Kunchenko vs Alves

Who won Kunchenko vs Alves?

Alexey Kunchenko beat Thiago Alves by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 136, on Saturday 15th September 2018 at Olimpiyskiy Arena in Moscow.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alexey Kunchenko.

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).

Kunchenko vs Alves stats

Alexey Kunchenko stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Thiago Alves made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Alexey Kunchenko's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Thiago Alves' came in at 15-12-0.

The stats suggested Kunchenko had an advantage in power over Alves, with a 72% knock out percentage over Alves' 59%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kunchenko had a slight advantage over Alves, with a 6% submission rate over Alves' 5%.

Alexey Kunchenko was the younger man by 1 year, at 40 years old.

Alves had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kunchenko. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Kunchenko was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 10 months later than Alves, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 59 to Alves' 87.

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Alves' last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 15 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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