Aleksei Kunchenko vs Thiago Alves

Thiago Alves

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UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · Sep 15, 2018 · Welterweight · Completed

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Age 42

Height 5' 8"

Reach 70"

Weight 170 lbs.

Stance Orthodox

UFC SD

Age 42

Height 5' 9"

Reach 70.0"

Weight 170 lbs.

Stance Orthodox

UFC SD

Career Averages - Aleksei Kunchenko

3.67 SLpM

44.0% Str. Acc.

2.83 SApM

63.0% Str. Def.

0.25 TD Avg

33.0% TD Acc.

80.0% TD Def.

0.0 Sub. Avg

Career Averages - Thiago Alves

3.73 SLpM

41.0% Str. Acc.

3.42 SApM

62.0% Str. Def.

0.71 TD Avg

60.0% TD Acc.

63.0% TD Def.

0.3 Sub. Avg

Aleksei Kunchenko - Fight History

LOSS vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · Mar 14, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	0	62 of 156	39%	74 of 169	2 of 4	50%	0	0	2:31
Aleksei Kunchenko	0	57 of 112	50%	97 of 156	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:24

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	17 of 53	32%	20 of 56	1 of 1	100%	1:02
1	Aleksei Kunchenko	11 of 21	52%	24 of 35	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	26 of 56	46%	31 of 61	0 of 2	0%	0:55
2	Aleksei Kunchenko	25 of 49	51%	42 of 67	0 of 0	---	0:06
3	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	19 of 47	40%	23 of 52	1 of 1	100%	0:34
3	Aleksei Kunchenko	21 of 42	50%	31 of 54	0 of 0	---	0:18

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	62 of 156	39%	25 of 95	16 of 32	21 of 29	56 of 149	4 of 5	2 of 2
Aleksei Kunchenko	57 of 112	50%	29 of 72	11 of 18	17 of 22	48 of 101	8 of 10	1 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	17 of 53	32%	5 of 34	6 of 12	6 of 7	15 of 51	2 of 2	0 of 0
1	Aleksei Kunchenko	11 of 21	52%	5 of 12	2 of 5	4 of 4	9 of 19	2 of 2	0 of 0
2	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	26 of 56	46%	10 of 36	7 of 10	9 of 10	25 of 54	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	Aleksei Kunchenko	25 of 49	51%	16 of 33	4 of 7	5 of 9	20 of 43	4 of 5	1 of 1
3	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	19 of 47	40%	10 of 25	3 of 10	6 of 12	16 of 44	1 of 1	2 of 2
3	Aleksei Kunchenko	21 of 42	50%	8 of 27	5 of 6	8 of 9	19 of 39	2 of 3	0 of 0

Daniel Levi Expert Lean picked Mar 12, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Aleksei Kunchenko

Daniel sees this as a dog-or-pass situation and picks Kunchenko. He notes that without the crowd, Zaleski loses hometown advantage. He thinks Kunchenko's clinch game and ability to win rounds will allow him to eke out a split decision.

split decision

"with no crowd being here with no hometown advantage anymore i'ma go with a Lexington chenko to eke out a split"

Half the Battle

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Mar 6, 2020 (8 days before fight)

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

The host picks Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos over Aleksei Kunchenko. He notes that Zaleski was on a seven-fight win streak before a loss to Li Jingliang, while Kunchenko had a 20-fight win streak before losing to short-notice Gilbert Burns. He criticizes Kunchenko's UFC performances and believes Zaleski will bounce back with a TKO finish.

TKO finish

"I feel as though Zaleski dos Santos gonna put a real whooping on him and bounce back after a bad loss to Legion yang and get back into winning ways with a big TKO finish over Alex Eakin chenko"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Gilbert Burns

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 · Aug 10, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Gilbert Burns	0	42 of 83	50%	63 of 107	3 of 7	42%	0	0	6:58
Aleksei Kunchenko	0	47 of 102	46%	115 of 172	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:28

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Gilbert Burns	15 of 27	55%	30 of 44	1 of 2	50%	3:07
1	Aleksei Kunchenko	7 of 15	46%	19 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Gilbert Burns	19 of 37	51%	24 of 43	1 of 2	50%	1:46
2	Aleksei Kunchenko	16 of 47	34%	31 of 62	0 of 1	0%	0:12
3	Gilbert Burns	8 of 19	42%	9 of 20	1 of 3	33%	2:05
3	Aleksei Kunchenko	24 of 40	60%	65 of 83	0 of 0	---	0:16

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Gilbert Burns	42 of 83	50%	22 of 54	8 of 15	12 of 14	31 of 66	1 of 2	10 of 15
Aleksei Kunchenko	47 of 102	46%	20 of 63	7 of 17	20 of 22	33 of 85	11 of 12	3 of 5

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Gilbert Burns	15 of 27	55%	7 of 17	4 of 5	4 of 5	9 of 17	1 of 2	5 of 8
1	Aleksei Kunchenko	7 of 15	46%	2 of 9	0 of 1	5 of 5	6 of 14	0 of 0	1 of 1
2	Gilbert Burns	19 of 37	51%	10 of 24	3 of 6	6 of 7	15 of 31	0 of 0	4 of 6
2	Aleksei Kunchenko	16 of 47	34%	5 of 29	5 of 11	6 of 7	14 of 44	1 of 1	1 of 2
3	Gilbert Burns	8 of 19	42%	5 of 13	1 of 4	2 of 2	7 of 18	0 of 0	1 of 1
3	Aleksei Kunchenko	24 of 40	60%	13 of 25	2 of 5	9 of 10	13 of 27	10 of 11	1 of 2

Play-by-Play

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Gilbert Burns vs. Alexey Kunchenko

Round 1
Wrapping up the preliminary card is a welterweight matchup between multiple-time World Jiu-Jitsu Championship gold medalist Burns (15-3, 8-3 UFC) and the unblemished Russian Kunchenko (20-0, 2-0 UFC). Overseeing this preliminary headliner is the "no nonsense" referee Keith Peterson. The fight begins with a leg kick from Kunchenko, and Burns fires one back that sends Kunchenko straight down. Kunchenko pops up and they trade leg kicks again. Kunchenko falls short with a spinning kick, and then Burns replies with a strong low kick and a very loud body kick. Kunchenko scores a few more leg kicks, and Burns nods at his Russian foe. Burns then throws a few more low kicks back at Kunchenko, and then rushes in for a takedown that lands. Kunchenko scoots his back against the fence while Burns tries to pull Kunchenko back down. Burns postures up with an elbow, but is applying a lot of heavy pressure on Kunchenko. Burns tries to advance his position but Kunchenko defends well, although he is unable to do anything of his own. Burns leans back and throw some strong punches, but Kunchenko pushes Burns off and gets back up to a knee. The first round ends with Burns leaning Kunchenko against the fence.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Burns
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Burns
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Burns

Round 2
Burns opens up with a few more leg kicks, and we can see some visible damage on the calf of Kunchenko's lead leg. Kunchenko throws a looping right hand that Burns dodges and tries for a takedown, but Kunchenko tosses Burns aside. Kunchenko digs a few punches to the body, and Burns falls short on the counter. Burns times the counter with a right front kick that catches Kunchenko, but Kunchenko stays composed and presses the action. Burns misses with a few punches, while Kunchenko slaps another leg kick. Kunchenko throws a body kick that misses and he follows up with a combination, and Burns fires back some counters. Kunchenko lands another stiff body kick, but Burns responds with a leg kick that appears to compromise Kunchenko's lead leg. Burns takes advantage by blasting a quick takedown, and falls into Kunchenko's guard. From there, Burns takes half guard and tries to drop down some elbows. As Kunchenko looks to stand up, Burns pulls for a guillotine while on top. Kunchenko escapes the position but Burns remains on top. Burns stands up and scores some strikes, but while getting a little wild Kunchenko gets to his feet as the horn sounds.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Burns
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Burns
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Burns

