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Welterweight
3 Rounds
James Krause won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1493
James Krause
Elo1489
Warlley Alves

James KrausevsWarlley AlvesUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick · Saturday, August 25, 2018Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Official fight result

James Krause won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:28

Style matchupJames Krause: Pressure fightervsWarlley Alves: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: James Krause wins(53.8%)

Actual result: James Krause wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

James Krause at +270 American odds

+$270 profit

$370 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Warlley Alves enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • James Krause has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

James Krause
Red Corner
VS
Warlley Alves
Blue Corner
+270
(27%)
Vegas Odds
-330
(77%)
1493
Elo
1489
40
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
5'11"
185.42 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

James Krause
oldest →
W
vs Tom Gallicchio · Jul 17
W
vs Alex White · Jan 18
W
KOvs Sergio Moraes · Nov 19
L
vs Trevin Giles · Feb 20
W
vs Claudio Silva · Oct 20
latest
Warlley AlvesL4 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Mounir Lazzez · Jan 21
L
KOvs Jeremiah Wells · Jun 21
L
vs Nicolas Dalby · Jan 23
L
KOvs Ikram Aliskerov · Oct 23
L
vs Abus Magomedov · May 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

James KrauseMetricWarlley Alves
4.79
Strikes / min
3.04
4.11
Strikes absorbed / min
3.95
61%
Strike defense
50%
0.96
TDs / 15 min
1.22
59%
Takedown defense
62%
0.90
Sub atts / 15 min
0.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.68Δ 1.59 — meaningful gap-0.91

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1556 vs 1568Strikes53.7 vs 32.0Takedowns0.8 vs 0.9Sub Atts0.67 vs 0.75Form0.9 vs 0.6
James KrauseWarlley Alves

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
James Krause(10 fights)Warlley Alves(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 +3.7|Blue -3.7
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red +1.6|Blue -1.6
Grappler Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Layoff
Red +118.0|Blue -118.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

James KrauseTargetWarlley Alves

By target zone

43
52% acc · 73%
Head
20
43% acc · 71%
14
74% acc · 24%
Body
6
46% acc · 21%
2
50% acc · 3%
Leg
2
50% acc · 7%

By position

43
51% acc · 73%
Distance
18
35% acc · 64%
16
76% acc · 27%
Clinch
10
91% acc · 36%
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.

2
James Krause rounds
0
even
0
Warlley Alves rounds
Round 1James Krause edged it
Sig. strikes31
Takedowns0
Control0:55
16Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:00Control
Round 2James Krause edged it
Sig. strikes28
Takedowns0
Control1:10
12Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
59 / 106
Sig Strikes
28 / 64
57.5%
Sig Str %
45%
79 / 126
Total Strikes
39 / 78
0 / 4
TDs
1 / 1
0%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:05
Ctrl Time
1:02

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Warlley Alves16 / 4019 / 441 / 10
1James Krause31 / 6538 / 720 / 20
2Warlley Alves12 / 2420 / 340 / 00
2James Krause28 / 4141 / 540 / 20

James Krause

StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights13

Warlley Alves

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights16