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UFC 59: Reality Check
Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves
9-4 · BRA
VS
Derrick Noble
Derrick Noble
18-7-1 · USA
April 15, 2006 · Anaheim, California, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
169.0lb
Thiago Alves def. Derrick Noble by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:54
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:54
Alves11/270/010:12
Noble18/450/000:40
Total
Alves11/270/010:12
Noble18/450/000:40

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 probabilityNoble
62.6%37.4%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
63%
Decision
19%
Expected fight time: 6.1 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 Noble. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Alves63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%21%
Submission37%58%
Decision13%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (2661)act 11
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Noble37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%13%
Submission26%71%
Decision6%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1945)act 18
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R168%
R23%
R310%
Distance19%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Alves
63.1%-177
Noble
+17735.6%
Most takedownstie 32.3%
Alves
55.7%-462
Noble
+46212.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alves
Expected: 46.8
47
Over 47
41.4%
+138
Exactly 47
1.4%
push
Under 47
57.1%
-138
059117
Noble
Expected: 34.5
34.5
Over 34.5
42.6%
+135
Under 34.5
57.4%
-135
04487
Takedowns — over/under
Alves
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
71.7%
-254
Under 0.5
28.3%
+254
035
Noble
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
29.1%
Exactly 0
70.9%
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 6.1 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
Alves62.6%74.6%−12.0-317
Noble37.4%25.4%+12.0+287

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlvesNoble
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1512
Pound-for-pound
1515
1512
Divisional
1515
1503
Striking offense
1500
1532
Striking defense
1500
1496
Grappling offense
1500
1488
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
22 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.23
Strikes landed / min
42%
Strike accuracy
1.24
Strikes absorbed / min
61%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
4.95
Takedowns / 15 min
100%
Takedown accuracy
75%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
+1
Win/loss streak
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Thiago Alves
  • WAnsar ChalangovKO/TKO R1
    Close +2155mo before
  • LSpencer FisherSUB R2
    6mo before
Derrick Noble
No prior UFC fights.
Alves — win / loss by method
Record: 9-4-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
67% 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
33% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (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
Noble — win / loss by method
Record: 18-7-1

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, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 5 losses
W
44% of wins
L
71% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
18win7loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (44%)Submission(71%) 5
4 (22%)Decision(29%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Alves
Noble
2
UFC fights
0
12.1 min · 6.1 avg
Octagon time
25y 1m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Alves
Noble
21W–1L · 95.5%
Overall
7W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
14W–1L · 93.3%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alves
Noble
51W–17L · 75.0%
Overall
121W–58L · 67.6%
32W–12L · 72.7%
Wins
73W–34L · 68.2%
19W–5L · 79.2%
Losses
48W–24L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Alves
Noble
3.57
Landed / min
33.3%
Accuracy
66.7%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
13.9%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Alves
Noble
4.95
Takedowns / 15 min
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
79.2%
Control share
Strike target map
Alves
  • Head63%(17)div 69%
  • Body26%(7)div 20%
  • Legs11%(3)div 11%
Noble
  • Head0%(0)div 69%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 11%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Derrick Noble

No UFC fights on record.

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