Thiago Alves “Pitbull”
Welterweight · ORCA rating 48/100 · peak 63 · Power striker · 15–12 in 27 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Thiago Alves finished with an ORCA rating of 48 (peak 63); without a recent bout, Thiago Alves sits off the current Welterweight board. Striking defence grades 65 (opponent strike accuracy allowed 91), the high point of the profile. Grappling offence trails at 37, with takedowns landed per 15 minutes grading 16. 9 of 15 UFC wins came inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Welterweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 65 | — | Significant strikes landed per minute 86 |
| Striking defence | 65 | — | Opponent strike accuracy allowed 91 |
| Grappling offence | 37 | — | Control time, seconds per minute 24 |
| Grappling defence | 41 | — | Takedown defence 77 |
Strongest sub-grade: Opponent strike accuracy allowed 91. Weakest: Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 16.
Profile
- Division
- Welterweight
- ORCA rating
- 48 (peak 63)
- UFC record
- 15–12
- Pro record
- 28–15
- Graded UFC bouts
- 27
- Style
- Power striker
- Age
- 43
- Height
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- Reach
- 70″ (178 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- American Top Team ATT Coconut Creek, FL
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 3.76
- Significant strike accuracy: 42%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 3.43
- Significant strike defence: 62%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.72
- Takedown accuracy: 61%
- Takedown defence: 64%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.31
Fight history
- 2019-12-07 · L vs Tim Means · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik
- 2019-05-11 · L vs Laureano Staropoli · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
- 2019-02-02 · W vs Max Griffin · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2
- 2018-09-15 · L vs Aleksei Kunchenko · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik
- 2018-02-18 · L vs Curtis Millender · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros
- 2017-04-08 · W vs Patrick Cote · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
- 2016-11-12 · L vs Jim Miller · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
- 2015-05-30 · L vs Carlos Condit · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves
- 2015-01-31 · W vs Jordan Mein · KO/TKO · UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz
- 2014-04-19 · W vs Seth Baczynski · Decision - Unanimous · UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne
- 2012-03-02 · L vs Martin Kampmann · Submission · UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann
- 2011-11-05 · W vs Papy Abedi · Submission · UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz
- 2011-05-28 · L vs Rick Story · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill
- 2010-12-11 · W vs John Howard · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2
- 2010-08-07 · L vs Jon Fitch · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
- 2009-07-11 · L vs Georges St-Pierre · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 100
- 2008-10-25 · W vs Josh Koscheck · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 90: Silva vs Cote
- 2008-06-07 · W vs Matt Hughes · KO/TKO · UFC 85: Bedlam
- 2008-04-02 · W vs Karo Parisyan · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon
- 2007-11-17 · W vs Chris Lytle · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · UFC 78: Validation
- 2007-09-19 · W vs Kuniyoshi Hironaka · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian
- 2006-12-30 · W vs Tony DeSouza · KO/TKO · UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2
- 2006-10-10 · W vs John Alessio · Decision - Unanimous · Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter
- 2006-06-28 · L vs Jon Fitch · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night 5
- 2006-04-15 · W vs Derrick Noble · KO/TKO · UFC 59: Reality Check
- 2005-11-19 · W vs Ansar Chalangov · KO/TKO · UFC 56: Full Force
- 2005-10-03 · L vs Spencer Fisher · Submission · UFC Fight Night 2
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