Almeida vs Birchak Result & Stats: Almeida wins by TKO R1

UFCUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson

Thomas AlmeidaWIN

“Thominhas” · 23-5-0 · #8

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 4:24

Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled

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Anthony Birchak

“El Toro” · 15-9-0

Saturday, November 7, 2015Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Thomas Almeida defeated Anthony Birchak by TKO in round 1 (4:24) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson, held Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo.

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The result

Thomas AlmeidaWIN

def. Anthony Birchak

TKO

Round 1 · 4:24

★ Performance of the Night

Referee: Keith Peterson
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Thomas AlmeidaAnthony Birchak

69%Power Index✓ Called it31%

79%Market · 4 sportsbooks✓ Called it21%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Thomas Almeida

-467

82% implied win probability · Open: -446

Anthony Birchak

+354

22% implied win probability · Open: +343

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Thomas Almeida dropped Anthony Birchak once.
Thomas Almeida landed 48% of significant strikes to Anthony Birchak's 30%.

Tale of the tape

20-0-0

Record

11-2-0

Age

5'7" · 170 cm

Height

5'8" · 173 cm

70" · 178 cm

Reach

69" · 175 cm

Southpaw

Stance

Orthodox

Win Streak

1833

Power Index

1697

5-0

Last 5

4-1

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Thomas AlmeidaAnthony Birchak

Knockdowns

24 / 50

Significant strikes

27 / 91

48%

Sig. strike accuracy

30%

26 / 52

Total strikes

27 / 91

0 / 0

Takedowns

0 / 5

0:05

Control time

0:21

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Thomas AlmeidaAnthony Birchak

1979%

Head

1659%

417%

Body

311%

14%

Leg

830%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Thomas Almeida

75%25%

Anthony Birchak

89%11%

DistanceClinchGround

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

Thomas Almeida24 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

1616/40

11/2

11/1

Clinch

33/4

33/3

Ground

Anthony Birchak27 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

1414/65

33/10

77/9

Clinch

22/6

11/1

Ground

Betting Odds

Thomas Almeida

-467

82% implied win probability

Open: -446

Anthony Birchak

+354

22% implied win probability

Open: +343

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Thomas Almeida	Anthony Birchak
Bookmaker	-453	+359
Bovada	-500	+350
Pinnacle	-418	+360
sports-interaction	-510	+345

Odds are for information only.

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Insights

Thomas Almeida absorbs 4.92 significant strikes a minute, more than 87% of UFC fighters.
Thomas Almeida lands 4.84 significant strikes a minute, more than 86% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Thomas Almeida

No background on record

Camp · Chute Boxe

Anthony Birchak

No background on record

Camp · 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

60%

Head

54%

18%

Body

26%

22%

Leg

20%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Thomas Almeidalast 10 fights

89%10%

Anthony Birchaklast 6 fights

67%22%11%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Thomas Almeida Anthony Birchak

Strikes landed / min

4.843.93

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Thomas Almeida · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersAnthony Birchak · Good · better than 67% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

4.923.67

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Thomas Almeida · Poor · better than 13% of UFC fightersAnthony Birchak · Average · better than 41% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.170.48

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Thomas Almeida · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fightersAnthony Birchak · Below avg · better than 21% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

14%14%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Thomas Almeida · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fightersAnthony Birchak · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

76%62%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Thomas Almeida · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersAnthony Birchak · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.000.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Thomas Almeida · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersAnthony Birchak · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.84

Strikes landed / min

3.93

4.92

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.67

0.17 / 1.2

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.48 / 3.4

14%

Takedown accuracy

14%

76%

Takedown defence

62%

0:06

Control time / fight

0:37

0.00

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.50

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Thomas Almeida10 UFC fights · 435 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

54%235/711

14%62/104

21%91/113

Clinch

6%25/46

4%18/19

0%2/2

Ground

0%1/4

0%0/0

0%1/1

Anthony Birchak6 UFC fights · 123 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

