Author: By Jordan Newmark

6Current ranking of UFC welterweight champion Robert Glenn Lawler on the UFC pound-for-pound list189UFC event where “Ruthless” defended his UFC welterweight title by scoring a fifth round TKO of Rory MacDonald, which is widely believed to be 2015’s Fight of the Year

 
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6KO/TKOs by Lawler, tied for 3rd most in UFC welterweight history behind Thiago Alves’ 8 and Matt Brown’s 98Knockdowns landed by Lawler, tied for 3rd most in UFC welterweight history70Significant strikes landed by Lawler against MacDonald 723Significant strikes landed by Ruthless in … Read the Full Article Here

Brian Ortega is thoughtful. Prior to his most recent Octagon outing, it was said on UFC.com that the undefeated star of the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy was “savage” – in the best way possible. And he confirmed it by scoring a third-round TKO of Thiago Tavares in a memorable Fight of the Night scrap. As for his thoughtfulness, tangling with Ortega is like a “choose your own adventure” book, but all paths lead to the same ending – with “T-City” getting his hand raised.Up next for Ortega: Diego Brandao“If it’s a good night, you can pick your pois … Read the Full Article Here

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UFC events in 2015
13
PPV events
22
FOX and FOX Sports 1 events combined
6
UFC Fight Pass events
4
New countries were added to the Octagon’s passport – Philippines, Poland, Scotland and South Korea
473
Fights
154
KO/TKOs
90
Subs
51.6
Percentage of the 244 finishes in 2015 occurred in the first round (126)
20
Title fights (including the interim UFC featherweight title fight between Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes at UFC 189)
15
Finishes across those title fights – 11 KO/TKOs and 4 subs
7
New UFC champions were crowned this year – Daniel Cormier, Rafael dos Anjos, … Read the Full Article Here

10Current ranking of Rafael dos Anjos on the UFC pound-for-pound list185UFC event where dos Anjos captured the UFC lightweight title by earning a dominant unanimous decision win over Anthony Pettis

 
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90Significant strikes landed by dos Anjos against Pettis, 5th most landed by a fighter in a UFC lightweight title fight9Takedowns by dos Anjos against Pettis across 10 attempts13Wins by dos Anjos inside the Octagon, 4th most in UFC lightweight history3:40:46Total Octagon time by dos Anjos, 4th most in UFC lightweight history654Significant strikes landed by dos Anjos, 3rd most amo … Read the Full Article Here

Split decisions. How is the losing fighter supposed to react?To further the point, what if every major MMA media outlet scored the scrap for the fighter who two judges said lost? And what if that same fighter statistically outstruck his opponent and stuffed all seven of their takedown attempts?That’s the exact predicament number six-ranked UFC lightweight Michael “The Menace” Johnson found himself in after his 15 minutes with Beneil Dariush in August.  “To me, personally, inside – that’s a win,” Johnson said. “Regardless of whatever they say on pa … Read the Full Article Here

Split decisions. How is the losing fighter supposed to react?To further the point, what if every major MMA media outlet scored the scrap for the fighter who two judges said lost? And what if that same fighter statistically outstruck his opponent and stuffed all seven of their takedown attempts?That’s the exact predicament number six-ranked UFC lightweight Michael “The Menace” Johnson found himself in after his 15 minutes with Beneil Dariush in August.  “To me, personally, inside – that’s a win,” Johnson said. “Regardless of whatever they say on pa … Read the Full Article Here