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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Drew Dober won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1514
Drew Dober
Elo1451
Rafael Alves

Drew DobervsRafael AlvesUFC Prediction Result

UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · Saturday, July 30, 2022Dallas, Texas, USA

Official fight result

Drew Dober won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:30

Model Prediction: Drew Dober wins(62.6%)

Actual result: Drew Dober wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Drew Dober at -165 American odds

+$61 profit

$161 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Rafael Alves threatens submissions; Drew Dober has lost 36% of fights by sub.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Drew Dober (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Drew Dober
Red Corner
VS
Rafael Alves
Blue Corner
-165
(62%)
Vegas Odds
+140
(42%)
1514
Elo
1451
37
Age
35
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'8"
177.8 cm
Reach
172.72 cm

Recent Form

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

Drew DoberW2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Renato Moicano · Feb 24
L
KOvs Jean Silva · Jul 24
L
KOvs Manuel Torres · Mar 25
W
KOvs Kyle Prepolec · Oct 25
W
KOvs Michael Johnson · Mar 26
latest
Rafael Alves
oldest →
L
vs Damir Ismagulov · May 21
W
SUBvs Marc Diakiese · Nov 21
L
vs Nurullo Aliev · Feb 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Drew DoberMetricRafael Alves
4.48
Strikes / min
1.85
4.33
Strikes absorbed / min
3.30
53%
Strike defense
58%
0.61
TDs / 15 min
0.29
58%
Takedown defense
44%
0.10
Sub atts / 15 min
1.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.15Δ 1.60 — meaningful gap-1.45

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1560 vs 1505Strikes4.4 vs 1.9Takedowns0.7 vs 0.3Sub Atts0.10 vs 1.50Form0.3 vs 0.3
Drew DoberRafael Alves

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701485150015151530← oldermost recent →
Drew Dober(10 fights)Rafael Alves(4 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 +62.8|Blue -62.8
Recent Form
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +1.2|Blue -1.2
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red -119.0|Blue +119.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Drew DoberTargetRafael Alves

By target zone

38
31% acc · 61%
Head
24
44% acc · 65%
20
83% acc · 32%
Body
8
100% acc · 22%
4
67% acc · 6%
Leg
5
100% acc · 14%

By position

60
40% acc · 97%
Distance
31
52% acc · 84%
0
Clinch
1
100% acc · 3%
2
100% acc · 3%
Ground
5
71% acc · 14%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Drew Dober rounds
0
even
1
Rafael Alves rounds
Round 1Rafael Alves edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:00
11Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:21Control
Round 2Drew Dober edged it
Sig. strikes37
Takedowns0
Control0:04
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Drew Dober edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:03
Knockdowns1
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
62 / 151
Sig Strikes
37 / 68
46%
Sig Str %
59%
62 / 151
Total Strikes
46 / 80
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 3
TD %
33.3%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:07
Ctrl Time
2:21

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Rafael Alves11 / 2219 / 301 / 10
1Drew Dober11 / 3611 / 360 / 00
2Rafael Alves20 / 3821 / 420 / 10
2Drew Dober37 / 9537 / 950 / 00
3Rafael Alves6 / 86 / 80 / 10
3Drew Dober14 / 2014 / 200 / 00

Drew Dober

StanceSouthpaw
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights26

Rafael Alves

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights4