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Jim Miller won · U-DEC R3
Elo1516
Jim Miller
Elo1379

Jim MillervsThiago AlvesUFC Prediction Result

UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · Saturday, November 12, 2016New York City, New York, USA

Official fight result

Jim Miller won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJim Miller: Submission grapplervsThiago Alves: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Jim Miller wins(52.4%)

Actual result: Jim Miller wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Jim Miller at +135 American odds

+$135 profit

$235 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Thiago Alves has 16pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Jim Miller (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Jim Miller
Red Corner
VS
Thiago Alves
Blue Corner
+135
(43%)
Vegas Odds
-155
(61%)
1516
Elo
1379
42
Age
42
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'9"
180.34 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Jim Miller
oldest →
W
SUBvs Gabriel Benitez · Jan 24
L
vs King Green · Apr 24
W
SUBvs Damon Jackson · Nov 24
L
vs Chase Hooper · Apr 25
W
SUBvs Jared Gordon · May 26
latest
Thiago AlvesL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Curtis Millender · Feb 18
L
vs Aleksei Kunchenko · Sep 18
W
vs Max Griffin · Feb 19
L
vs Laureano Staropoli · May 19
L
SUBvs Tim Means · Dec 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Jim MillerMetricThiago Alves
2.92
Strikes / min
3.73
3.43
Strikes absorbed / min
3.42
56%
Strike defense
62%
1.49
TDs / 15 min
0.71
47%
Takedown defense
63%
1.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.51evenly matched on net striking+0.31

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1565 vs 1510Strikes28.3 vs 37.4Takedowns1.1 vs 0.6Sub Atts1.46 vs 0.30Form0.3 vs 0.0
Jim MillerThiago Alves

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Jim Miller(10 fights)Thiago 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 +137.6|Blue -137.6
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Layoff
Red -455.0|Blue +455.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Jim MillerTargetThiago Alves

By target zone

19
26% acc · 68%
Head
19
21% acc · 53%
5
71% acc · 18%
Body
11
73% acc · 31%
4
67% acc · 14%
Leg
6
86% acc · 17%

By position

22
29% acc · 79%
Distance
30
30% acc · 83%
1
50% acc · 4%
Clinch
3
75% acc · 8%
5
71% acc · 18%
Ground
3
38% acc · 8%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Jim Miller rounds
0
even
0
Thiago Alves rounds
Round 1Jim Miller edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns1
Control1:47
9Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Jim Miller edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns1
Control2:09
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:07Control
Round 3Jim Miller edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns2
Control2:28
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:25Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
28 / 85
Sig Strikes
36 / 112
32.7%
Sig Str %
32%
45 / 105
Total Strikes
50 / 127
4 / 5
TDs
0 / 0
83.3%
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
6:24
Ctrl Time
0:32

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Thiago Alves9 / 3212 / 350 / 00
1Jim Miller11 / 3415 / 391 / 10
2Thiago Alves13 / 4519 / 520 / 00
2Jim Miller10 / 2715 / 321 / 20
3Thiago Alves14 / 3519 / 400 / 00
3Jim Miller7 / 2415 / 342 / 21

Jim Miller

StanceSouthpaw
Height68.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights40

Thiago Alves

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights15