Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 78: VALIDATION
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Thiago Alves
Thiago Alves
“Pitbull”
23-15-0
RESULT

Thiago Alves def. Chris Lytle (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 5:00
Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle
“Lights Out”
31-18-5
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Prudential Center, Newark, United States

Thiago Alves defeated Chris Lytle by TKO in round 2 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 78: VALIDATION, held Saturday, November 17, 2007 at Prudential Center, Newark.

Fight stats

Thiago Alves
Chris Lytle
1
Knockdowns
0
39 of 90
Significant strikes
42 of 128
43%
Sig. strike accuracy
33%
48 of 99
Total strikes
88 of 176
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
—
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:32
Control time
2:29
Significant strikes by target
14 of 59
Head
23 of 102
7 of 9
Body
14 of 19
18 of 22
Leg
5 of 7
28 of 69
Distance
29 of 109
9 of 18
Clinch
12 of 18
2 of 3
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
16 of 33
Sig. str.
19 of 66
20 of 37
Total str.
39 of 86
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:32
Ctrl
0:50
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
23 of 57
Sig. str.
23 of 62
28 of 62
Total str.
49 of 90
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:39
Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

23-15-0
Record
31-18-5
0
Win Streak
1
42
Age
51
5'9"
Height
5'11"
70"
Reach
68"
—
Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.73
SLpM
3.76
41%
Str. Acc.
45%
3.42
SApM
3.03
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.71
TD Avg.
0.70
60%
TD Acc.
55%
63%
TD Def.
55%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Thiago Alves · 1-4
  • L
    Tim Means
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs RozenstruikSun, Dec 8, 2019
    Submission · R1 · 2:38 · Welterweight
  • L
    Laureano Staropoli
    UFC 237: Namajunas vs AndradeSun, May 12, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Max Griffin
    UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2Sat, Feb 2, 2019
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Aleksei Kunchenko
    UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs OleinikSat, Sep 15, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Curtis Millender
    UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs MedeirosSun, Feb 18, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 4:17 · Welterweight
Chris Lytle · 4-1
  • W
    Dan Hardy
    UFC Live: Hardy vs LytleSun, Aug 14, 2011
    Submission · R3 · 4:16 · Welterweight
  • L
    Brian Ebersole
    UFC 127: Penn vs FitchSat, Feb 26, 2011
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Matt Serra
    UFC 119: Mir vs Cro CopSat, Sep 25, 2010
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Matt Brown
    UFC 116: Lesnar vs CarwinSat, Jul 3, 2010
    Submission · R2 · 2:02 · Welterweight
  • W
    Brian Foster
    UFC 110: NOGUEIRA vs VELASQUEZSat, Feb 20, 2010
    Submission · R1 · 1:41 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 27 fights · 20 fights
41.0
Avg sig. strikes
40.9
0.52
Avg takedowns
0.45
1:09
Avg control time
1:26
116
Career high strikes
153
3
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Thiago Alves
Strike target
Chris Lytle
51%
Head
62%
14%
Body
30%
35%
Leg
8%
Thiago Alves
Strike position
Chris Lytle
78%
Distance
77%
11%
Clinch
20%
10%
Ground
3%