Patrick Cote vs. Thiago Alves
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Patrick Cote
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.92 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Thiago Alves
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 12 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Patrick Cote
Distance 73.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 11.6% (norm 10.3%)
Thiago Alves
Distance 84.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Patrick Cote
Head 70.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 15.7% (norm 8.4%)
Thiago Alves
Head 73.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 18.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cote L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Alves L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 405 / 1008 | 40.2% | 40.5% | 867 / 2227 | 38.9% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 135 / 210 | 64.3% | 70.3% | 126 / 208 | 60.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 122 / 160 | 76.2% | 69.1% | 113 / 213 | 53.1% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 394 / 972 | 40.5% | 38.9% | 569 / 1953 | 29.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 108 / 189 | 57.1% | 71.7% | 150 / 200 | 75.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 160 / 217 | 73.7% | 83.3% | 387 / 495 | 78.2% | 82.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Cote L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Alves L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 429 / 991 | 43.3% | 39.5% | 731 / 2283 | 32.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 163 / 241 | 67.6% | 70.9% | 159 / 251 | 63.3% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 178 / 260 | 68.5% | 69.0% | 125 / 174 | 71.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 461 / 1102 | 41.8% | 37.9% | 649 / 2203 | 29.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 167 / 219 | 76.3% | 71.3% | 218 / 312 | 69.9% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 142 / 171 | 83.0% | 82.1% | 148 / 193 | 76.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Alves has more cage time on record.