Welterweight
3 Rounds
Warlley Alves won · SUB R2
UFC Event·Saturday, August 1, 2015·Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil
Style matchupWarlley Alves: Well-roundedvsNordine Taleb: Elusive striker
The well-rounded fighter has more dimensions. The elusive striker needs to win the striking exchanges clearly.
Model Prediction: Nordine Taleb wins(55.4%)
Actual result: Warlley Alves wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Warlley Alves enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
- Nordine Taleb has 16pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
Tale of the Tape
Warlley Alves
Red Corner
VS
Nordine Taleb
Blue Corner
-340
(77%)
Vegas Odds
+280
(26%)
35
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
6'1"
182.88 cm
Reach
187.96 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Warlley AlvesL4 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Mounir Lazzez · Jan 21L
KOvs Jeremiah Wells · Jun 21L
vs Nicolas Dalby · Jan 23L
KOvs Ikram Aliskerov · Oct 23L
vs Abus Magomedov · May 24Nordine Taleb
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Danny Roberts · Dec 17L
SUBvs Claudio Silva · May 18L
KOvs Sean Strickland · Oct 18W
vs Kyle Prepolec · May 19L
KOvs Muslim Salikhov · Sep 19Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Warlley AlvesMetricNordine Taleb
3.04
Strikes / min
3.66
3.95
Strikes absorbed / min
2.62
50%
Strike defense
66%
1.22
TDs / 15 min
1.94
62%
Takedown defense
73%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.91Δ 1.95 — meaningful gap+1.04
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Warlley AlvesNordine Taleb
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Warlley Alves(10 fights)Nordine Taleb(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-17.417.4
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+168.0-168.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.00.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-1.61.6
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.10.1
Warlley Alves
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights16
Nordine Taleb
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights12