Staropoli vs Alves

Who won Staropoli vs Alves?

Laureano Staropoli beat Thiago Alves by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 237, on Saturday 11th May 2019 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Laureano Staropoli.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Staropoli vs Alves stats

Laureano Staropoli stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Thiago Alves made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Laureano Staropoli's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Laureano Staropoli's UFC record stood at 2-4-0, while Thiago Alves' came in at 15-12-0.

The stats suggested Staropoli had a slight advantage in power over Alves, with a 63% knock out percentage over Alves' 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Staropoli had a large advantage over Alves, boasting a 25% submission rate over Alves' 4%.

Laureano Staropoli was the younger man by 9 years, at 32 years old.

Staropoli had a height advantage of 4 inches over Alves. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Staropoli was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 12 years later than Alves, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 44 less professional rounds, 43 to Alves' 87.

Staropoli vs Alves form

Laureano Staropoli had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Murad Ramazanov at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Baba Boundjou Nadjombe at PFL Europe 3 – 2023 Playoffs on 30th September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Zenith Paris La Villette, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jamie Pickett at UFC Vegas 41 on 23rd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Roman Dolidze at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had lost to Muslim Salikhov at UFC on ESPN+ 20 on 26th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

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Staropoli's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Alves' last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

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