Thiago Alves, Unanimous decision, 3 rounds.
Walking in
Thiago Alves
Record9-4
Strikes landed / min2.85Mid-pack
Strike defence62%Mid-pack
Takedowns / 15 min0.69Bottom
Takedown defence58%Mid-pack
John Howard
Record4-1
Strikes landed / min1.30Bottom
Strike defence54%Below avg
Takedowns / 15 min3.80Top third
Takedown defence50%Mid-pack
TellMileage index
Crossed into the heaviest third of head strikes eaten for their age in December 2010, 57 head strikes before that night. Never-yet-stopped fighters carrying that kind of mileage took a first KO in 11.0% of fights; the lightest third ran 15.6%.
What happened
Thiago AlvesJohn Howard
73/185Sig. strikes37/124
105/227Total strikes54/141
2/2Takedowns0/2
1Knockdowns0
2:58Control0:53
Target
36/139Head15/89
5/7Body6/12
32/39Leg16/23
Position
66/166Distance30/110
4/11Clinch7/14
3/8Ground0/0