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Thiago Alves

Thiago Alves

1039 ELO #530

"Pitbull"

MMA 23-15-0 · UFC 15-12-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 6 years and 186 days ago

Thiago Alves "Pitbull" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Thiago Alves has 15 wins in the UFC. Thiago Alves lands an average of 3.73 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.71 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1039), and have not fought Thiago Alves before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Muslim Salikhov 9-5-0 42 1061 0.0 22
Tony Ferguson 15-9-0 42 1083 0.0 44
Nicolas Dalby 8-5-0 41 1044 1.0 5
Court McGee 11-13-0 41 998 1.0 41
Rafael Dos Anjos 21-15-0 41 1097 1.0 58
Stephen Thompson 12-9-0 43 1100 1.0 61

Fight Results Breakdown

27
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Matt Hughes in 2008
Opponent ELO: 1172

Biggest Upset Loss

Curtis Millender in 2018
Your ELO: 1114 · Opponent ELO: 1000 · Favored by 114

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 9'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
70'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Oct 03 1983
Age
42
Peak ELO
1145
ELO Rank
530 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
654-269-9
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1044.7
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1013.3

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.73
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
41%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.42
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
62%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.71
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
60%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.3
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Thiago Alves Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2019-12-07 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik Tim Means SUB Guillotine Choke 1 2:38 Loss -
2019-05-11 UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade Laureano Staropoli U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2019-02-02 UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 Max Griffin S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-09-15 UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik Aleksei Kunchenko U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2018-02-18 UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros Curtis Millender KO/TKO Knee 2 4:17 Loss -
2017-04-08 UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 Patrick Cote U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2016-11-12 UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor Jim Miller U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2015-05-30 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves Carlos Condit KO/TKO 2 5:00 Loss -
2015-01-31 UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz Jordan Mein KO/TKO Kick 2 0:39 Win -
2014-04-19 UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne Seth Baczynski U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2012-03-02 UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann Martin Kampmann SUB Guillotine Choke 3 4:12 Loss -
2011-11-05 UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz Papy Abedi SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 3:32 Win -
2011-05-28 UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill Rick Story U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2010-12-11 UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 John Howard U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2010-08-07 UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen Jon Fitch U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2009-07-11 UFC 100 Georges St-Pierre U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2008-10-25 UFC 90: Silva vs Cote Josh Koscheck U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2008-06-07 UFC 85: Bedlam Matt Hughes KO/TKO Flying Knee 2 1:02 Win -
2008-04-02 UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon Karo Parisyan KO/TKO Knees 2 0:24 Win -
2007-11-17 UFC 78: Validation Chris Lytle KO/TKO 2 5:00 Win -
2007-09-19 UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian Kuniyoshi Hironaka KO/TKO Knee 2 4:04 Win -
2006-12-30 UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 Tony DeSouza KO/TKO Knee 2 1:10 Win -
2006-10-10 Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter John Alessio U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2006-06-28 UFC Fight Night 5 Jon Fitch KO/TKO Kick 2 4:37 Loss -
2006-04-15 UFC 59: Reality Check Derrick Noble KO/TKO Punches 1 2:54 Win -
2005-11-19 UFC 56: Full Force Ansar Chalangov KO/TKO Punches 1 2:25 Win -
2005-10-03 UFC Fight Night 2 Spencer Fisher SUB Triangle Choke 2 4:43 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Thiago Alves ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
27 2019-12-07 Tim Means 1071 Loss -15 1039
26 2019-05-11 Laureano Staropoli 1015 Loss -19 1054
25 2019-02-02 Max Griffin 997 Win 0 1073
24 2018-09-15 Aleksei Kunchenko 1000 Loss -20 1073
23 2018-02-18 Curtis Millender 1000 Loss -21 1093
22 2017-04-08 Patrick Cote 1042 Win +13 1114
21 2016-11-12 Jim Miller 1109 Loss -16 1101
20 2015-05-30 Carlos Condit 1064 Loss -19 1117
19 2015-01-31 Jordan Mein 1034 Win +17 1136
18 2014-04-19 Seth Baczynski 1033 Win +13 1119
17 2012-03-02 Martin Kampmann 1076 Loss -18 1106
16 2011-11-05 Papy Abedi 1000 Win +16 1124
15 2011-05-28 Rick Story 1047 Loss -20 1108
14 2010-12-11 John Howard 1023 Win +12 1128
13 2010-08-07 Jon Fitch 1152 Loss -15 1116
12 2009-07-11 Georges St-Pierre 1182 Loss -14 1131
11 2008-10-25 Josh Koscheck 1119 Win +15 1145
10 2008-06-07 Matt Hughes 1172 Win +24 1130
9 2008-04-02 Karo Parisyan 1087 Win +21 1106
8 2007-11-17 Chris Lytle 993 Win +18 1085
7 2007-09-19 Kuniyoshi Hironaka 1004 Win +19 1067
6 2006-12-30 Tony DeSouza 1038 Win +22 1048
5 2006-10-10 John Alessio 974 Win +14 1026
4 2006-06-28 Jon Fitch 1038 Loss -15 1012
3 2006-04-15 Derrick Noble 1000 Win +21 1027
2 2005-11-19 Ansar Chalangov 1000 Win +22 1006
1 2005-10-03 Spencer Fisher 1000 Loss -16 984

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