Ultimate Fighting Calendar
WelterweightFight of the Night3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Thiago Alves
Pitbull
23-15-0
RESULT

Thiago Alves def. Chris Lytle (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 5:00
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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Thiago Alves vs Chris Lytle?

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.

Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Thiago Alves 57%43% Chris Lytle

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
8 edges
Chris Lytle
Submission Ace
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

95Power53
97Speed65
95Precision70
94Durability79
93Engine94
58Wrestling55
79Ground81

Biggest edge Thiago Alves, Punch power +47

Attribute by attribute

Thiago Alves is on the left of every row, Chris Lytle on the right.
95Punch power48
94Kick power58
97Punch speed63
97Kick speed66
95Accuracy70
58Takedowns55
84Ground striking64
74Submissions98
91Chin94
97Body strength63
93Cardio94

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

Tale of the Tape

23-15-0
Record
31-18-5
1764
Power Index rating
1716
0
Win Streak
3
42
Age
52
5'9"
175 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
68"
173 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

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

Camp American Top Team · Coconut Creek, Florida, US

Chris Lytle
  • Indiana Light Heavyweight (175 lb) Title · Indiana Boxing Association
  • Cage Rage World Welterweight Championship (inaugural) · Cage Rage Championships
  • Hook N' Shoot Championship · Hook N' Shoot
  • AFC Championship · Absolute Fighting Championships

Camp Integrated Fighting Academy · Indianapolis, Indiana, US

Striking Profile

3.73
SLpM
3.76
41%
Str. Acc.
45%
3.42
SApM
3.03
62%
Str. Def.
58%

Grappling Profile

0.71
TD Avg.
0.70
60%
TD Acc.
55%
63%
TD Def.
55%
0.30
Sub. Avg.
2.40

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
Chris Lytle · 3-1-1
  • D
    B2 Grappling Series · Sep 26, 2020
    Decision
  • L
    Kinektic 1 · Aug 16, 2019
    Submission · R1 · 0:39
  • W
    BKFC 4 :: USA vs Mexico · Feb 3, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 02:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    BKFC 2 :: Rawlings vs Hart · Aug 26, 2018
    Knockout · R1 · 01:18 · Middleweight
  • W
    BKB 9: Terrill vs. Burns · Jan 13, 2018
    TKO

Career Averages

Based on 27 fights · 22 fights
41.0
Avg sig. strikes
43.2
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
60%
14%
Body
33%
35%
Leg
7%
Thiago Alves
Strike position
Chris Lytle
78%
Distance
73%
11%
Clinch
24%
10%
Ground
3%