Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“Pitbull”

Thiago Alves

23-1527 UFC

Kickboxer

Form

· 2L

Inactive

2× Title

2× 5R

Early Chaos

Output Builds Late

High Wear

5'9"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·42age

Last fightLTim Means·SUB·R1·6yr ago

Fighter Context

15–12UFC·

8KO

1Sub

6Dec

11.0min/fight

297UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

7–9(16 fights)

57%finish rate

-0.3str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

4–5(9 fights)

50%finish rate

+0.3str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

1–1(2 fights)

100%finish rate

+0.3str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.31

Neutral

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.142

Passive

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

56%

Average

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Alves

Distance Striker

Leg Kicker

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.73

Str. Accuracy41%

1,106UFC landed/2,648attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.3 vs avg3.42

Str. Defense62%

KD Rate / fight0.48

13UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.26

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

51%

Body

14%

Leg

35%

By Position

Distance78%

Clinch11%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 127 rounds	Round 223 rounds	Round 313 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	16	16	23	7	4
Avg. Absorbed	17	15	16	6	8
Avg. Net	-1	+1	+7	+1	-4

Grappling

Alves

Control Wrestler

·69s ctrlAverage Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.71

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.16

TD Accuracy60%

14UFC landed/23attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

1UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense63%

77UFC defended/122opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

60%

Strong Finisher

div avg 53%

How They Lose

12UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO8 / 15

Submission1 / 15

Decision6 / 15

KD → Finish

6/10Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 12

Submission3 / 12

Decision6 / 12

Loss Pattern

Mixed

5 early · 1 late · 6 dec across 12 losses

Fast and versatile. 9 of 9 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

0 of 9 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

3.0pts

W4 dec

2.9pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

11UD

1SD

0MD

8%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 24 more in second half of career

27 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=27

R2n=23

R3n=13

Outputsig strikes / min

3.3

3.9

4.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.5

3.6

3.3

Diff

-0.2

+0.3

+1.4

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼TD Acc-67%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Alves — 27 UFC Fights

Result

Method

27 fights

Tim MeansVeteran

SUB R1 · 2:38Dec '19

-10

·13 SS (50%)·23 abs·1 kd taken

Laureano Staropoli

U-DEC R3May '19

·58 SS (39%)·54 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·27s ctrl

Max Griffin

S-DEC R3Feb '19

-29

·83 SS (61%)·112 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·73s ctrl·1 kd taken

Aleksei Kunchenko

U-DEC R3Sep '18

+12

·56 SS (32%)·44 abs·1 td taken·50s ctrl

Curtis Millender

KO/TKO R2 · 4:17Feb '18

-14

·33 SS (31%)·47 abs·1/1 td·14s ctrl·2 kd taken

Patrick CoteVeteran

U-DEC R3Apr '17

+35

·79 SS (50%)·44 abs·1/1 td·163s ctrl·2 kd landed

Jim MillerElite

U-DEC R3Nov '16

·36 SS (32%)·28 abs·4 td taken·32s ctrl

↵ 18mo layoff

Carlos Condit

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 5:00May '15

-41

·34 SS (49%)·75 abs·2 td taken·5s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att

Jordan Mein

KO/TKO R2 · 0:39Jan '15

-14

·23 SS (34%)·37 abs·1 kd landed

Seth Baczynski

U-DEC R3Apr '14

+26

·116 SS (49%)·90 abs·0/1 td

All Fighters

Welterweight

“Pitbull”

Thiago Alves

23-1527 UFC

Form

5'9"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·42age

Last fightLTim Means·SUB·6yr ago

Fighter Context

15–12UFC·

8KO

1Sub

6Dec

11.0min/fight

297UFC min

vs. Winning Record7–9

vs. Veterans (8+ W)4–5

vs. Elite (15+ W)1–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.31

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.142

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

56%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Alves

Welterweight avg

Distance StrikerLeg Kicker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.73

Str. Accuracy41%

1,106UFC landed/2,648attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.3 vs avg3.42

Str. Defense62%

KD Rate / Fight0.48

13UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.26

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

51%

Body

14%

Leg

35%

By Position

Dist78%

Clinch11%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=27	R2 n=23	R3 n=13	R4 n=1	R5 n=1
Landed	16	16	23	7	4
Absorbed	17	15	16	6	8
Net	-1	+1	+7	+1	-4

Grappling

Alves

Welterweight avg

Control Wrestler

69s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.71

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.16

TD Accuracy60%

14UFC landed/23attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

1UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense63%

77UFC defended/122opp. attempts

Sub Defense3 loss / 11 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

60%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

8KO/TKO

1Sub

6Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

3Sub

6Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

0%0 of 9 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

3.0pts

W4 dec

2.9pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

11UD

1SD

0MD

8%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=27

R2n=23

R3n=13

Outputsig strikes / min

3.3

3.9

4.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.5

3.6

3.3

Diff

-0.2

+0.3

+1.4

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Alves — UFC Fight Log

Tim MeansVeteran

SUB·R1·Dec '19

13 SS (50%)·23 abs·1 kd taken

Laureano Staropoli

U-DEC·R3·May '19

58 SS (39%)·54 abs·1/3 td·1 td taken·27s ctrl

Max Griffin

S-DEC·R3·Feb '19

83 SS (61%)·112 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·73s ctrl·1 kd taken

Aleksei Kunchenko

U-DEC·R3·Sep '18

56 SS (32%)·44 abs·1 td taken·50s ctrl

Curtis Millender

KO/TKO·R2·Feb '18

33 SS (31%)·47 abs·1/1 td·14s ctrl·2 kd taken

Patrick CoteVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Apr '17

79 SS (50%)·44 abs·1/1 td·163s ctrl·2 kd

Jim MillerElite

U-DEC·R3·Nov '16

36 SS (32%)·28 abs·4 td taken·32s ctrl

Carlos ConditTITLE

KO/TKO·R2·May '15

34 SS (49%)·75 abs·2 td taken·5s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub

Round 127 rounds

Round 223 rounds

Round 313 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

-4

n=27

n=23

n=13

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1

-4