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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Sam Alvey won · U-DEC R3
Elo1363
Elo1431

Nate MarquardtvsSam AlveyUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena · Saturday, January 28, 2017Denver, Colorado, USA

Official fight result

Sam Alvey won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupNate Marquardt: Well-roundedvsSam Alvey: Striker

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

Model Prediction: Sam Alvey wins(55.2%)

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 -140 American odds

+$71 profit

$171 total returned

Scouting Report

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

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

Tale of the Tape

Nate Marquardt
Red Corner
VS
Sam Alvey
Blue Corner
+120
(45%)
Vegas Odds
-140
(58%)
1363
Elo
1431
47
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'0"
Height
6'2"
187.96 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

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

Nate MarquardtL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs CB Dollaway · Dec 15
L
KOvs Thiago Santos · May 16
W
KOvs Tamdan McCrory · Oct 16
L
vs Vitor Belfort · Jun 17
L
vs Cezar Ferreira · Nov 17
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.

Nate MarquardtMetricSam Alvey
2.71
Strikes / min
3.28
2.32
Strikes absorbed / min
3.63
55%
Strike defense
52%
1.87
TDs / 15 min
0.06
70%
Takedown defense
82%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.39evenly matched on net striking-0.35

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1556Strikes23.4 vs 28.7Takedowns1.4 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.64 vs 0.11Form0.1 vs 0.5
Nate MarquardtSam Alvey

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Nate Marquardt(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 -68.0|Blue +68.0
Recent Form
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Striker Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
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.

Nate MarquardtTargetSam Alvey

By target zone

13
32% acc · 46%
Head
23
35% acc · 64%
7
50% acc · 25%
Body
5
71% acc · 14%
8
80% acc · 29%
Leg
8
73% acc · 22%

By position

22
42% acc · 79%
Distance
31
41% acc · 86%
6
50% acc · 21%
Clinch
4
50% acc · 11%
0
Ground
1
100% acc · 3%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Nate Marquardt rounds
1
even
1
Sam Alvey rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control0:20
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:29Control
Round 2Sam Alvey edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:22
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Nate Marquardt edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns1
Control1:10
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:32Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
28 / 65
Sig Strikes
36 / 84
46.7%
Sig Str %
42%
52 / 90
Total Strikes
45 / 95
1 / 2
TDs
0 / 1
50%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:52
Ctrl Time
2:01

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Sam Alvey8 / 1711 / 220 / 00
1Nate Marquardt10 / 1422 / 260 / 00
2Sam Alvey20 / 4421 / 450 / 00
2Nate Marquardt12 / 3315 / 360 / 00
3Sam Alvey8 / 2313 / 280 / 10
3Nate Marquardt6 / 1815 / 281 / 20

Nate Marquardt

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights14

Sam Alvey

StanceSouthpaw
Height74.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights23