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Georges St-Pierre vs Thiago Alves

Result, odds and stats · Welterweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Jul 11, 2009
Georges St-Pierre def. Thiago Alves · decision, 5 rounds
 
Georges
St-Pierre
Welterweight
Photo: Bad intentionz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
18-2
UFC
12-2
Age
28
Height
5'11"
Reach
76"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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St-PierreAlves
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Thiago
Alves
Welterweight
Photo: Copyright holder release per the ticket, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
17-5
UFC
9-2
Age
25
Height
5'9"
Reach
70"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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Fight stats

Georges St-PierreThiago Alves
Significant strikes59 of 12830 of 162
Knockdowns10
Takedowns10 of 120 of 0
Control time13:101:20
Submission attempts10

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

24
14
Round 1
19
18
Round 2
■ Georges St-Pierre ■ Thiago Alves Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Josh Koscheck
Georges St-Pierre
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Aug 2007 · landed 2.3 more significant strikes a minute
Thiago Alves
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Oct 2008 · landed 2.7 more significant strikes a minute
Jon Fitch
Georges St-Pierre
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Aug 2008 · landed 3.8 more significant strikes a minute
Thiago Alves
Lost · KO/TKO, round 2
Jun 2006 · Fitch landed 5.2 more a minute
Matt Hughes
Georges St-Pierre
Won · submission, round 2
Dec 2007 · landed 2.3 more significant strikes a minute
Thiago Alves
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Jun 2008 · landed 0.2 more significant strikes a minute
Karo Parisyan
Georges St-Pierre
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Jan 2004 · landed 3.0 more significant strikes a minute
Thiago Alves
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Apr 2008 · landed 1.3 more significant strikes a minute

Other fights that night

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