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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Alex Oliveira won · SUB R2
Elo1419
Elo1492
Tim Means

Alex OliveiravsTim MeansUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum · Saturday, March 11, 2017Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

Official fight result

Alex Oliveira won

SUB · Round 2 · 2:38

Style matchupAlex Oliveira: WrestlervsTim Means: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Alex Oliveira wins(54.5%)

Actual result: Alex Oliveira wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Alex Oliveira at +175 American odds

+$175 profit

$275 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Alex Oliveira enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Tim Means has 14pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Alex Oliveira
Red Corner
VS
Tim Means
Blue Corner
+175
(36%)
Vegas Odds
-210
(68%)
1419
Elo
1492
38
Age
42
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
6'2"
193.04 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Alex OliveiraL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Peter Sobotta · Jul 20
L
SUBvs Shavkat Rakhmonov · Oct 20
L
SUBvs Randy Brown · Apr 21
L
vs Niko Price · Oct 21
L
KOvs Kevin Holland · Mar 22
latest
Tim MeansL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Max Griffin · Oct 22
L
SUBvs Alex Morono · May 23
W
KOvs Andre Fialho · Sep 23
L
KOvs Uros Medic · Apr 24
L
SUBvs Court McGee · Oct 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Alex OliveiraMetricTim Means
2.99
Strikes / min
5.04
2.55
Strikes absorbed / min
3.65
46%
Strike defense
60%
2.35
TDs / 15 min
1.14
63%
Takedown defense
64%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.44evenly matched on net striking+1.39

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1561 vs 1566Strikes26.4 vs 43.1Takedowns1.9 vs 0.6Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.15Form0.7 vs 0.7
Alex OliveiraTim Means

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Alex Oliveira(10 fights)Tim Means(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -72.7|Blue +72.7
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -1.8|Blue +1.8
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red -42.0|Blue +42.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Alex OliveiraTargetTim Means

By target zone

6
35% acc · 50%
Head
8
73% acc · 89%
1
100% acc · 8%
Body
1
100% acc · 11%
5
83% acc · 42%
Leg
0

By position

2
29% acc · 17%
Distance
0
0% acc
6
75% acc · 50%
Clinch
5
100% acc · 56%
4
44% acc · 33%
Ground
4
80% acc · 44%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Alex Oliveira rounds
0
even
0
Tim Means rounds
Round 1Alex Oliveira edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns4
Control2:47
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:44Control
Round 2Alex Oliveira edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns2
Control2:02
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:17Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
12 / 24
Sig Strikes
9 / 12
51%
Sig Str %
78.5%
18 / 31
Total Strikes
34 / 41
6 / 11
TDs
0 / 1
53%
TD %
0%
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
4:49
Ctrl Time
2:01

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Tim Means4 / 724 / 310 / 00
1Alex Oliveira6 / 1412 / 204 / 60
2Tim Means5 / 510 / 100 / 10
2Alex Oliveira6 / 106 / 112 / 51

Alex Oliveira

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights21

Tim Means

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights29