Thiago Alves vs Chris Lytle — UFC 78: Validation Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 78: Validation
Thiago Alves vs Chris Lytle

Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

UFC 78: Validation

Saturday, November 17, 2007 · Newark · New Jersey

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Result

Thiago Alves def. Chris Lytle

KO/TKO (Facial Cuts) · Round 2 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Dan MiragliottaSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 5:00

Thiago AlvesRound 2Chris Lytle

23 / 57Sig. strikes23 / 62

40%Accuracy37%

28 / 62Total strikes49 / 90

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control1:39

4.6Pace / min4.6

0%Control share100%

Thiago Alves

Targethead 30% · body 22% · leg 48%

Phasedistance 74% · clinch 26% · ground 0%

Chris Lytle

Targethead 57% · body 30% · leg 13%

Phasedistance 83% · clinch 17% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Control edgeChris Lytle held 99s of control to 0s.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R1

Pace upThiago Alves's significant-strike pace moved +44% from R1 to R2, 4.6 against 3.2 per minute.
Target shiftThiago Alves's head share of landed strikes moved -13 pts, to 30% head with 22% body and 48% leg.
Phase shiftThiago Alves's ground share of landed strikes moved -13 pts, to 0% on the ground against 74% at distance.
Defensive driftThiago Alves absorbed significant strikes +21% faster than in R1, 4.6 against 3.8 per minute.
Pace upChris Lytle's significant-strike pace moved +21% from R1 to R2, 4.6 against 3.8 per minute.
Defensive driftChris Lytle absorbed significant strikes +44% faster than in R1, 4.6 against 3.2 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Thiago Alves

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Chris Lytle

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

39Thiago Alves sig. strikes

42Chris Lytle sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+44%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Thiago Alves)

Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.