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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Sam Alvey won · S-DEC R3
Elo1411
Elo1431

Gian VillantevsSam AlveyUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes · Friday, June 1, 2018Utica, New York, USA

Official fight result

Sam Alvey won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupGian Villante: Pressure fightervsSam Alvey: Striker

The pressure fighter will force exchanges. The cleaner striker needs lateral movement.

Model Prediction: Sam Alvey wins(52.3%)

Actual result: Sam Alvey wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Sam Alvey at -155 American odds

+$65 profit

$165 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Gian Villante enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Sam Alvey enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Sam Alvey (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Gian Villante
Red Corner
VS
Sam Alvey
Blue Corner
+135
(43%)
Vegas Odds
-155
(61%)
1411
Elo
1431
40
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'3"
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.

Gian VillanteL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Ed Herman · Oct 18
L
KOvs Michal Oleksiejczuk · Feb 19
L
SUBvs Maurice Greene · Jun 20
L
vs Jake Collier · Dec 20
L
KOvs Chris Barnett · Nov 21
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.

Gian VillanteMetricSam Alvey
4.38
Strikes / min
3.28
5.47
Strikes absorbed / min
3.63
55%
Strike defense
52%
0.45
TDs / 15 min
0.06
83%
Takedown defense
82%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.09evenly matched on net striking-0.35

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1504 vs 1560Strikes50.1 vs 28.6Takedowns0.4 vs 0.1Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.07Form0.1 vs 0.3
Gian VillanteSam Alvey

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Gian Villante(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 -19.8|Blue +19.8
Recent Form
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Striker Score
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +35.0|Blue -35.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Gian VillanteTargetSam Alvey

By target zone

20
22% acc · 40%
Head
40
38% acc · 75%
12
52% acc · 24%
Body
2
50% acc · 4%
18
95% acc · 36%
Leg
11
79% acc · 21%

By position

50
38% acc · 100%
Distance
49
44% acc · 92%
0
Clinch
4
44% acc · 8%
0
Ground
0
0% acc

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Gian Villante rounds
0
even
2
Sam Alvey rounds
Round 1Sam Alvey edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Sam Alvey edged it
Sig. strikes18
Takedowns0
Control0:00
21Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Gian Villante edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns0
Control0:06
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
50 / 133
Sig Strikes
53 / 122
38.3%
Sig Str %
43.3%
50 / 133
Total Strikes
59 / 128
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:06
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Sam Alvey18 / 4018 / 400 / 00
1Gian Villante16 / 4116 / 410 / 00
2Sam Alvey21 / 4121 / 410 / 00
2Gian Villante18 / 3918 / 390 / 00
3Sam Alvey14 / 4120 / 470 / 00
3Gian Villante16 / 5316 / 530 / 00

Gian Villante

StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights18

Sam Alvey

StanceSouthpaw
Height74.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights23