Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 78: VALIDATION
Welterweight★ Fight of the Night3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Thiago Alves
BrazilThiago Alves
“Pitbull”
23-15-0
RESULT

Thiago Alves def. Chris Lytle (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 5:00
Chris Lytle
United StatesChris 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
1763
Power Index rating
1713
0
Win Streak
1
42
Age
51
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

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
    Mike Perry
    BKFC: Knuckle Mania 4 · Apr 27, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 1:00
  • W
    Ulysses Diaz
    BKFC 18: Beltran vs. Shewmaker · Jun 26, 2021
    TKO · R3 · 2:00
  • W
    Julian Lane
    BKFC 12: Alves vs. Lane · Sep 11, 2020
    Split Decision
  • L
    Tim Means
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Rozenstruik · Dec 8, 2019
    Submission · R1 · 2:38 · Welterweight
  • L
    Laureano Staropoli
    UFC 237: Namajunas vs Andrade · May 12, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Chris Lytle · 3-1-1
  • D
    Matt Giancarlo
    B2 Grappling Series · Sep 26, 2020
    Decision
  • L
    Lachlan Giles
    Kinektic 1 · Aug 16, 2019
    Submission · R1 · 0:39
  • W
    JC Llamas
    BKFC 4: USA vs. Mexico · Feb 2, 2019
    Unanimous Decision
  • W
    Drew Lipton
    BKFC 2: Rawlings vs. Hart · Aug 25, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 1:18
  • W
    Lewis Gallant
    BKB 9: Terrill vs. Burns · Jan 13, 2018
    TKO

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%