Round 3
Burns kicks off the final round with a couple body kicks. Kunchenko replies with a body kick, and Burns fires back a few punches that are blocked. Kunchenko lets fly a punch-leg kick combination, and Burns tries to snatch another takedown that does not succeed. Kunchenko starts to chop down the lead leg of Burns again, and like the opening round Burns nods after the leg kicks start to amount. Kunchenko drops Burns with a leg kick, and Burns waves him on. Kunchenko backs away and lets Burns stand back up, but Burns' left leg might be hurt. Burns dives for a takedown and drags Kunchenko down to the cage floor, but Kunchenko gets to one knee. Burns hops over to try to grab the back of Kunchenko to no avail, and Kunchenko with his back against the fence throws several small punches and then a few elbows to try to fluster Burns. Kunchenko protests as Burns continues to press Kunchenko against the fence, concerned that Burns is grabbing his gloves and stalling the action. Peterson separates them with about 20 seconds left, and Kunchenko lands another leg kick that wobbles Burns. Kunchenko stalks down Burns, and lands a head kick and low kick, but it appears to be too little, too late. As soon as the final bell rings, Burns collapses to the floor in obvious pain. If he wins, Burns will snap Kunchenko's 20-fight win streak, one of the longest active in the sport today.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Kunchenko (29-28 Burns)
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Kunchenko (29-28 Burns)
Mike Sloan scores the round: 10-9 Kunchenko (29-28 Burns)

The Official Result
Gilbert Burns def. Alexey Kunchenko via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

WIN vs Yushin Okami

Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · Dec 02, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Aleksei Kunchenko	0	10 of 56	17%	10 of 56	0 of 15	0%	0	0	2:47
Yushin Okami	0	72 of 129	55%	141 of 203	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:17

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Aleksei Kunchenko	3 of 25	12%	3 of 25	0 of 2	0%	0:42
1	Yushin Okami	20 of 38	52%	32 of 50	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Aleksei Kunchenko	4 of 13	30%	4 of 13	0 of 6	0%	1:03
2	Yushin Okami	19 of 36	52%	53 of 72	0 of 0	---	0:30
3	Aleksei Kunchenko	3 of 18	16%	3 of 18	0 of 7	0%	1:02
3	Yushin Okami	33 of 55	60%	56 of 81	0 of 0	---	0:47

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Aleksei Kunchenko	10 of 56	17%	7 of 52	2 of 3	1 of 1	10 of 56	0 of 0	0 of 0
Yushin Okami	72 of 129	55%	44 of 94	11 of 15	17 of 20	51 of 105	15 of 16	6 of 8

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Aleksei Kunchenko	3 of 25	12%	2 of 24	0 of 0	1 of 1	3 of 25	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Yushin Okami	20 of 38	52%	7 of 22	3 of 4	10 of 12	19 of 37	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Aleksei Kunchenko	4 of 13	30%	3 of 11	1 of 2	0 of 0	4 of 13	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Yushin Okami	19 of 36	52%	14 of 27	4 of 7	1 of 2	15 of 31	4 of 5	0 of 0
3	Aleksei Kunchenko	3 of 18	16%	2 of 17	1 of 1	0 of 0	3 of 18	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Yushin Okami	33 of 55	60%	23 of 45	4 of 4	6 of 6	17 of 37	10 of 10	6 of 8

WIN vs Thiago Alves

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · Sep 15, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Aleksei Kunchenko	0	44 of 153	28%	56 of 166	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:00
Thiago Alves	0	56 of 175	32%	56 of 175	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:50

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Aleksei Kunchenko	5 of 27	18%	5 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Thiago Alves	9 of 40	22%	9 of 40	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Aleksei Kunchenko	10 of 46	21%	10 of 46	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Thiago Alves	26 of 70	37%	26 of 70	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Aleksei Kunchenko	29 of 80	36%	41 of 93	1 of 2	50%	0:00
3	Thiago Alves	21 of 65	32%	21 of 65	0 of 0	---	0:50

