Thiago Alves vs. Derrick Noble
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
Derrick Noble
Full career not yet synced for Derrick Noble — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Thiago Alves
Distance 84.1% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.1%)
Derrick Noble
Distance 60.0% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 40.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Thiago Alves
Head 73.8% (norm 78.3%) · Body 7.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 18.7% (norm 8.0%)
Derrick Noble
Head 75.6% (norm 78.3%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 8.0%)
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 | Noble L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 867 / 2227 | 38.9% | 38.5% | 7 / 27 | 25.9% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 126 / 208 | 60.6% | 67.8% | 11 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 113 / 213 | 53.1% | 67.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 569 / 1953 | 29.1% | 36.4% | 10 / 34 | 29.4% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 150 / 200 | 75.0% | 70.7% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 387 / 495 | 78.2% | 83.0% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Noble L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 731 / 2283 | 32.0% | 39.1% | 5 / 19 | too few to rate | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 159 / 251 | 63.3% | 68.9% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 125 / 174 | 71.8% | 68.0% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 649 / 2203 | 29.5% | 35.6% | 5 / 17 | too few to rate | 35.6% |
| To the body | 218 / 312 | 69.9% | 69.6% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 148 / 193 | 76.7% | 82.2% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Alves has more cage time on record.