
72.5%
Control share
74.5%
Strike target map
Fitch
  • Head74%(37)div 69%
  • Body16%(8)div 20%
  • Legs10%(5)div 11%
Alves
  • Head58%(22)div 69%
  • Body29%(11)div 20%
  • Legs13%(5)div 11%

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.