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Aleksei Kunchenko	44 of 153	28%	32 of 133	5 of 8	7 of 12	40 of 141	4 of 12	0 of 0
Thiago Alves	56 of 175	32%	19 of 116	11 of 22	26 of 37	56 of 173	0 of 2	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Aleksei Kunchenko	5 of 27	18%	3 of 20	1 of 3	1 of 4	5 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Thiago Alves	9 of 40	22%	1 of 26	2 of 5	6 of 9	9 of 40	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Aleksei Kunchenko	10 of 46	21%	5 of 38	1 of 2	4 of 6	10 of 46	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Thiago Alves	26 of 70	37%	11 of 47	4 of 8	11 of 15	26 of 70	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Aleksei Kunchenko	29 of 80	36%	24 of 75	3 of 3	2 of 2	25 of 68	4 of 12	0 of 0
3	Thiago Alves	21 of 65	32%	7 of 43	5 of 9	9 of 13	21 of 63	0 of 2	0 of 0

Thiago Alves - Fight History

LOSS vs Tim Means

Submission (guillotine choke) R1 2:38 · UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik · Dec 07, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Tim Means	0	13 of 26	50%	13 of 26	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Thiago Alves	1	23 of 41	56%	24 of 42	0 of 3	0%	1	0	0:43

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Tim Means	0	13 of 26	50%	13 of 26	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
1	Thiago Alves	1	23 of 41	56%	24 of 42	0 of 3	0%	1	0	0:43

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Tim Means	13 of 26	50%	7 of 20	3 of 3	3 of 3	12 of 24	1 of 2	0 of 0
Thiago Alves	23 of 41	56%	14 of 31	8 of 9	1 of 1	12 of 26	2 of 3	9 of 12

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Tim Means	13 of 26	50%	7 of 20	3 of 3	3 of 3	12 of 24	1 of 2	0 of 0
1	Thiago Alves	23 of 41	56%	14 of 31	8 of 9	1 of 1	12 of 26	2 of 3	9 of 12

LOSS vs Laureano Staropoli

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade · May 11, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Laureano Staropoli	0	58 of 147	39%	59 of 148	1 of 3	33%	0	0	0:27
Thiago Alves	0	54 of 202	26%	57 of 205	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:32

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Laureano Staropoli	10 of 24	41%	10 of 24	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Thiago Alves	13 of 55	23%	13 of 55	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Laureano Staropoli	19 of 59	32%	19 of 59	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Thiago Alves	19 of 68	27%	22 of 71	1 of 1	100%	0:22
3	Laureano Staropoli	29 of 64	45%	30 of 65	1 of 3	33%	0:27
3	Thiago Alves	22 of 79	27%	22 of 79	0 of 0	---	0:10

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Laureano Staropoli	58 of 147	39%	27 of 107	5 of 10	26 of 30	54 of 141	4 of 6	0 of 0
Thiago Alves	54 of 202	26%	37 of 167	15 of 31	2 of 4	53 of 199	1 of 3	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Laureano Staropoli	10 of 24	41%	4 of 15	1 of 2	5 of 7	10 of 24	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Thiago Alves	13 of 55	23%	7 of 41	4 of 10	2 of 4	13 of 55	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Laureano Staropoli	19 of 59	32%	7 of 42	3 of 6	9 of 11	18 of 57	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	Thiago Alves	19 of 68	27%	13 of 57	6 of 11	0 of 0	18 of 65	1 of 3	0 of 0
3	Laureano Staropoli	29 of 64	45%	16 of 50	1 of 2	12 of 12	26 of 60	3 of 4	0 of 0
3	Thiago Alves	22 of 79	27%	17 of 69	5 of 10	0 of 0	22 of 79	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Max Griffin

Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2 · Feb 02, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Thiago Alves	0	83 of 135	61%	91 of 143	0 of 1	0%	0	0	1:13
Max Griffin	1	112 of 154	72%	117 of 159	2 of 4	50%	0	1	3:40