31%38/186

16%20/46

20%24/29

Clinch

13%16/40

8%10/12

1%1/1

Ground

10%12/20

2%2/2

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Thomas Almeida19 of 20 ended early · 95%1 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

10 early stoppages have no logged time

Anthony Birchak11 of 13 ended early · 85%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

4 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Thomas Almeida5-0

W
Brad Pickett
UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor· Jul 11, 2015
TKO · R2 · 0:29 · Bantamweight
W
Yves Jabouin
UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi· Apr 25, 2015
TKO · R1 · 4:18 · Bantamweight
W
Tim Gorman
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping· Nov 8, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
W
Caio Machado
Legacy FC 32· Jun 20, 2014
TKO · R1 · 4:17 · Bantamweight
W
Vinicius Zani
MMA Super Heroes 3· Mar 30, 2014
TKO · R4 · 3:52 · Bantamweight

Full record · 20 fights

W
George Pacurariu
Legacy FC 26· Dec 6, 2013
TKO · R1 · 4:31 · Bantamweight
W
Cemir Silva
SFT 1· Sep 20, 2013
TKO · R2 · 4:42 · Featherweight
W
Willidy Viana
Sao Paulo Regional· Aug 9, 2013
TKO
W
Valdines Silva
MMA Super Heroes 1· Jul 13, 2013
TKO · R1 · 2:46 · Bantamweight
W
Jose Alexandre
Bison FC 1· Jul 4, 2013
TKO · R1 · 3:18 · Bantamweight
W
Gilmar Sales
Sao Paulo Regional· Dec 16, 2012
TKO
W
Cody Williams
Legacy FC 15· Nov 16, 2012
TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Bantamweight
W
Vander Correa
Predador FC 22· Oct 20, 2012
TKO · Featherweight
W
Michel Igenho
Predador FC· Aug 11, 2012
TKO
W
Samuel Brito
Sao Paulo Regional· May 19, 2012
Submission
W
Ivonei Pridonik
Nitrix Champion Fight· May 5, 2012
TKO
W
Edmilson Atanasio
Sao Paulo Regional· Apr 4, 2012
TKO
W
TBA
Gold Fight· Feb 25, 2012
Submission
W
Danilo Molina
Sao Paulo Regional· Nov 29, 2011
Submission
W
Jackson de Pádua
Sao Paulo Regional· May 21, 2011
Submission

Anthony Birchak4-1

W
Joe Soto
UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson· Jun 6, 2015
TKO · R1 · 1:37 · Bantamweight
L
Ian Entwistle
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic· Dec 13, 2014
Submission · R1 · 1:04 · Bantamweight
W
Tito Jones
MFC 38: Behind Enemy Lines· Oct 4, 2013
Submission · R2 · 3:30 · Bantamweight
W
Ryan Benoit
MFC 37: True Grit· May 10, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Matt Leyva
Jackson's MMA Series 10· Dec 1, 2012
TKO · R1 · 1:22 · Bantamweight

Full record · 13 fights

W
Roman Salazar
Coalition of Combat· Jun 2, 2012
TKO
W
John Green
XCP: Burlington Beatdown· Apr 28, 2012
TKO · R2 · 2:14 · Bantamweight
L
Jorge Clay
Amazon Forest Combat 1· Sep 14, 2011
Submission · R1 · 1:29
W
Carlos Ortega
Rage in the Cage· Jul 16, 2011
DEC
W
Tyler Bialecki
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 41· Apr 15, 2011
Submission · R1 · 4:06 · Bantamweight
W
Austin Apollos
Rage in the Cage· Mar 18, 2011
Submission
W
Matt Betzold
World Fighting Federation· Oct 15, 2010
Submission
W
Gio Arvizu
World Fighting Federation· Apr 24, 2010
Submission

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Thomas Almeida vs Anthony Birchak?

Thomas Almeida defeated Anthony Birchak by TKO in round 1 (4:24) in the Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson, held Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo.

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