Thiago Alves vs. Curtis Millender
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Curtis Millender
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.41 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Thiago Alves
Distance 84.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.1%)
Curtis Millender
Distance 95.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Thiago Alves
Head 73.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 18.7% (norm 8.4%)
Curtis Millender
Head 71.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 16.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Alves L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Millender L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 867 / 2227 | 38.9% | 38.6% | 207 / 441 | 46.9% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 126 / 208 | 60.6% | 67.8% | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 113 / 213 | 53.1% | 67.2% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 569 / 1953 | 29.1% | 37.2% | 132 / 330 | 40.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 150 / 200 | 75.0% | 70.7% | 32 / 57 | 56.1% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 387 / 495 | 78.2% | 82.9% | 58 / 75 | 77.3% | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Alves L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Millender L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 731 / 2283 | 32.0% | 39.0% | 132 / 377 | 35.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 159 / 251 | 63.3% | 68.9% | 3 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 125 / 174 | 71.8% | 68.0% | 35 / 56 | 62.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 649 / 2203 | 29.5% | 35.6% | 104 / 338 | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 218 / 312 | 69.9% | 69.6% | 19 / 39 | 48.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 148 / 193 | 76.7% | 82.1% | 47 / 65 | 72.3% | 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.