Diakiese vs Alves

Who won Diakiese vs Alves?

Rafael Alves beat Marc Diakiese by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Vegas 42, on Saturday 13th November 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Diakiese vs Alves stats

Marc Diakiese stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Rafael Alves made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Marc Diakiese's UFC record stood at 8-7-0, while Rafael Alves' came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Diakiese had a slight advantage in power over Alves, with a 43% knock out percentage over Alves' 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Alves had a large advantage over Diakiese, boasting a 37% submission rate over Diakiese's 7%.

Marc Diakiese was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Diakiese had a height advantage of 2 inches over Alves. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Diakiese was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years later than Alves, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 56 to Alves' 64.

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Diakiese's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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