Thiago Alves

Welterweight · 23-15 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
5'9"
175.26 cm
Reach
5'10"
177.8 cm
Age
43
Elo Rating
1555.8

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Completes 60% of their takedown attempts — better than 90% of Welterweight fighters
  • Avoids 62% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 88% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.73
    Top 37%
  • Striking accuracy
    41%
    Bottom 28%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.42
    Bottom 38%
  • Striking defense
    62%
    Top 12%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.71
    Bottom 29%
  • Takedown accuracy
    60%
    Top 10%
  • Takedown defense
    63%
    Bottom 48%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.30
    Bottom 35%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1510, higher than 33% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1556).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520259:17Millender15:00Kunchenko15:00Griffin15:00Staropoli2:38Means
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LTim Means
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik
2019-12-07 · Submission, R1 2:38
LLaureano Staropoli
UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
2019-05-11 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMax Griffin
UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2
2019-02-02 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LAleksei Kunchenko
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
2018-09-15 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LCurtis Millender
UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros
2018-02-18 · KO/TKO, R2 4:17
WPatrick Cote
UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
2017-04-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJim Miller
UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
2016-11-12 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LCarlos Condit
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves
2015-05-30 · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R2 5:00
WJordan Mein
UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz
2015-01-31 · KO/TKO, R2 0:39
WSeth Baczynski
UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne
2014-04-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LMartin Kampmann
UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann
2012-03-02 · Submission, R3 4:12
WPapy Abedi
UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz
2011-11-05 · Submission, R1 3:32
LRick Story
UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill
2011-05-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJohn Howard
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2
2010-12-11 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJon Fitch
UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
2010-08-07 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LGeorges St-PierreTitle
UFC 100
2009-07-11 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WJosh Koscheck
UFC 90: Silva vs Cote
2008-10-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMatt Hughes
UFC 85: Bedlam
2008-06-07 · KO/TKO, R2 1:02
WKaro Parisyan
UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon
2008-04-02 · KO/TKO, R2 0:24
WChris Lytle
UFC 78: Validation
2007-11-17 · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R2 5:00
WKuniyoshi Hironaka
UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian
2007-09-19 · KO/TKO, R2 4:04
WTony DeSouza
UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2
2006-12-30 · KO/TKO, R2 1:10
WJohn Alessio
Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter
2006-10-10 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJon Fitch
UFC Fight Night 5
2006-06-28 · KO/TKO, R2 4:37
WDerrick Noble
UFC 59: Reality Check
2006-04-15 · KO/TKO, R1 2:54
WAnsar Chalangov
UFC 56: Full Force
2005-11-19 · KO/TKO, R1 2:25
LSpencer Fisher
UFC Fight Night 2
2005-10-03 · Submission, R2 4:43