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Thiago Alves	0	29 of 53	54%	29 of 53	0 of 1	0%	0	0:00
1	Max Griffin	1	57 of 92	61%	57 of 92	0 of 1	0%	0	0:22
2	Thiago Alves	0	45 of 65	69%	47 of 67	0 of 0	---	0	0:16
2	Max Griffin	0	44 of 49	89%	44 of 49	0 of 1	0%	0	0:36
3	Thiago Alves	0	9 of 17	52%	15 of 23	0 of 0	---	0	0:57
3	Max Griffin	0	11 of 13	84%	16 of 18	2 of 2	100%	1	2:42

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Thiago Alves	83 of 135	61%	45 of 90	16 of 21	22 of 24	68 of 120	15 of 15	0 of 0
Max Griffin	112 of 154	72%	77 of 115	35 of 39	0 of 0	76 of 108	36 of 44	0 of 2

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Thiago Alves	29 of 53	54%	11 of 32	4 of 5	14 of 16	28 of 52	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Max Griffin	57 of 92	61%	38 of 69	19 of 23	0 of 0	38 of 66	19 of 24	0 of 2
2	Thiago Alves	45 of 65	69%	30 of 48	9 of 11	6 of 6	33 of 53	12 of 12	0 of 0
2	Max Griffin	44 of 49	89%	34 of 39	10 of 10	0 of 0	33 of 36	11 of 13	0 of 0
3	Thiago Alves	9 of 17	52%	4 of 10	3 of 5	2 of 2	7 of 15	2 of 2	0 of 0
3	Max Griffin	11 of 13	84%	5 of 7	6 of 6	0 of 0	5 of 6	6 of 7	0 of 0

Play-by-Play

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Thiago Alves vs. Max Griffin

Round 1
It’s time for the welterweights as Griffin takes on Alves. The referee is the respected Jason Herzog. Alves lands a low kick and a body kick. Griffin lands a jab and a teep but Alves returns with another low kick. Griffin clips Alves and now has Alves is hurt. Griffin is landing on Alves but goes for a takedown and Alves is able to clear the cobwebs. They exchange strikes in the center of the Octagon. Fast pace to start this fight. Low kick by Alves. Griffin returns with a jab. Griffin lands a right straight and Alves returns with a counter overhand right. Griffin lands a 1-2 to the body of Alves. Again Alves lands a low kick. Another 1-2 from Griffin. Alves just misses an overhand right. Alves throws about four punches and lands a left cross on the chin of Griffin. Body kick by Alves and he lands a straight right. Griffin lands a knee to the groin of Alves but they continue to fight anyways. Right straight by Griffin lands but Alves returns with another low kick. Left hook to the body by Griffin. Alves lands a left high kick. Alves lands a right straight to Griffin but he returns fire and lands a couple of knees on Alves that knock him over. The bell rings and Alves is saved to fight another round.

Sherdog Scores
Adam Martin scores the round: 10-9 Griffin
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Griffin
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-8 Griffin

Round 2
Round two starts. Alves lands another low kick. Griffin returns with a jab. Alves is pushing forward but Griffin is using his reach advantage and jabbing him away anytime he comes in. Overhand right lands by Griffin. Low kick lands by Alves. Another jab by Griffin. Alves misses a left high kick but drops Griffin with a low kick. Griffin is back up and lands a teep on Alves. Alves lands a body kick to Griffin. He lands another body kick. Griffin digs in a left hook to the body but Alves lands a right hand on Griffin and has him hurt. They exchange wildly. They are going toe-to-toe against the fence but Griffin grabs Alves and gets a breather. Griffin is looking for a double leg takedown but Alves reverses it. Griffin is pushing Alves against the fence and they break apart. Griffin ducks down and looks for another double leg but Alves reverses it. Alves lands multiple left hooks and right hands but Griffin is hanging in tough. Alves lands a low kick. Alves is bullying Griffin and stalking him down. Alves throws a 1-2 and just misses a huge overhand right as the bell rings and the round ends. Great round by both men.

