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Stats for Suckas: Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson

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Let’s be honest: Every now and then it’s fun to get down into the nitty-gritty statistics and see if we can’t perform some MMAth. It helps us analyze future fights and make predictions based on previous history. Fans of all sports do it, so why can’t we? It can help us look for potential trends in a fighter as well. So, with thanks to ;Sherdog and FightMetric.com for the raw data, let’s examine the main event of the upcoming UFC 161: Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson

Dan Henderson

Stats

Rashad Evans

43 Age 33
Team Quest Camp Blackzilians
29-9 Record 17-3-1
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
74″ Reach 75″
13 (T)KO (45%) Win Percentage 6 (T)KO (35%
2 Submissions (7%) 2 Submissiosn (12%)
14 Decisions (48%) 9 Decisions (53%)
3 Submissions (33.3%) Loss Percentage 1 (T)KO (33.3%)
6 Decisions (66.7%) 2 Decisions (66.7%)
July 30th, 2011 over Last (T)KO Victory Aug. 6th, 2011 over Tito
Fedor Emelianenko Ortiz
Oct. 28th 2009 over Last Submission Victory Apr. 10th, 2004 over
Backouri Gogitidze David Andersen
Nov. 19, 2011 over Last Decision Victory Jan. 28th, 2012 over
Mauricio Rua Phil Davis
N/A Last (T)KO Loss May 23rd, 2009 to Lyoto
Machida
Mar. 1st, 2008 to Last Submission Loss N/A
Anderson Silva
Feb. 23rd, 2013 to Lyoto Last Decision Loss Feb. 2nd, 2013 to
Machida A. Rogerio Noguiera
Guillotion 1x (50%) Submission Victories Punches 1x (50%)
Knee to Ribs 1x (50%) by Method unknown 1x (50%)
Armbar x2 (66.7%) Submission Losses N/A
RNC x1 (33.3%) by Method
5 Wins Against Wrestlers 4
2 Losses to Wrestlers 1
5 Decision Victories 6
in the UFC
2.46 Significant Strikes 2.06
Landed Per Minute
49% Striking Accuracy 38%
2.44 Significant Strikes 2.18
Absorbed Per Minute
50% Striking Defense 65%
1.8 Average Takedown 3.54
Attempts per 15 Min.
56% Takedown Accuracy 51%
57% Takedown Defense 66%
Percentage
0.41 Average Submission 0
Attempts Per 15 Min.
16.29% Average Submission 0%
Completion Rate
77, against Mauricio Most Significant Strikes 62, against Phil Davis,
Rua, Nov. 19th, 2011) Landed in a Fight Jan. 28, 2012
7 hrs, 29 min, 15 sec Total Fight Time 3 hrs, 54 min, 13 sec

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Justin Pierrot is MMASucka.com's resident musicologist and TUF aficionado. When not looking after his family or writing his weekly pieces, he's making music as Stormland or building Gundam models.

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