Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 85: BEDLAM
Welterweight★ KO of the Night5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Thiago Alves
BrazilThiago Alves
“Pitbull”
23-15-0
RESULT

Thiago Alves def. Matt Hughes (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 1:02
Matt Hughes
United StatesMatt Hughes
45-9-0
Saturday, June 7, 2008
The O2, London, United Kingdom

Thiago Alves defeated Matt Hughes by TKO in round 2 (1:02) in the Welterweight main event of UFC 85: BEDLAM, held Saturday, June 7, 2008 at The O2, London.

Fight stats

Thiago Alves
Matt Hughes
1
Knockdowns
0
10 of 16
Significant strikes
9 of 13
63%
Sig. strike accuracy
69%
24 of 31
Total strikes
18 of 22
1 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 7
100%
Takedown accuracy
14%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:27
Control time
3:03
Significant strikes by target
8 of 14
Head
2 of 6
2 of 2
Body
0 of 0
0 of 0
Leg
7 of 7
3 of 6
Distance
0 of 3
2 of 2
Clinch
0 of 0
5 of 8
Ground
9 of 10

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
6 of 11
Sig. str.
9 of 12
17 of 23
Total str.
18 of 21
1 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:42
Ctrl
3:03
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
4 of 5
Sig. str.
0 of 1
7 of 8
Total str.
0 of 1
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:45
Ctrl
0:00

Frequently asked questions

Who won Thiago Alves vs Matt Hughes?

Thiago Alves defeated Matt Hughes by TKO in round 2 (1:02) in the Welterweight main event of UFC 85: BEDLAM, held Saturday, June 7, 2008 at The O2, London.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Thiago Alves 37%63% Matt Hughes

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
6 edges
Matt Hughes
Grappling Specialist
5 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

95Power92
97Speed90
95Precision91
94Durability93
93Engine94
58Wrestling96
79Ground95

Biggest edge Matt Hughes, Takedowns +38

Attribute by attribute

Thiago Alves is on the left of every row, Matt Hughes on the right.
95Punch power92
94Kick power92
97Punch speed91
97Kick speed89
95Accuracy91
58Takedowns96
84Ground striking95
74Submissions94
91Chin92
97Body strength93
93Cardio94

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

Tale of the Tape

23-15-0
Record
45-9-0
1795
Power Index rating
1885
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
52
5'9"
175 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
73"
185 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

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

Camp American Top Team · Coconut Creek, Florida, US

Matt Hughes
  • 1997All-American · NCAA D1 · 158 lb
  • 1996All-American · NCAA D1 · 158 lb
  • 1992Champion · State HS · IHSA Class A 145 lb
  • 1991Champion · State HS · IHSA Class A 145 lb

Camp H.I.T. Squad (Hughes Intensive Training) · Granite City, Illinois, US

Striking Profile

3.73
SLpM
2.14
41%
Str. Acc.
53%
3.42
SApM
1.36
62%
Str. Def.
53%

Grappling Profile

0.71
TD Avg.
2.95
60%
TD Acc.
50%
63%
TD Def.
35%
0.30
Sub. Avg.
1.20

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
Matt Hughes · 3-2
  • L
    Josh Koscheck
    UFC 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGE · Sep 25, 2011
    TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Welterweight
  • L
    BJ Penn
    UFC 123: RAMPAGE vs MACHIDA · Nov 21, 2010
    TKO · R1 · 0:21 · Welterweight
  • W
    Ricardo Almeida
    UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen · Aug 7, 2010
    Submission · R1 · 3:15 · Welterweight
  • W
    Renzo Gracie
    UFC 112: INVINCIBLE · Apr 10, 2010
    TKO · R3 · 4:40 · Welterweight
  • W
    Matt Serra
    UFC 98: EVANS vs MACHIDA · May 23, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Head-to-Head History

W
TKO
R2 · 1:02
UFC 85: BEDLAM
L

Career Averages

Based on 27 fights · 25 fights
41.0
Avg sig. strikes
21.2
0.52
Avg takedowns
1.88
1:09
Avg control time
4:55
116
Career high strikes
77
3
Career high TDs
9

Strike Distribution

Thiago Alves
Strike target
Matt Hughes
51%
Head
69%
14%
Body
22%
35%
Leg
9%
Thiago Alves
Strike position
Matt Hughes
78%
Distance
29%
11%
Clinch
9%
10%
Ground
63%