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We’re having some technical difficulties with the home page and it’s prevented us from posting a bunch of the material we’ve prepared in advance of UFC 88. The one thing we have posted is the career TPR Report for Rashad Evans.

Rashad is precisely the type of fighter that the FightMetric scoring system undervalues. Specifically, a fighter that relies on takedowns and positioning without keeping active with strikes, submissions, and guard passes. Taking a look at the whole of Rashad’s career, his median TPR is 58.5, which is extremely low, considering that he is undefeated. Compare that to Chuck Liddell, who, despite five losses, has a median TPR of 79.

Stay tuned for more material over the next week or so. Once we get the technical glitches worked out, there’s plenty of stats to cover.

Source:The System Doesn't Like Rashad Evans

It’s been all BJ all the time the last couple of weeks here, as we ramped up to UFC 84 with a few detailed reports of his fights. Today marks the release of the career TPR Report for BJ Penn and we have an article up at Yahoo Sports with some really interesting information about BJ’s jiu-jitsu and the way he passes guard.

But don’t think we forgot about Sherk. While the majority of his fights have been in smaller organizations, and thus, do not have readily accessible video, we are doing the best we can to learn what we can about Sherk’s time in the UFC. The first product of that study is released today, a detailed report on his fight with Nick Diaz. This is one of those odd fights where all three judges agree precisely on the scoring, but the fan community is up in arms. As the stats show, the fight was extremely close, nearly a draw. What are the chances that Penn-Sherk is that close?

Source:Don't Forget About Sherk

Not much going on in the world of MMA at the moment. We’re getting ready for UFC 88 behind-the-scenes, and will be posting some Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans fights later this month. In the meantime, we just posted Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta — apologies for the tardiness.

So what happens when there’s nothing else to do? We come up with something a little different. Last time it was our hugely-popular quiz. This time, it’s not nearly as interesting.

We really have to aplogize in advance. What you’ll find here is probably the best example of why nerds should not be allowed near the sport of MMA. And yet…

So we present to you The Worst Joke in MMA History.

Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Source:It's a Slow Week