Stats for Suckas: Ronda Rousey vs Meisha Tate 2

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 co-main event of the upcoming UFC 168: Ronda Rousey vs Meisha Tate 2.

Statistics	Ronda Rousey	Meisha Tate
Age	26	27
Camp	Team Hayastan/Glendale Fight Club	Victory MMA(?)
Record	7-0	13-4
Stance	Orthodox	Orthodox
Reach	66.0″	65.0″
Win Percentage	7 Submissions (100%)	3 (T)KOs (23%) 6 Submissions (46%) 4 Decisions (31%)
Loss Percentage	N/A	2 (T)KOs (50%) 1 Submission (25%) 1 Decision (25%)
Last (T)KO Victory	N/A	Oct. 3rd, 2009, over Sarah, Oriza
Last Submission Victory	Feb. 23rd, 2013, over Liz Carmouche	Aug. 18th, 2012, over Julie Kedzie
Last Decision Victory	N/A	Aug. 13th, 2010, over Hitomi Akano
Last (T)KO Loss	N/A	Apr. 13th, 2013, to Cat Zingano
Last Submission Loss	N/A	Mar. 3rd, 2012, to Ronda Rousey
Last Decision Loss	N/A	May 15th, 2009, to Sarah Kaufman
Submission Victories by Method	Armbar x7 (100%)	Armbar 3x (50%) Triangle 1x (16.7%) Arm Triangle 1x (16.7%) V.F. Choke 1x (16.7%)
Submission Losses by method	N/A	Armbar 1x (100%)
Highest achievement in grappling competition	Bronze Medal in Judo, 2008 Summer Olympics	Silver Medal in No-Gi Grappling, 2008 FILA Grappling World Championships
Most times taken down in a fight	1	3
Decision Victories in the UFC	0	0
Significant Strikes Landed Per Minute	1.69	1.57
Striking Accuracy	56%	40%
Significant Strikes Absorbed Per Minute	1.42	2.7
Striking Defense	61%	45%
Average Takedown Attempts per 15 Min.	8.01	3.46
Takedown Accuracy	67%	40%
Takedown Defense Percentage	50%	20%
Average Submission per 15 Min.	8.01	2.31
Average Submission Completion Rate	87.50%	19.80%
Most Significant Strikes Landed in a Fight	8, on Mar. 3rd, 2012, against Meisha Tate	33, on Aug. 13th, 2010, against Maiju Kujala
Total Fight Time	12 min, 18 sec	2 hrs, 16 min, 44 sec

Just like Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva in the main event, I predict that the rematch will have the same victor as the first. I do, however, suspect that there will be a bit more blood. Whether it’s a bleeding face or an open fracture of Meisha Tate’s arm remains to be seen, but there will be blood. I predict that Ronda Rousey will continue in her quest to replace Rickson Gracie as the world’s most famous arm collector and take another 1st round victory.