Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
Thiago Alves
Pitbull
23-15-0
RESULT

Rick Story def. Thiago Alves (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Rick Story
The Horror
19-9-0
Sunday, May 29, 2011
MGM Grand Garden Arena

Rick Story defeated Thiago Alves by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill, held Sunday, May 29, 2011 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Rick Story won the decision.

Fight stats

Thiago Alves
Rick Story
0
Knockdowns
0
41 of 111
Significant strikes
62 of 169
37%
Sig. strike accuracy
37%
54 of 125
Total strikes
79 of 187
1 of 3
Takedowns
4 of 14
33%
Takedown accuracy
29%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:00
Control time
7:36
Significant strikes by target
34 of 102
Head
30 of 129
3 of 3
Body
13 of 19
4 of 6
Leg
19 of 21
35 of 97
Distance
34 of 130
6 of 14
Clinch
27 of 38
0 of 0
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
9 of 27
Sig. str.
30 of 52
14 of 32
Total str.
39 of 61
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:16
Ctrl
3:14
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
4 of 19
Sig. str.
10 of 28
12 of 28
Total str.
16 of 34
1 of 1
Takedowns
3 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:34
Ctrl
3:07
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
28 of 65
Sig. str.
22 of 89
28 of 65
Total str.
24 of 92
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:10
Ctrl
1:15

Judges' Scorecards

#AlvesStory
1--
2--
3--
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#AlvesStory
1--
2--
3--
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#AlvesStory
1--
2--
3--
Total2829

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

0
Alves
-
5
Story
29-28 Story×5
All 5 media scorecards

Fan Scorecards

0%
Alves
29%
Draw
71%
Story
7 fan scorecards submitted
29-28 Story57.1%29-29 Draw28.6%30-27 Story14.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
Story
R2
71%
Story
R3
86%
Alves

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Thiago Alves vs Rick Story?

Rick Story defeated Thiago Alves by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill, held Sunday, May 29, 2011 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Rick Story won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Thiago Alves vs Rick Story?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Rick Story won the decision.

Was Thiago Alves vs Rick Story a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 5 media scores picked Rick Story.

Full robbery index
Referee
Kim Winslow
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Thiago Alves 51%49% Rick Story

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Welterweight roster (258 fighters)

Thiago Alves
Striking Technician
7 edges
Rick Story
Grappling Specialist
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

95Power68
97Speed82
95Precision68
94Durability80
93Engine94
58Wrestling96
79Ground95

Biggest edge Rick Story, Takedowns +38

Attribute by attribute

Thiago Alves is on the left of every row, Rick Story on the right.
95Punch power62
94Kick power74
97Punch speed74
97Kick speed90
95Accuracy68
58Takedowns96
84Ground striking96
74Submissions94
91Chin79
97Body strength80
93Cardio94

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

23-15-0
Record
19-9-0
1811
Power Index rating
1803
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
42
5'9"
175 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

Muay ThaiBJJ
vs
Folkstyle Wrestling
Thiago Alves
  • Brown belt · BJJ
  • 2021Inaugural BKFC Middleweight Championship · BKFC
  • Competitor · Amateur MMA Brazil

Camp American Top Team · Coconut Creek, Florida, US

Rick Story
  • 2006Runner-up · NAIA · 184 lb
  • 2006All-American · NAIA · 184 lb
  • Southern Oregon University · Wrestling Folkstyle · 2004-2006
  • Bethel High School · Wrestling Folkstyle

Striking Profile

3.73
SLpM
3.80
41%
Str. Acc.
41%
3.42
SApM
2.17
62%
Str. Def.
62%

Grappling Profile

0.71
TD Avg.
2.53
60%
TD Acc.
48%
63%
TD Def.
63%
0.30
Sub. Avg.
0.90

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Thiago Alves · 2-3
  • L
    BKFC: Knuckle Mania 4 · Apr 27, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 1:00
  • W
    BKFC 18: Beltran vs. Shewmaker · Jun 26, 2021
    TKO · R3 · 2:00
  • W
    BKFC 12: Alves vs. Lane · Sep 11, 2020
    Split Decision
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Rozenstruik · Dec 8, 2019
    Submission · R1 · 2:38 · Welterweight
  • L
    UFC 237: Namajunas vs Andrade · May 12, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Rick Story · 3-2
  • L
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 10: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 3 · Oct 19, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 1:15 · Welterweight
  • W
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2018 Regular Season · Aug 15, 2018
    Submission · R2 · 2:55 · Welterweight
  • W
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2018 Regular Season · Jul 4, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    UFC 202: Diaz vs McGregor 2 · Aug 21, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 2:02 · Welterweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt · May 30, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 27 fights · 22 fights
41.0
Avg sig. strikes
47.4
0.52
Avg takedowns
2.05
1:09
Avg control time
3:57
116
Career high strikes
168
3
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Thiago Alves
Strike target
Rick Story
51%
Head
52%
14%
Body
35%
35%
Leg
14%
Thiago Alves
Strike position
Rick Story
78%
Distance
59%
11%
Clinch
22%
10%
Ground
19%