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 Fuel 10 card: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva.
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| Fabrico Werdum |
| 35 |
| Kings MMA |
| 16-5-1 |
| Orthodox |
| 77″ |
| 5 (T)KOs (31%) |
| 8 Submissions (50%) |
| 4 Decisions (19%) |
| 1 (T)KO (20%) |
| 4 Decisions (80%) |
| Mike Russow |
| (06/23/2013) |
| Fedor Emalianenko, |
| (06/26/2010) |
| Roy Nelson |
| (02/04/2012) |
| Junior dos Santos |
| (10/25/2008) |
| N/A |
| Alistair Overeem |
| (06/18/2011) |
| Triangle choke x4 (50%) |
| RNC X1 (12.5%) |
| Arm Triangle x1 (12.5%) |
| Guillotine x1 (12.5%) |
| N/A |
| 4 |
| 3 (75%) |
| 1 |
| 2.77 |
| 47% |
| 1.86 |
| 57% |
| 1.89 |
| 33% |
| 33% |
| 1.58 |
| 38.10% |
| 91, against Roy Nelson |
| at UFC 143 (02/04/2012) |
| 209 min., 45 sec. |
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| Stats |
| Age |
| Camp |
| Record |
| Stance |
| Reach |
| Win Percentage |
| Loss Percentage |
| Last (T)KO Victory |
| Last Submission Victory |
| Last Decision Victory |
| Last (T)KO Loss |
| Last Submission Loss |
| Last Decision Loss |
| Submission Victories |
| by Method |
| Submission Losses |
| by Method |
| Fights in June |
| Fights in June Won |
| Decision Victories |
| in the UFC |
| Significant Strikes |
| Landed Per Minute |
| Striking Accuracy |
| Significant Strikes |
| Absorbed Per Minute |
| Striking Defense |
| Average Takedown |
| Attempts per 15 Min. |
| Takedown Accuracy |
| Takedown Defense |
| Percentage |
| Average Submission |
| Attempts Per 15 Min. |
| Average Submission |
| Completion Rate |
| Most Significant Strikes |
| Landed in a Fight |
| Total Cage Time |
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| A. Rodrigo Silva |
| 37 |
| Team Nogueira |
| 34-7-1, 1 N/C |
| Orthodox |
| 77″ |
| 3 (T)KOs (9%) |
| 21 Submissions (62%) |
| 10 Decisions (29%) |
| 2 (T)KO (29%) |
| 1 Submission (14%) |
| 4 Decisions (57%) |
| Brendan Schaub |
| (08/27/2011) |
| Dave Herman |
| (10/13/2012) |
| Randy Couture |
| (08/29/2009) |
| Cain Velasquez |
| (02/20/2010) |
| Frank Mir |
| (12/10/2011) |
| Josh Barnett |
| (09/10/2006) |
| Armbar x10 (47.6%) |
| Triangle choke x4 (19%) |
| Anaconda x2 (9.5%) |
| Guillotine x1 (5.8%) |
| Arm Triangle x1 (5.8%) |
| RNC x1 (5.8%) |
| Crucifix x1 (5.8%) |
| Keylock x1 (5.8%) |
| Kimura x1 (100%) |
| 3 |
| 3 (100%) |
| 2 |
| 1.85 |
| 42% |
| 2.15 |
| 58% |
| 1.36 |
| 33% |
| 36% |
| 2.58 |
| 6.30% |
| 69, against Josh Barnett |
| at Pride Shockwave ’06 |
| 1919 min, 39 sec. |
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As you can see, “Big Nog” has taken an absurd amount of punishment in 31+ hours he’s been in in the cage or ring. With Werdum’s ever improving striking, I see him finishing Nogueira in the second round by (T)KO.
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