Sherdog Scores
Adam Martin scores the round: 10-9 Alves
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Alves
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Alves

Round 3
The third round starts and both men exchange punches wildly again. Alves continues to land low kicks while Griffin continues to stick and move. Alves lands a right straight and gets into the clinch. Griffin lands a knee in the clinch. Alves goes for a spinning back elbow but Griffin ducks under and gets the takedown. Alves is able to get back up. Griffin gets the body lock takedown on Alves and is now in full mount. Alves gets him into half guard and briefly escapes before Griffin gets him back to the mat. Griffin is now looking to take the back of Alves but can’t get it. Alves is able to get back up to his feet and is finally able to escape the clinch. Alves lands a left kick to the body. Alves just misses an overhand right. Alves goes into the clinch and has Griffin against the fence. Griffin lands a knee. Alves is working for a double leg takedown but Griffin has his arm in a kimura and drops down to his back. Griffin reverses position and is now on top. The 10-second clapper ends with Griffin on top of Alves landing punches on him against the fence.

Sherdog Scores
Adam Martin scores the round: 10-9 Griffin (29-28 Griffin)
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Griffin (29-28 Griffin)
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Griffin (29-27 Griffin)

The Official Result
Thiago Alves def. Max Griffin via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

LOSS vs Aleksei Kunchenko

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · Sep 15, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Aleksei Kunchenko	0	44 of 153	28%	56 of 166	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:00
Thiago Alves	0	56 of 175	32%	56 of 175	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:50

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Aleksei Kunchenko	5 of 27	18%	5 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Thiago Alves	9 of 40	22%	9 of 40	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Aleksei Kunchenko	10 of 46	21%	10 of 46	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Thiago Alves	26 of 70	37%	26 of 70	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Aleksei Kunchenko	29 of 80	36%	41 of 93	1 of 2	50%	0:00
3	Thiago Alves	21 of 65	32%	21 of 65	0 of 0	---	0:50

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Aleksei Kunchenko	44 of 153	28%	32 of 133	5 of 8	7 of 12	40 of 141	4 of 12	0 of 0
Thiago Alves	56 of 175	32%	19 of 116	11 of 22	26 of 37	56 of 173	0 of 2	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Aleksei Kunchenko	5 of 27	18%	3 of 20	1 of 3	1 of 4	5 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Thiago Alves	9 of 40	22%	1 of 26	2 of 5	6 of 9	9 of 40	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Aleksei Kunchenko	10 of 46	21%	5 of 38	1 of 2	4 of 6	10 of 46	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Thiago Alves	26 of 70	37%	11 of 47	4 of 8	11 of 15	26 of 70	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Aleksei Kunchenko	29 of 80	36%	24 of 75	3 of 3	2 of 2	25 of 68	4 of 12	0 of 0
3	Thiago Alves	21 of 65	32%	7 of 43	5 of 9	9 of 13	21 of 63	0 of 2	0 of 0

LOSS vs Curtis Millender

KO (knee) R2 4:17 · UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros · Feb 18, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Curtis Millender	0	33 of 106	31%	37 of 110	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:14
Thiago Alves	2	47 of 106	44%	47 of 106	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:14

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Curtis Millender	0	11 of 46	23%	15 of 50	1 of 1	100%	0:14
1	Thiago Alves	1	26 of 54	48%	26 of 54	0 of 0	---	0:11
2	Curtis Millender	0	22 of 60	36%	22 of 60	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Thiago Alves	1	21 of 52	40%	21 of 52	0 of 0	---	0:03

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Curtis Millender	33 of 106	31%	3 of 63	3 of 3	27 of 40	33 of 106	0 of 0	0 of 0
Thiago Alves	47 of 106	44%	31 of 85	7 of 10	9 of 11	44 of 100	0 of 0	3 of 6

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Curtis Millender	11 of 46	23%	1 of 31	0 of 0	10 of 15	11 of 46	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Thiago Alves	26 of 54	48%	16 of 40	5 of 7	5 of 7	23 of 48	0 of 0	3 of 6
2	Curtis Millender	22 of 60	36%	2 of 32	3 of 3	17 of 25	22 of 60	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Thiago Alves	21 of 52	40%	15 of 45	2 of 3	4 of 4	21 of 52	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Patrick Côté

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · Apr 08, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Thiago Alves	2	79 of 157	50%	103 of 182	1 of 1	100%	0	0	2:43
Patrick Côté	0	44 of 131	33%	51 of 140	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:33

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Thiago Alves	1	27 of 57	47%	45 of 75	0 of 0	---	0:55
1	Patrick Côté	0	13 of 39	33%	13 of 39	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Thiago Alves	1	29 of 61	47%	31 of 63	0 of 0	---	0:07
2	Patrick Côté	0	19 of 56	33%	19 of 56	0 of 0	---	0:06
3	Thiago Alves	0	23 of 39	58%	27 of 44	1 of 1	100%	1:41
3	Patrick Côté	0	12 of 36	33%	19 of 45	0 of 1	0%	0:27

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Thiago Alves	79 of 157	50%	44 of 115	8 of 11	27 of 31	54 of 120	9 of 15	16 of 22
Patrick Côté	44 of 131	33%	27 of 103	9 of 13	8 of 15	38 of 121	6 of 10	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Thiago Alves	27 of 57	47%	20 of 48	0 of 0	7 of 9	13 of 37	1 of 3	13 of 17
1	Patrick Côté	13 of 39	33%	4 of 28	5 of 6	4 of 5	13 of 37	0 of 2	0 of 0
2	Thiago Alves	29 of 61	47%	15 of 44	3 of 5	11 of 12	24 of 53	5 of 8	0 of 0
2	Patrick Côté	19 of 56	33%	16 of 49	1 of 2	2 of 5	16 of 51	3 of 5	0 of 0
3	Thiago Alves	23 of 39	58%	9 of 23	5 of 6	9 of 10	17 of 30	3 of 4	3 of 5
3	Patrick Côté	12 of 36	33%	7 of 26	3 of 5	2 of 5	9 of 33	3 of 3	0 of 0

LOSS vs Jim Miller

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor · Nov 12, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Jim Miller	0	28 of 85	32%	45 of 105	4 of 5	80%	1	0	6:24
Thiago Alves	0	36 of 112	32%	50 of 127	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:32

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Jim Miller	11 of 34	32%	15 of 39	1 of 1	100%	0	1:47
1	Thiago Alves	9 of 32	28%	12 of 35	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Jim Miller	10 of 27	37%	15 of 32	1 of 2	50%	0	2:09
2	Thiago Alves	13 of 45	28%	19 of 52	0 of 0	---	0	0:07
3	Jim Miller	7 of 24	29%	15 of 34	2 of 2	100%	1	2:28
3	Thiago Alves	14 of 35	40%	19 of 40	0 of 0	---	0	0:25

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Jim Miller	28 of 85	32%	19 of 72	5 of 7	4 of 6	22 of 76	1 of 2	5 of 7
Thiago Alves	36 of 112	32%	19 of 90	11 of 15	6 of 7	30 of 100	3 of 4	3 of 8

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Jim Miller	11 of 34	32%	7 of 29	2 of 2	2 of 3	10 of 31	0 of 0	1 of 3
1	Thiago Alves	9 of 32	28%	5 of 27	4 of 4	0 of 1	6 of 29	3 of 3	0 of 0
2	Jim Miller	10 of 27	37%	8 of 24	2 of 3	0 of 0	5 of 21	1 of 2	4 of 4
2	Thiago Alves	13 of 45	28%	7 of 35	4 of 8	2 of 2	13 of 44	0 of 1	0 of 0
3	Jim Miller	7 of 24	29%	4 of 19	1 of 2	2 of 3	7 of 24	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Thiago Alves	14 of 35	40%	7 of 28	3 of 3	4 of 4	11 of 27	0 of 0	3 of 8

Play-by-Play

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Jim Miller vs. Thiago Alves

Round 1
Miller walks forward throwing punches and has his head pulled down for a knee. The New Jerseyan starts finding his mark with punches shortly afterward, then catches a kick on the shoulder and uses it to run Alves to the floor. Alves scoots backward to the fence, Miller in his half guard. Miller catches Alves trying to stand and tries to take the Brazilian’s back, but he’s prevented by the fence. Alves whips around and quickly scrambles to his feet, and the fighters split with 80 seconds on the clock. Alves goes to the body with a right kick, answered in kind by Miller on the left side. Miller plunges down the center with a straight left, then denies Alves’ attempt at a Thai plum by running him to the wall. Alves gets the last word with a straight right hand.

