UFC Fight Night 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor

Eddie Alvarez (28-4-0) vs. Conor McGregor (20-3-0)

Star fighters Eddie Alvarez and Conor McGregor meet at UFC Fight Night 205.

Eddie Alvarez is the current UFC Lightweight Champion, having defeated Rafael dos Anjos in July to claim the division’s belt. Overall, the 32-year-old fighter has won three straight bouts, and has never lost consecutive fights in his career. He will face perhaps the most difficult test of his career against Conor McGregor, the current UFC Featherweight Champion. The Irishman is coming off of an impressive revenge victory over Nate Diaz, and will be full of confidence heading into this matchup.

Alvarez connects on 3.64 significant strikes per minute at a 43.40 percent clip. He absorbs 3.21 such strikes per minute with a defense rate of 59.02 percent. The Philadelphia native averages an impressive 3.90 takedown attempts per 15 minutes at an accuracy of 41.07 percent. He defends 92.31 percent of takedown attempts, and averages 0.51 submission attempts per 15 minutes.

McGregor lands an eye-popping 6.02 significant strikes per minute with an accuracy of 48.51 percent. Due to his style of fighting, he also absorbs a high 4.93 significant strikes per minute, with a defense rate of 56.24 percent. The Dublin native averages 1.02 takedown attempts per 15 minutes at a 62.50 percent clip, and defends takedowns at a 70.00 percent rate. McGregor has yet to record a submission attempt in his MMA career.