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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Rick Story won · U-DEC R3
Elo1379
Elo1491
Rick Story

Thiago AlvesvsRick StoryUFC Prediction Result

UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill · Saturday, May 28, 2011Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Rick Story won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupThiago Alves: Well-roundedvsRick Story: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Rick Story wins(79.1%)

Actual result: Rick Story wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Rick Story at +210 American odds

+$210 profit

$310 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Stance matchup historically favors Rick Story (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Thiago Alves
Red Corner
VS
Rick Story
Blue Corner
-230
(70%)
Vegas Odds
+210
(32%)
1379
Elo
1491
42
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'9"
Height
5'9"
177.8 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

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

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
Rick Story
oldest →
L
vs Kelvin Gastelum · Mar 14
W
SUBvs Leonardo Mafra · Jul 14
W
vs Gunnar Nelson · Oct 14
W
vs Tarec Saffiedine · May 16
L
KOvs Donald Cerrone · Aug 16
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Thiago AlvesMetricRick Story
3.73
Strikes / min
3.80
3.42
Strikes absorbed / min
2.17
62%
Strike defense
62%
0.71
TDs / 15 min
2.53
63%
Takedown defense
63%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.90
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.31Δ 1.32 — meaningful gap+1.63

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1502 vs 1555Strikes31.9 vs 41.2Takedowns0.6 vs 2.8Sub Atts0.29 vs 1.50Form0.2 vs 1.0
Thiago AlvesRick Story

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801488149515031510← oldermost recent →
Thiago Alves(10 fights)Rick Story(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 -112.0|Blue +112.0
Recent Form
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Striker Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.7|Blue +0.7
Layoff
Red -7.0|Blue +7.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Thiago AlvesTargetRick Story

By target zone

34
33% acc · 83%
Head
30
23% acc · 48%
3
100% acc · 7%
Body
13
68% acc · 21%
4
67% acc · 10%
Leg
19
90% acc · 31%

By position

35
36% acc · 85%
Distance
34
26% acc · 55%
6
43% acc · 15%
Clinch
27
71% acc · 44%
0
Ground
1
100% acc · 2%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Thiago Alves rounds
0
even
2
Rick Story rounds
Round 1Rick Story edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:16
30Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:14Control
Round 2Rick Story edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns1
Control0:34
10Sig. strikes
3Takedowns
3:07Control
Round 3Thiago Alves edged it
Sig. strikes28
Takedowns0
Control0:10
22Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:15Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
41 / 111
Sig Strikes
62 / 169
32.3%
Sig Str %
38.7%
54 / 125
Total Strikes
79 / 187
1 / 3
TDs
4 / 14
33.3%
TD %
28.3%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:00
Ctrl Time
7:36

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Rick Story30 / 5239 / 611 / 40
1Thiago Alves9 / 2714 / 320 / 10
2Rick Story10 / 2816 / 343 / 50
2Thiago Alves4 / 1912 / 281 / 10
3Rick Story22 / 8924 / 920 / 50
3Thiago Alves28 / 6528 / 650 / 10

Thiago Alves

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights15

Rick Story

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights16