The TPR data for UFC 83 is up today, with stats for the six fights on the telecast. In addition, the career reports of Georges St. Pierre and Matt Serra have been updated to include their latest fight.
One interesting note: Quarry gets a TPR of 61, proving that it’s tough to put in an above-average performance when your opponent won’t engage. Starnes’ TPR of 24 is not exactly fair. The system awards him 10 points just for surviving to a decision, which is usually something of an accomplishment. Conceivably, if more fighters start using the “Starnes Strategy” we’d have to modify the equation. But we’d probably stop watching the sport before it ever came to that.
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A Loss in the Family
The Zuffa family is mourning the loss of in-house graphic designer Nelsen Bernardo, who tragically perished in an automobile accident Monday morning. He was 29.
"Nelsen was a genuinely kind-hearted person who you could lean on for anything," said Sean Shelby, director of talent relations and creative for Zuffa. "I was honored to know him and I was inspired by his enthusiasm and creativity. He will be sorely missed as a friend."
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EliteXC/CBS Saturday Night Fights pre-fight analysis and predictions
This Saturday night, EliteXC returns to basic cable with the second chapter of CBS Saturday Night Fights.
I am particularly looking forward to seeing how EliteXC hypes up the forthcoming KJ Noons/Nick Diaz fight. I am curious to see whether EliteXC will promote the hell out of the altercation that occurred between the Diaz brothers […]
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UFC 87: St. Pierre vs Fitch Fight Prediction
Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch
Look for St. Pierre to control the fight, successfully defending by way of lopsided Unanimous Decision.
The main event of the evening sees St. Pierre, one of the most skilled and physically gifted athletes in the UFC, defend his Welterweight Title against the extremely talented Jon Fitch. While St. Pierre has […]
UFC 84 Stats Bonanza
Some shows are good for stats, other shows are not. UFC 84 was a great card for stats. The reason is that a bunch of really unique/weird/rare things happened. We have an article up at Yahoo Sports talking about:
* BJ Penn’s historic use of the jab
* Tito Ortiz’s first round ineffectiveness
* Rousimar Palhares’s grappling perfection
* Yoshiyuki Yoshida’s rare submission
We’ve also got a bunch of great stats available here on the site. First, the TPR Report for the televised fights is available here.
Next, the complete stats for the Penn-Sherk fight is up, so you can see just how good BJ’s jab was.
Finally, we’ve put up a fight report with complete stats from the Machida-Ortiz fight. In addition, we’ve created a special report due to some remarks that we’ve seen in forums and comments. Some have compared Lyoto’s performance to that of Kalib Starnes. To put that sentiment to bed, we’ve posted the striking stats for the fight between Nate Quarry and Kalib Starnes.
There simply is no comparison. Starnes landed 15 strikes in the entire fight. Machida landed more than 15 strikes in each of the three rounds of the fight. There’s a difference between avoiding action and picking your shots.
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Demian Maia – MMA’s Master of ‘The Gentle Art’
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – He doesn’t smile a lot when it comes to fighting, even after a big win. But despite his intense stare and emotionless attention to detail, when Demian Maia is in the UFC Octagon, there’s no place he would rather be. It’s the fulfillment of a dream he’s had ever since he was a child back in Sao Paulo, Brazil – to be a fighter.