Sherdog Scores
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Miller
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Miller
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Miller

Round 2
The fighters keep their distance through the first minute of round two. Alves scores with a few leg kicks as he works from the center of the cage, working Miller around the outside. Miller shoots for a long single-leg, sprawled on by Alves, who works back to his feet with just over three minutes left. Miller shoots again and completes the takedown this time, quickly passing to half guard and working toward side control. Miller looks like he’s framing up an arm-triangle choke, but he switches to a guillotine setup as Alves begins to work his way up the fence. Alves slips free and marches forward on Miller with one minute left, hitting the local favorite with a kick to the body. Miller gets hold of a leg but can’t complete the takedown this time. Alves marches forward again and walks into a short standing elbow, then a right hand. Miller eats a shot, too, and returns to his corner with a bloody nose and a small cut near his left eye.

Sherdog Scores
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Alves
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Miller
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Miller

Round 3
Alves looks to be gaining some steam as he presses forward on Miller in the opening minute of the final round, stringing together a few punches and low kicks. His momentum is halted, however, when Miller times a kick and shoots forward, plowing Alves to the canvas in the center of the cage. Miller sits up in Alves’ half guard and works to advance while Alves tries to stand. Halfway through the round, Alves powers back to his feet, thwarting Miller’s attempted back-take in the process. Miller catches Alves coming in and hits the Brazilian with a hard left kick to the ribs, then a straight left hand. Alves gets in one kick of his own before Miller shoots and floors him with yet another takedown. Straight to half guard goes Miller, now with 90 seconds on the clock. Alves rolls to his knees, then onto his back again when Miller tries to take the back. Miller stands and grabs a guillotine, then drops to guard, but he quickly flips back to top position when Alves pops his head free. The clock is ticking down with Miller in half guard, now north-south position as Alves kneels. Miller tries the guillotine again and winds up on his back with Alves dropping punches for the final 20 seconds.

Sherdog Scores
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Miller (29-28 Miller)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Miller (30-27 Miller)
Mike Sloan scores the round 10-9 Miller (30-27 Miller)

The Official Result
Jim Miller def. Thiago Alves via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) R3 5:00

LOSS vs Carlos Condit

TKO (doctor stoppage) R2 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves · May 30, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Carlos Condit	1	75 of 162	46%	107 of 200	2 of 3	66%	0	0	2:35
Thiago Alves	0	34 of 69	49%	35 of 70	0 of 0	---	1	0	0:05

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Carlos Condit	0	24 of 82	29%	24 of 82	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
1	Thiago Alves	0	23 of 39	58%	23 of 39	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Carlos Condit	1	51 of 80	63%	83 of 118	2 of 3	66%	0	2:35
2	Thiago Alves	0	11 of 30	36%	12 of 31	0 of 0	---	1	0:05

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Carlos Condit	75 of 162	46%	50 of 128	14 of 18	11 of 16	49 of 128	4 of 8	22 of 26
Thiago Alves	34 of 69	49%	11 of 43	6 of 6	17 of 20	33 of 66	1 of 3	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Carlos Condit	24 of 82	29%	9 of 59	5 of 8	10 of 15	24 of 81	0 of 1	0 of 0
1	Thiago Alves	23 of 39	58%	6 of 19	5 of 5	12 of 15	22 of 38	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Carlos Condit	51 of 80	63%	41 of 69	9 of 10	1 of 1	25 of 47	4 of 7	22 of 26
2	Thiago Alves	11 of 30	36%	5 of 24	1 of 1	5 of 5	11 of 28	0 of 2	0 of 0

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