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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Sam Alvey won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1366
Elo1431

Daniel KellyvsSam AlveyUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt · Saturday, May 9, 2015Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Official fight result

Sam Alvey won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:49

Style matchupDaniel Kelly: Well-roundedvsSam Alvey: Striker

The well-rounded fighter has more paths to victory. The striker needs to be sharp early.

Model Prediction: Daniel Kelly wins(71.3%)

Actual result: Sam Alvey wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Daniel Kelly at +300 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Daniel Kelly enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Sam Alvey enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Sam Alvey is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Daniel Kelly has lost 75% of fights by KO.
  • Sam Alvey has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Daniel Kelly
Red Corner
VS
Sam Alvey
Blue Corner
+300
(25%)
Vegas Odds
-360
(78%)
1366
Elo
1431
48
Age
40
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
6'0"
Height
6'2"
177.8 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

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

Daniel KellyL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Chris Camozzi · Nov 16
W
vs Rashad Evans · Mar 17
L
KOvs Derek Brunson · Jun 17
L
vs Elias Theodorou · Nov 17
L
KOvs Tom Breese · May 18
latest
Sam AlveyL5 streak
oldest →
L
vs Ryan Spann · May 20
L
SUBvs Julian Marquez · Apr 21
L
vs Wellington Turman · Aug 21
L
SUBvs Brendan Allen · Feb 22
L
KOvs Michal Oleksiejczuk · Aug 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Daniel KellyMetricSam Alvey
3.62
Strikes / min
3.28
4.64
Strikes absorbed / min
3.63
61%
Strike defense
52%
1.86
TDs / 15 min
0.06
78%
Takedown defense
82%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.02evenly matched on net striking-0.35

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1537 vs 1521Strikes43.0 vs 30.7Takedowns0.5 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs 0.5
Daniel KellySam Alvey

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Daniel Kelly(10 fights)Sam Alvey(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 -65.0|Blue +65.0
Recent Form
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Striker Score
Red -1.8|Blue +1.8
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red +8.0|Blue -8.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Daniel KellyTargetSam Alvey

By target zone

1
14% acc · 50%
Head
8
62% acc · 100%
0
Body
0
1
100% acc · 50%
Leg
0

By position

2
25% acc · 100%
Distance
6
55% acc · 75%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
2
100% acc · 25%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Daniel Kelly rounds
0
even
1
Sam Alvey rounds
Round 1Sam Alvey edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
2 / 8
Sig Strikes
8 / 13
25%
Sig Str %
61%
2 / 8
Total Strikes
8 / 13
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:04

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Sam Alvey8 / 138 / 130 / 00
1Daniel Kelly2 / 82 / 80 / 00

Daniel Kelly

StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights10

Sam Alvey

StanceSouthpaw
Height74.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights23