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Stats for Suckas: Demetrious Johnson vs Joseph Benavidez 2

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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 on FOX 9: Demetrious Johnson vs Joseph Benavidez 2.

Stats for Suckas: Demetrious Johnson vs Joseph Benavidez 2

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Demetrious Johnson

Joseph Benavidez

Age 27 29
Camp  AMC Pankration Team Alpha Male
Record 18-2-1 19-3
Stance Orthodox Southpaw
Reach 66.0″ 64.0″
Win Percentage 3 (T)KO (17%)
7 Submissions (39%)
8 Decision (44%)
6 (T)KO (32%)
8 Submissions (42%)
5 Decision (26%)
Loss Percentage 2 Decisions (100%) 3 Decision (100%)
Last (T)KO Victory July 14th, 2007, over Pedro Mercado Sep. 4th, 2013, over Jussier da Silva
Last Submission Victory July 27th, 2013, over John Moraga Nov. 11th, 2010, over Wagney Fabiano
Last Decision Victory Jan. 26th, 2013, over John Dodson Feb. 2nd, 2013, over Ian McCall
Last (T)KO Loss N/A N/A
Last Submission Loss N/A N/A
Last Decision Loss Oct. 11th, 2011, to Dominick Cruz Sep. 22, 2012, to Demetrious Johnson
Submission Victories by Method RNC 3x (43%)
Armbar 2x (28%)
Guillotine 1x (14%)
Keylock 1x (14%)
Guillotine 4x (50%)
RNC 2x (25%)
Triangle 1x (12.5%)
Kimura 1x (12.5%)
Submission Losses by method N/A N/A
Current Finishing Streak 1 fight 2 fights
Longest Finishing Streak 6 fights 8 fights
Decision Victories in the UFC 5 3
Significant Strikes Landed Per Minute 3.32 2.99
Striking Accuracy 51%  31%
Significant Strikes Absorbed Per Minute 1.9  2.09
Striking Defense 65%  66%
Average Takedown Attempts per 15 Min. 3.73  1.26
Takedown Accuracy 56%  25%
Takedown Defense Percentage 62%  53%
Average Submission per 15 Min. 0.3  1.01
Average Submission Completion Rate 40.61%  65.05%
Most Significant Strikes Landed in a Fight 127, on Jan. 26th, 2013, against John Dodson 66, on Aug. 14th, 2011, against Eddie Wineland
Total Fight Time 4 hrs, 23 min, 2 sec 3 hrs, 19 min, 38 sec

The first fight was close, as evidenced by the split decision. This could be just as close, but while we haven’t had enough time to see the statistical effect of Duane Ludwig’s tutelage on “Joe-B-Wan Kenobi,” I’m thinking his ever improving striking could be the difference here. Everybody knows that Demetrious Johnson is elusive, but I think that Benavidez will have a better eye for his game now that he’s coming into a rematch. So, while I don’t expect there to be a finish, I do expect Joseph Benavidez to win by decision

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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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