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Jim Alers "The Beast"

Inactive · age 39 · Orthodox · 5'9" 175 cm · 145 lb 66 kg · reach 71" 180 cm
At a glance
  • Fight of the Night in last fight
  • 86% takedown defense in last 3 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2014
Elo rating
1428
Global Elo 1482 ±42
Rank
—
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UFC record
1-2-0 (1 NC)
KO 0 · Sub 0 · Dec 1
Streak
-2
Δ90d +17 · Δ1y +17
Last fight
Jul 23, 2016
Loss by Decision

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

4 fights · tap & drag
Apr 11, 2014 — W vs Alan Omer Δ+29Feb 14, 2015 — L vs Chas Skelly Δ-33Dec 19, 2015 — NC vs Cole Miller Δ0Jul 23, 2016 — L vs Jason Knight Δ-31 1400142014401460148015001520 20152016 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":166.5,"elo":1491,"date":"2014-04-11","opp":"Alan Omer","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":1,"x":356.8,"y":254,"elo":1459,"date":"2015-02-14","opp":"Chas Skelly","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":2,"x":622.7,"y":254,"elo":1459,"date":"2015-12-19","opp":"Cole Miller","result":"NC","delta":0},{"i":3,"x":810,"y":335.6,"elo":1428,"date":"2016-07-23","opp":"Jason Knight","result":"L","delta":-31}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jul 23, 2016 Jason Knight L -31
Dec 19, 2015 Cole Miller NC 0
Feb 14, 2015 Chas Skelly L -33
Apr 11, 2014 Alan Omer W +29
1 post-fight bonus
  • Fight of the Night ×1
$50,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Jim Alers has earned 1. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
0%
0 / 1
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
1
100% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 1 (100%) 1

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 135 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
63% Head
  • Head 63%
  • Body 10%
  • Leg 27%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
76% Distance
  • Distance 76%
  • Clinch 16%
  • Ground 9%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
50%
of losses by finish
1 of 2
1 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1517
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 1 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Alan Omer
Elo 1500 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
1.5
−0.5 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 4 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1475
Career at a glance
Octagon time
47m
Avg fight time
11:38
Fights per year
1.8
Since last fight
10y 1mo
Bonuses
1
Ground control
11m
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Top featherweight

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Alexander Volkanovski C
#1 · Elo 1697
Movsar Evloev
#2 · Elo 1693
Aljamain Sterling
#3 · Elo 1683
Lerone Murphy
#4 · Elo 1649
Arnold Allen
#5 · Elo 1635
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Jim Alers on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.