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Thiago Alves vs Ulysses Diaz

Thiago Alves is 23-15-0; Ulysses Diaz is 5-3-0. Ulysses Diaz is 2 years older than Thiago Alves. Ulysses Diaz has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Thiago Alves. Ulysses Diaz is 4" · 10 cm taller than Thiago Alves. They have met once: Thiago Alves 1, Ulysses Diaz 0.

Thiago Alves
Brazil
Thiago Alves
“Pitbull” · 23-15-0
Loss · SubmissionLoss · Unanimous DecisionWin · Split Decision
Met once
Ulysses Diaz
Cuba
Ulysses Diaz
“Monster” · 5-3-0
Loss · SubmissionWin · SubmissionWin · TKO
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Style & credentials

Thiago Alves
Muay ThaiBJJ
  • —Brown belt · BJJ
  • 2021Inaugural BKFC Middleweight ChampionshipBKFC
Camp · American Top Team · Coconut Creek, Florida, US
Ulysses Diaz

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

56%
Head
87%
15%
Body
13%
30%
Leg
0%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Thiago Alveslast 30 fights
79%12%9%
Ulysses Diazlast 5 fights
84%16%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Thiago Alves· incl. 3 fights outside the UFC Ulysses Diaz· incl. 5 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.7310.32
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Thiago Alves · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersUlysses Diaz · Elite · better than 100% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.4214.65
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Thiago Alves · Average · better than 50% of UFC fightersUlysses Diaz · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.73
Strikes landed / min
10.32
3.42
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
14.65

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Thiago Alves27 UFC fights · 1050 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
35%367/1484
8%87/117
34%357/453
Clinch
7%71/142
5%51/59
0%4/5
Ground
11%112/211
0%1/2
0%0/0
Ulysses Diaz5 fights · by range and by target
Range
84%Distance · 100
16%Clinch · 19
0%Ground · 0
Target
87%Head · 104
13%Body · 15
0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Thiago Alves and Ulysses Diaz ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at BKFC 18: Beltran vs Shewmaker (Sat, Jun 26, 2021), where Thiago Alves won by TKO.

What are the records of Thiago Alves and Ulysses Diaz?

Thiago Alves is 23-15-0 and Ulysses Diaz is 5-3-0.

Who has the longer reach, Thiago Alves or Ulysses Diaz?

Ulysses Diaz has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Thiago Alves, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Thiago Alves or Ulysses Diaz?

Ulysses Diaz is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Thiago Alves stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, Thiago Alves or Ulysses Diaz?

Ulysses Diaz is 45 and Thiago Alves is 43.

Who has more finishes, Thiago Alves or Ulysses Diaz?

Thiago Alves has 14 wins inside the distance (13 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Ulysses Diaz has 2 wins (1 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).

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