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 Fight Night 32: Dan Henderson vs. Vitor Belfort

Dan Henderson vs. Vitor Belfort

Statistics	Dan Henderson	Vitor Belfort
Age	43	36
Camp	Team Quest	Blackzillians
Record	29-10	23-10
Stance	Orthodox	Southpaw
Reach	74″	74″
Win Percentage	13 (T)KO (45%) 2 Submissions (7%) 14 Decisions (48%)	16 (T)KO (70%) 3 Submissions (13%) 4 Decisions (17%)
Loss Percentage	3 Submissions (30%) 7 Decisions (70%)	3 (T)KOs (30%) 2 Submissions (20%) 5 Decisions (50%)
Last (T)KO Victory	July 30th, 2011, over Fedor Emelianenko	May 18th, 2013, over Luke Rockhold
Last Submission Victory	Oct. 28th, 1999, over Bakouri Gogitidze	Jan. 14th, 2012, over Anthony Johnson
Last Decision Victory	Nov. 19th, 2011, over Mauricio Rua	Sep. 22nd, 2007, over James Zikic
Last (T)KO Loss	N/A	Feb. 5th, 2011, to Anderson Silva
Last Submission Loss	Mar. 1st, 2008, to Anderson Silva	Sep. 22nd, 2012, to Jon Jones
Last Decision Loss	June 15th, 2013, to Rashad Evans	Oct. 21st, 2006, to Dan Henderson
Submission Victories by Method	RNC 1x (50%) Knee to Ribs 1x (50%)	Armbar 2x (67%) RNC 1x (33%)
Submission Losses by method	Armbar 2x (67%) RNC 1x (33%)	Guillotine 1x (50%) Keylock (50%)
Year Debuted	1997	1996
Method of first win	TKO	KO
Decision Victories in the UFC	5	0
Significant Strikes Landed Per Minute	2.47	1.44
Striking Accuracy	48%	46%
Significant Strikes Absorbed Per Minute	2.44	2.17
Striking Defense	50%	54%
Average Takedown Attempts per 15 Min.	1.73	1.27
Takedown Accuracy	56%	60%
Takedown Defense Percentage	61%	51%
Average Submission per 15 Min.	0.31	0.7
Average Submission Completion Rate	10.20%	24.00%
Most Significant Strikes Landed in a Fight	82, on May 27th, 2001, against Akira Shoji	47, on Aug. 27th, 2000, against Daijiro Matsui
Total Fight Time	7 hrs, 54 min, 15 sec	4 hrs, 27 min, 54 sec

Having suffered significantly less wear, and now all hopped up on synthetic testosterone, you may lean towards Vitor when you see the statistics. He hasn’t seen the full duration of a fight in 6 years, and has had a pair of vicious stoppages already this year. Henderson, on the other hand, is coming off of a pair of split decision losses. That said, the ever-durable “Hendo” continues to defy the odds and survive brutal beatings in a Homer Simpson-esque manner.