The Ultimate Fight Fan
+ Log a bet
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Joel Alvarez
Joel Alvarez
20-3 · ESP
VS
Elves Brener
Elves Brener
16-4 · BRA
August 3, 2024 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.5lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Joel Alvarez def. Elves Brener by KO/TKO (Knees), R3 3:36
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Alvarez25/360/100:48
Brener15/270/300:17
R2
Alvarez31/450/000:00
Brener18/420/200:05
R3 · 3:36
Alvarez39/600/010:03
Brener12/280/000:00
Total
Alvarez95/1410/110:51
Brener45/970/500:22

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 probabilityBrener
48.3%51.7%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
24%
Decision
40%
Expected fight time: 9.2 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 Brener. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Alvarez48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%37%21%
Submission14%30%24%
Decision16%33%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1652)act 95
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Brener52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%36%13%
Submission9%18%8%
Decision24%46%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1652)act 45
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.7)act 0
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R218%
R38%
Distance40%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Alvarez
48.9%+102
Brener
-10249.9%
Most takedownstie 36.3%
Alvarez
14.8%+331
Brener
-33148.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Alvarez
Expected: 38.2
38
Over 38
39.3%
+151
Exactly 38
1.3%
push
Under 38
59.4%
-151
04896
Brener
Expected: 38.5
38.5
Over 38.5
39.8%
+151
Under 38.5
60.2%
-151
04997
Takedowns — over/under
Alvarez
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
24.9%
+302
Under 0.5
75.1%
-302
035
Brener
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
37.5%
+116
Exactly 1
18.9%
push
Under 1
43.6%
-116
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 9.2 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
Alvarez48.3%58.4%−10.1-159
Brener51.7%41.6%+10.1+129
By method
Alvarez by KO/TKO17.7%21.1%−3.4+293
Alvarez by submission11.4%23.9%−12.5+248
Alvarez by decision19.2%14.1%+5.1+488
Brener by KO/TKO18.9%13.0%+5.9+539
Brener by submission12.2%8.0%+4.2+933
Brener by decision20.6%19.9%+0.7+316
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds66.3%58.6%+7.7-169
Over 2.5 rds47.9%41.6%+6.3+125
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision39.8%35.2%+4.6+163

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
63.8Striking61.3
Alvarez +2.5
19.0Grappling43.0
Brener +24.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AlvarezBrener
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1588
Pound-for-pound
1554
1589
Divisional
1537
1516
Striking offense
1512
1502
Striking defense
1498
1506
Grappling offense
1521
1485
Grappling defense
1520
Physical
31 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'10"
77"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.65
Strikes landed / min
4.19
47%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.37
Strikes absorbed / min
4.82
50%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.59
0%
Takedown accuracy
31%
11%
Takedown defense
75%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
75%
100%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
378
Days since last fight
91
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joel Alvarez
  • WMarc DiakieseSUB R2
    Close -2071y before
  • LArman TsarukyanKO/TKO R2
    Close +2222y 5mo before
  • WThiago MoisesKO/TKO R1
    missedClose +2092y 9mo before
  • WAlexander YakovlevSUB R1
    missedClose -1753y 9mo before
  • WJoe DuffySUB R1
    Close +2504y 1mo before
Elves Brener
  • LMyktybek OrolbaiU-DEC R3
    Close +2143mo before
  • WKaynan KruschewskyKO/TKO R1
    Close -1609mo before
  • WGuram KutateladzeKO/TKO R3
    Close +4821y 1mo before
  • WZubaira TukhugovS-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +4541y 6mo before
Alvarez — win / loss by method
Record: 20-3-0

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
3 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
17 wins, 0 losses
W
85% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
3 (60%)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
Brener — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 0 losses
W
69% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
13% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (8%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
11 (85%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (8%)Decision(100%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Alvarez
Brener
7
UFC fights
4
47.2 min · 6.7 avg
Octagon time
47.3 min · 11.8 avg
12y 7m
Career length
10y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Alvarez
Brener
121W–31L · 79.6%
Overall
59W–10L · 85.5%
84W–28L · 75.0%
Wins
47W–9L · 83.9%
37W–3L · 92.5%
Losses
12W–1L · 92.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Alvarez
Brener
100W–35L · 74.1%
Overall
91W–45L · 66.9%
99W–35L · 73.9%
Wins
62W–35L · 63.9%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
29W–10L · 74.4%
Distance striking
Alvarez
Brener
4.81
Landed / min
6.01
42.8%
Accuracy
45.6%
54.6%
Defense
59.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.63
61.6%
Time at distance
59.8%
Grappling & control
Alvarez
Brener
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.59
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
31.3%
11.1%
Takedown defense
75.0%
1.27
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
10.0%
Control share
32.9%
Strike target map
Alvarez
  • Head59%(102)div 63%
  • Body20%(35)div 21%
  • Legs20%(35)div 16%
Brener
  • Head52%(102)div 63%
  • Body24%(47)div 21%
  • Legs25%(49)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.

Elves Brener
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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