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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Warlley Alves won · SUB R1
Elo1489
Warlley Alves
Elo1491
Colby Covington

Warlley AlvesvsColby CovingtonUFC Prediction Result

UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · Saturday, December 12, 2015Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Warlley Alves won

SUB · Round 1 · 1:26

Style matchupWarlley Alves: Well-roundedvsColby Covington: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Warlley Alves wins(59.5%)

Actual result: Warlley Alves wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Warlley Alves at +105 American odds

+$105 profit

$205 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.

Tale of the Tape

Warlley Alves
Red Corner
VS
Colby Covington
Blue Corner
+105
(49%)
Vegas Odds
-125
(56%)
1489
Elo
1491
35
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'11"
182.88 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

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
Colby CovingtonL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Tyron Woodley · Sep 20
L
vs Kamaru Usman · Nov 21
W
vs Jorge Masvidal · Mar 22
L
vs Leon Edwards · Dec 23
L
KOvs Joaquin Buckley · Dec 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Warlley AlvesMetricColby Covington
3.04
Strikes / min
3.81
3.95
Strikes absorbed / min
3.09
50%
Strike defense
54%
1.22
TDs / 15 min
3.64
62%
Takedown defense
68%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.91Δ 1.63 — meaningful gap+0.72

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1556 vs 1556Strikes27.7 vs 20.0Takedowns1.7 vs 3.0Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.33Form1.0 vs 1.0
Warlley AlvesColby Covington

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Warlley Alves(10 fights)Colby Covington(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 -1.9|Blue +1.9
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red -70.0|Blue +70.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Warlley AlvesTargetColby Covington

By target zone

0
0% acc
Head
2
100% acc · 100%
1
100% acc · 50%
Body
0
1
100% acc · 50%
Leg
0

By position

2
67% acc · 100%
Distance
0
0
0% acc
Clinch
1
100% acc · 50%
0
Ground
1
100% acc · 50%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Warlley Alves rounds
0
even
1
Colby Covington rounds
Round 1Colby Covington edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:00
2Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:03Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
2 / 4
Sig Strikes
2 / 2
50%
Sig Str %
100%
2 / 4
Total Strikes
2 / 2
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 2
TD %
50%
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
1:03

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Colby Covington2 / 22 / 21 / 20
1Warlley Alves2 / 42 / 40 / 01

Warlley Alves

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights16

Colby Covington

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights17