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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Kamaru Usman won · U-DEC R3
Elo1489
Warlley Alves
Elo1489
Kamaru Usman editorial illustration

Warlley AlvesvsKamaru UsmanUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 · Saturday, November 19, 2016Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Official fight result

Kamaru Usman won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupWarlley Alves: Well-roundedvsKamaru Usman: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Kamaru Usman wins(84.6%)

Actual result: Kamaru Usman wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kamaru Usman at -210 American odds

+$48 profit

$148 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.
  • Kamaru Usman has 27pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Kamaru Usman (52.9%).
  • Kamaru Usman has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Warlley Alves
Red Corner
VS
Kamaru Usman
Blue Corner
+175
(36%)
Vegas Odds
-210
(68%)
1489
Elo
1489
35
Age
39
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'11"
Height
6'0"
182.88 cm
Reach
193.04 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
Kamaru Usman
oldest →
L
KOvs Leon Edwards · Aug 22
L
vs Leon Edwards · Mar 23
L
vs Khamzat Chimaev · Oct 23
W
vs Joaquin Buckley · Jun 25
L
DECvs Dricus Du Plessis · Jul 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Warlley AlvesMetricKamaru Usman
3.04
Strikes / min
4.16
3.95
Strikes absorbed / min
2.67
50%
Strike defense
55%
1.22
TDs / 15 min
2.79
62%
Takedown defense
89%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.91Δ 2.40 — meaningful gap+1.49

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1554 vs 1554Strikes32.8 vs 34.7Takedowns1.0 vs 5.7Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.33Form0.2 vs 1.0
Warlley AlvesKamaru Usman

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Warlley Alves(10 fights)Kamaru Usman(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 -0.2|Blue +0.2
Recent Form
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Striker Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
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 AlvesTargetKamaru Usman

By target zone

11
20% acc · 44%
Head
58
46% acc · 82%
9
75% acc · 36%
Body
11
55% acc · 15%
5
83% acc · 20%
Leg
2
67% acc · 3%

By position

23
33% acc · 92%
Distance
59
48% acc · 83%
2
67% acc · 8%
Clinch
3
60% acc · 4%
0
Ground
9
41% acc · 13%

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
3
Kamaru Usman rounds
Round 1Kamaru Usman edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:00
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Kamaru Usman edged it
Sig. strikes10
Takedowns0
Control0:00
21Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:40Control
Round 3Kamaru Usman edged it
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns0
Control0:00
30Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:41Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
25 / 73
Sig Strikes
71 / 150
28.7%
Sig Str %
46.7%
26 / 74
Total Strikes
129 / 216
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 2
TD %
50%
1
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
5:21

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Kamaru Usman20 / 5120 / 510 / 00
1Warlley Alves14 / 3814 / 380 / 00
2Kamaru Usman21 / 4345 / 690 / 10
2Warlley Alves10 / 2511 / 260 / 00
3Kamaru Usman30 / 5664 / 961 / 11
3Warlley Alves1 / 101 / 100 / 01

Warlley Alves

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights16

Kamaru Usman

StanceSwitch
Height72.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights20