FanPost

Behind the Numbers for UFC 169 Barao vs. Faber II (Main Card)

UFC 169 Barao vs. Faber II is this Saturday night (Feb 1, 2014) and it's main card is pretty solid. The overall card isn't as stacked as some have been in the past but two title fights and a barn burner heavyweight bout (for at least a round) make up for it. I'm excited for it, as the event poses some interesting questions:

-Will Faber finally win a UFC title?
-Is Barao going to be the long term UFC Bantamweight Champion?
-Will Aldo move up to Lightweight with a victory?
-Which Alistair Overeem will show up?

Let's look at some of the finer details.

When and Where:
Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Prudential Center, (25 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07102)
Prelims Starting on UFC Fight Pass around 6:30 P.M. ET
Prelims on FOX Sports 1 at 8:00 P.M. ET
Main Card on FOX at 10:00 P.M. ET

Background Information:

-The Prudential Center has a capacity of approximately 18,711(Basketball)
-UFC 78 drew 14,071, UFC 111 drew 17,000, UFC 128 drew 12,619, UFC 159 drew 15,277 for a total of 58,967.
-Average UFC attendance for the arena is: 14,741.75 (14,741 full sized people and three dwarfs in a trench coat)
-Over 12 Bouts, the only weight classes not represented are Women's Bantamweight and Light Heavyweight
-The fighter with the highest finish rate is Overeem at 94%.
-The fighter with the lowest finish rate on the main card is Ricardo Lamas at 54%.
-Overall finish rate for the main card is: 75% (162 Finishes in 216 wins)
-Worst Losing Streak is Frank Mir with 3 in a row.
-Best Win Streak is Renan Barao with 31 wins with 1 No Contest

Behind the Records: Main Card
Lightweight Bout: Abel Trujillo vs. Jamie Varner

FIGHTER Wins Loss Draw WIN % OF FIGHTS FINISH % OF FIGHTS (T)KO SUB UFC STRIKING ACC: 55%
ABEL TRUJILLO 11 5 0 1NC 65% 64% 4 3 UFC STRIKING DEF: 56%
LAST FIVE FIGHTS 3 1 0 ORTHODOX HEIGHT: 5'8" REACH 70 UFC TAKEDOWN ACC: 89%
UFC RECORD 2 1 0 LAST FIGHT: 12/14/13 AGE 30 UFC TAKEDOWN DEF: 37%
FIGHTER RECORD OVERALL Wins Loss Draw NOTES FIGHTER RECORD TOF Wins Loss Draw NOTES
TED WORTHINGTON 34 43 0 (LOSS) TED WORTHINGTON 25 19 0 (LOSS)
DUSTIN PRAXEDES 3 7 0
DUSTIN PRAXEDES 1 1 0
CLAYTON ROBINSON 8 3 0 (LOSS) CLAYTON ROBINSON 4 2 0 (LOSS)
DAVE LEHR COCHRAN 26 29 1
DAVE LEHR COCHRAN 26 26 1
WES CLARK 4 7 0 1NC WES CLARK 3 3 0 1NC
ANDRE GARCIA 1 5 0
ANDRE GARCIA 1 4 0
MARCOS MARQUEZ 4 3 0
MARCOS MARQUEZ 1 1 0
SCOTT CLEVE 14 3 0 (LOSS) SCOTT CLEVE 3 0 0 (LOSS)
ALONZO MARTINEZ 35 16 1 (LOSS) ALONZO MARTINEZ 30 14 1 (LOSS)
LUCAS GWALTNEY 16 16 2
LUCAS GWALTNEY 15 14 2
KEN JACKSON 11 11 1
KEN JACKSON 8 8 1
EDSON BERTO 17 11 1
EDSON BERTO 16 9 1
FRANK CARRILLO 7 4 0
FRANK CARRILLO 5 2 0
MARCUS LEVESSEUR 22 7 0 UFC DEBUT MARCUS LEVESSEUR 22 6 0 UFC DEBUT
KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV 21 0 0 (LOSS) KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV 19 0 0 (LOSS)
ROGER BOWLING 11 5 0 1NC (NO CONTEST) ROGER BOWLING 11 4 0 (NO CONTEST)
ROGER BOWLING 11 5 0 1NC ROGER BOWLING 11 4 0 1NC
TOTALS: 245 175 6 58% TOTALS: 201 117 6 62%
AVERAGE: 14.41 10.29 0.35
AVERAGE: 11.82 6.88 0.35
UFC TOTALS: 65 17 0 79% UFC TOTALS: 63 14 0 82%
UFC AVERAGE: 16.25 4.25 0
UFC AVERAGE: 15.75 3.5 0


Abel Trujillo (+130 Underdog)
Gym:
Blackzilians/Jaco Hybrid Training Center
Base: Wrestling
Credentials/Accolades: 4 Time NAIA Wrestling All American

Abel has the ability to hit very hard, and though he has a good background in wrestling, his take down defense has not translated well to MMA sitting at just 37%. To be fair prior to his bout with Nurmagomedov he stopped 80% of the take downs against him in his prior bout. But against the Eagle he didn't fair so well, with Khabib completing 21 of 27 takedown attempts. His opponents outside the UFC weren't terribly impressive.

FIGHTER Wins Loss Draw WIN % OF FIGHTS FINISH % OF FIGHTS (T)KO SUB UFC STRIKING ACC: 35%
JAMIE VARNER 21 8 1 2NC 66% 86% 7 11 UFC STRIKING DEF: 57%
LAST FIVE FIGHTS 3 2 0 ORTHODOX HEIGHT: 5'8" REACH 72 UFC TAKEDOWN ACC: 54%
UFC RECORD 3 3 0 LAST FIGHT: 08/31/13 AGE 29 UFC TAKEDOWN DEF: 64%
FIGHTER RECORD OVERALL Wins Loss Draw NOTES FIGHTER RECORD TOF Wins Loss Draw NOTES
CARLOS ORTEGA 13 12 1
CARLOS ORTEGA 3 2 0
JESSE MORENG 9 1 0 (LOSS) JESSE MORENG 1 0 0 (LOSS)
JUSTIN NAULING 5 2 0
JUSTIN NAULING 3 0 0
DAVID KLEIN 1 5 0
DAVID KLEIN 1 1 0
JARVIS BRENNAMAN 0 2 0
JARVIS BRENNAMAN 0 0 0
JAMES UPSHUR 7 2 1 1NC (NO CONTEST) JAMES UPSHUR 6 1 1 (NO CONTEST)
GARETT DAVIS 15 13 0
GARETT DAVIS 2 3 0
KYLE SPROUSE 1 4 0
KYLE SPROUSE 1 0 0
KYLE BRADLEY 17 9 0 1NC KYLE BRADLEY 3 2 0 1NC
JESSE BONGFELDT 16 5 1
JESSE BONGFELDT 1 1 0
ADAM ROLAND 2 3 0
ADAM ROLAND 1 1 0
PAUL ARROYO 3 4 0 1NC PAUL ARROYO 1 2 0
TONY LLAMAS 11 15 0 1NC (NO CONTEST) TONY LLAMAS 4 6 0 (NO CONTEST)
LEONARD WILSON 4 5 1
LEONARD WILSON 3 2 1
HERMES FRANCA 22 12 0 1NC UFC DEBUT (LOSS) HERMES FRANCA 15 5 0 UFC DEBUT (LOSS)
JASON GILLIAM 14 6 0
JASON GILLIAM 11 0 0
SHERRON LEGGETT 21 6 0 WEC DEBUT SHERRON LEGGETT 14 3 0 WEC DEBUT
ROB MCCULLOUGH 19 8 0
ROB MCCULLOUGH 15 3 0
MARCUS HICKS 10 3 0 1NC WEC LW TITLE WIN MARCUS HICKS 8 0 0 WEC LW TITLE WIN
DONALD CERRONE 22 6 0 1NC WEC LW TITLE DEF DONALD CERRONE 9 0 0 1NC WEC LW TITLE DEF
BENSON HENDERSON 20 3 0 (LOSS) WEC LW TITLE FIGHT BENSON HENDERSON 10 1 0 (LOSS) WEC LW TITLE FIGHT
KAMAL SHALORUS 8 3 2 (DRAW) KAMAL SHALORUS 6 0 1 (DRAW)
DONALD CERRONE 22 6 0 1NC (LOSS) DONALD CERRONE 11 3 0 1NC (LOSS)
SHANE ROLLER 11 7 0 (LOSS) SHANE ROLLER 8 3 0 (LOSS)
TYLER COMBS 13 11 1
TYLER COMBS 13 7 1
DAKOTA COCHRANE 15 5 0 (LOSS) DAKOTA COCHRANE 10 1 0 (LOSS)
NATE JOLLY 13 5 0
NATE JOLLY 10 3 0
DREW FICKETT 42 20 0
DREW FICKETT 41 16 0
EDSON BARBOZA 13 1 0 UFC RETURN EDSON BARBOZA 10 0 0 UFC RETURN
JOE LAUZON 23 9 0 (LOSS) JOE LAUZON 21 7 0 (LOSS)
MELVIN GUILLARD 31 12 2 2NC MELVIN GUILLARD 30 11 2 1NC
GLEISON TIBAU 28 10 0 (LOSS) GLEISON TIBAU 27 9 0 (LOSS)
TOTALS: 451 215 9 67% TOTALS: 299 93 6 75%
AVERAGE: 14.09 6.71 0.28
AVERAGE: 9.34 2.90 0.187
UFC TOTALS: 131 50 2 72% UFC TOTALS: 114 32 2 77%
UFC AVERAGE: 21.83 8.33 0.33
UFC AVERAGE: 19 5.33 0.33


Jamie Varner (-150 Favorite)
Gym:
Arizona Combat Sports/MMA Lab
Base: Wrestling/Boxing
Credentials/Accolades: Former WEC Lightweight Champion, NCBA Champion (College Boxing), NJCAA All American Wrestler Runner Up, NCAA Div 1 Wrestler

Mr. Inconsistent, Varner is capable of beating many top level fighters when his mind is in the right place. Over his long career he's fought many top level fighters and it shows with a 75% win rate overall for the fighters he's faced at time of fight. He is also a good finisher at 86%.

Flyweight Bout: John Lineker vs. Ali Bagautinov

FIGHTER Wins Loss Draw WIN % OF FIGHTS FINISH % OF FIGHTS (T)KO SUB UFC STRIKING ACC: 41%
JOHN LINEKER 23 6 0 79% 61% 11 3 UFC STRIKING DEF: 58%
LAST FIVE FIGHTS 4 1 0 ORTHODOX HEIGHT: 5'3" REACH 67 UFC TAKEDOWN ACC: 100%
UFC RECORD 4 1 0 LAST FIGHT: 10/26/13 AGE 24 UFC TAKEDOWN DEF: 73%
FIGHTER RECORD OVERALL Wins Loss Draw NOTES FIGHTER RECORD TOF Wins Loss Draw NOTES
MAURICIO ALVES 5 8 0
MAURICIO ALVES 0 0 0
HERITON ALVES 3 5 0
HERITON ALVES 0 0 0
CLAUDINEI LACERDA 2 2 0
CLAUDINEI LACERDA 2 0 0
NELSON VELASQUES 9 7 0 1NC (LOSS) NELSON VELASQUES 6 0 0 (LOSS)
ALEXANDRE CHATUBA 2 2 0
ALEXANDRE CHATUBA 2 0 0
MARCIO SAPO 2 6 0
MARCIO SAPO 0 1 0
FELIPE ARANTES 15 6 1 2NC (LOSS) FELIPE ARANTES 5 2 0 (LOSS)
ERICK CARLOS SILVA 12 3 0 (LOSS) ERICK CARLOS SILVA 5 0 0 (LOSS)
ANDRE LUIS DE SOUZA 7 10 0 (LOSS) ANDRE LUIS DE SOUZA 1 3 0 (LOSS)
WAGNER CAMPOS 12 5 0
WAGNER CAMPOS 6 0 0
RAFAEL SILVA 21 3 0 (LOSS) RAFAEL SILVA 2 2 0 (LOSS)
CICA CICA 0 1 0
CICA CICA 0 0 0
LARRY PASSOS VARGAS 5 7 1
LARRY PASSOS VARGAS 3 4 0
ISRAEL SILVA 1 3 0
ISRAEL SILVA 1 2 0
JETRON AZEVEDO 3 4 0
JETRON AZEVEDO 1 3 0
ALVINO JOSE TORRES 7 3 0
ALVINO JOSE TORRES 1 1 0
FELIPE ALVES 14 13 0
FELIPE ALVES 2 5 0
ALESSANDRO CORDEIRO 5 4 0
ALESSANDRO CORDEIRO 4 2 0
DIEGO D'AVILA 8 4 0
DIEGO D'AVILA 6 2 0
SAULO MARTINS 0 2 0
SAULO MARTINS 0 0 0
RENATO VELAME 18 6 0
RENATO VELAME 11 3 0
LUIZ CARLOS ALVES NEVES 3 4 0
LUIZ CARLOS ALVES NEVES 1 0 0
FRANCISCO FIGUEREDO JR 6 2 0
FRANCISCO FIGUEREDO JR 4 0 0
ILIARDE SANTOS 27 9 1 1NC JF BW TITLE WIN ILIARDE SANTOS 21 5 1 JF BW TITLE WIN
LOUIS GAUDINOT 6 3 0 UFC DEBUT (LOSS) LOUIS GAUDINOT 5 2 0 UFC DEBUT (LOSS)
YASUHIRO URUSHITANI 21 6 6
YASUHIRO URUSHITANI 19 5 6
AZAMAT GASHIMOV 7 3 0
AZAMAT GASHIMOV 7 2 0
JOSE MARIA TOME 33 5 2
JOSE MARIA TOME 33 3 2
PHIL HARRIS 22 11 0 1NC PHIL HARRIS 22 10 0 1NC
TOTALS: 276 147 11 64% TOTALS: 170 57 9 72%
AVERAGE: 9.51 5.06 0.37
AVERAGE: 5.86 1.96 0.31
UFC TOTALS: 89 28 8 71% UFC TOTALS: 86 22 8 74%
UFC AVERAGE: 17.8 5.6 1.6
UFC AVERAGE: 17.2 4.4 1.6


John Lineker (-125 Favorite)
Gym:
Emporium
Base: Boxing/BJJ
Credentials/Accolades: Former Jungle Fight Bantamweight Champion

After starting his career at 6-5, he's 17-1 in his last 18 fights. He has fought quite a few fighters with a big size advantage over him and with a 61% finish rate he's pretty impressive. His ability or rather inability to make weight has been his biggest issue in the UFC.

FIGHTER Wins Loss Draw WIN % OF FIGHTS FINISH % OF FIGHTS (T)KO SUB UFC STRIKING ACC: 37%
ALI BAGAUTINOV 12 2 0 86% 75% 5 4 UFC STRIKING DEF: 63%
LAST FIVE FIGHTS 5 0 0 ORTHODOX HEIGHT: 5'5" REACH 65.5 UFC TAKEDOWN ACC: 44%
UFC RECORD 2 0 0 LAST FIGHT: 11/16/13 AGE 28 UFC TAKEDOWN DEF: 40%
FIGHTER RECORD OVERALL Wins Loss Draw NOTES FIGHTER RECORD TOF Wins Loss Draw NOTES
ASLAN MARGUSHEV 1 1 0
ASLAN MARGUSHEV 1 0 0
DMITRY KAZANCEV 0 1 0
DMITRY KAZANCEV 0 0 0
VITALIY PANTELEEV 1 2 0 (LOSS) VITALIY PANTELEEV 0 0 0 (LOSS)
EVGENIY LAZUKOV 4 1 0 (LOSS) EVGENIY LAZUKOV 0 0 0 (LOSS)
ASAN AYSABEKOV 0 1 0
ASAN AYSABEKOV 0 0 0
VITALIY PANTELEEV 1 2 0
VITALIY PANTELEEV 1 0 0
ZHARKYN BAIZAKOV 2 1 0
ZHARKYN BAIZAKOV 2 0 0
VITALY MAKSIMOV 0 4 0
VITALY MAKSIMOV 0 0 0
MIKAEL SILANDER 8 3 0
MIKAEL SILANDER 7 0 0
VADIM ZHLOBICH 1 2 0
VADIM ZHLOBICH 1 1 0
ANDRES BERNHARD 8 3 0
ANDRES BERNHARD 7 2 0
SEIJI OZUKA 13 11 7
SEIJI OZUKA 13 10 7
MARCOS BORGES PANCINI 20 6 1 UFC DEBUT MARCOS BORGES PANCINI 20 4 1 UFC DEBUT
TIM ELLIOTT 10 4 1
TIM ELLIOTT 10 3 1
TOTALS: 69 42 9 58% TOTALS: 62 20 9 68%
AVERAGE: 4.92 3 0.64
AVERAGE: 4.42 1.42 0.64
UFC TOTALS: 30 10 2 71% UFC TOTALS: 30 7 2 77%
UFC AVERAGE: 15 5 1
UFC AVERAGE: 15 3.5 1


Ali Bagautinov (+105 Underdog)
Gym:
Fight Nights Team/Jackson's MMA
Base: Sambo
Credentials/Accolades: International Master of Sports in Sambo & Pankration, Master of Sports in Greco-Roman & Freestyle Wrestling, 2x World Champion in Combat Sambo, Russian BJJ Champion, Pankration World Cup, Russian Greco-Roman Championships Silver Medalist,

Ranks and titles don't follow you into the Octagon, but gawddamn... and I didn't even list all of the titles he's won. He hasn't beaten top fighters in MMA (yet), but he is a good finisher at 75%.

Heavyweight Bout: Alistair Overeem (9) vs. Frank Mir (10)

FIGHTER Wins Loss Draw WIN % OF FIGHTS FINISH % OF FIGHTS (T)KO SUB UFC STRIKING ACC: 57%
ALISTAIR OVEREEM 36 13 0 1NC 72% 94% 15 19 UFC STRIKING DEF: 65%
LAST FIVE FIGHTS 3 2 0 ORTHODOX HEIGHT: 6'4" REACH 80 UFC TAKEDOWN ACC: 75%
UFC RECORD 1 2 0 LAST FIGHT: 08/17/13 AGE 33 UFC TAKEDOWN DEF: 77%
FIGHTER RECORD OVERALL Wins Loss Draw NOTES FIGHTER RECORD TOF Wins Loss Draw NOTES
RICARDO FYEET 4 6 0 1NC RICARDO FYEET 2 1 0 1NC
YURIY KOCHKINE 7 4 1 (LOSS) YURIY KOCHKINE 1 0 1 (LOSS)
CHRIS WATTS 3 2 0
CHRIS WATTS 3 1 0
CAN SAHINBAS 5 4 0 1NC CAN SAHINBAS 4 1 0
YASUHITO NAMEKAWA 26 16 4
YASUHITO NAMEKAWA 4 6 0
YURIY KOCHKINE 7 4 1 (LOSS) YURIY KOCHKINE 2 1 1 (LOSS)
BOBBY HOFFMAN 36 10 1 2NC (LOSS) BOBBY HOFFMAN 15 2 0 (LOSS)
PETER VERSCHUREN 2 6 0
PETER VERSCHUREN 2 2 0
VLADIMER TCHANTURIA 0 1 0
VLADIMER TCHANTURIA 0 0 0
STANISLAV NUSCHIK 7 6 1
STANISLAV NUSCHIK 4 3 1
ROMAN ZENTSOV 18 12 0
ROMAN ZENTSOV 4 4 0
SERGEY KAZNOVSKY 9 9 0
SERGEY KAZNOVSKY 4 4 0
VESA VUORI 2 1 0
VESA VUORI 0 0 0
YUSUKE IMAMURA 2 6 0 PRIDE DEBUT YUSUKE IMAMURA 1 2 0 PRIDE DEBUT
MOISE RIMBON 20 9 3
MOISE RIMBON 4 3 0
DAVE VADER 12 11 3
DAVE VADER 11 2 3
BAZIGIT ATAJEV 16 1 0
BAZIGIT ATAJEV 13 0 0
AARON BRINK 26 23 0 1NC AARON BRINK 16 8 0 1NC
MIKE BENCIC 1 2 0
MIKE BENCIC 1 1 0
CHUCK LIDDELL 21 8 0 (LOSS) CHUCK LIDDELL 12 2 0 (LOSS)
TOMOHIKO HASHIMOTO 1 4 0
TOMOHIKO HASHIMOTO 0 2 0
RODNEY GLUNDER 25 20 3 1NC RODNEY GLUNDER 21 8 3
HIROMITSU KANEHARA 19 25 5
HIROMITSU KANEHARA 15 11 1
ANTONIO ROGERIO NOGUEIRA 21 5 0 (LOSS) ANTONIO ROGERIO NOGUEIRA 9 1 0 (LOSS)
VITOR BELFORT 24 10 0
VITOR BELFORT 12 5 0
IGOR VOVCHANCHYN 55 10 0 1NC IGOR VOVCHANCHYN 55 8 0 1NC
MAURICIO RUA 22 8 0 (LOSS) MAURICIO RUA 10 1 0 (LOSS)
SERGEI KHARITONOV 20 5 0
SERGEI KHARITONOV 13 1 0
NIKOLAJUS CILKINAS 2 6 0
NIKOLAJUS CILKINAS 1 1 0
FABRICIO WERDUM 17 5 1 (LOSS) FABRICIO WERDUM 7 1 1 (LOSS)
VITOR BELFORT 24 10 0 STRIKEFORCE DEBUT VITOR BELFORT 13 6 0 STRIKEFORCE DEBUT
ANTONIO ROGERIO NOGUEIRA 21 5 0 (LOSS) ANTONIO ROGERIO NOGUEIRA 11 2 0 (LOSS)
RICARDO ARONA 14 5 0 (LOSS) RICARDO ARONA 12 4 0 (LOSS)
MAURICIO RUA 22 8 0 (LOSS) MAURICIO RUA 15 2 0 (LOSS)
MICHAEL KNAAP 18 21 3
MICHAEL KNAAP 14 11 0
SERGEI KHARITONOV 20 5 0
SERGEI KHARITONOV 14 3 0
PAUL BUENTELLO 33 15 0 SF HW TITLE WIN PAUL BUENTELLO 25 9 0 SF HW TITLE WIN
LEE TAE-HYUN 1 2 0 DREAM DEBUT LEE TAE-HYUN 1 1 0 DREAM DEBUT
MARK HUNT 9 8 1
MARK HUNT 5 3 0
MIRKO FILIPOVIC 28 11 2 1NC (NO CONTEST) MIRKO FILIPOVIC 23 6 2 (NO CONTEST)
GARY GOODRIDGE 23 23 1
GARY GOODRIDGE 23 18 1
TONY SYLVESTER 11 3 0
TONY SYLVESTER 11 2 0
JAMES THOMPSON 18 14 0 1NC JAMES THOMPSON 14 10 0
KAZUYUKI FUJITA 15 10 0
KAZUYUKI FUJITA 15 8 0
BRETT ROGER 14 6 0 1NC SF HW TITLE DEFENSE BRETT ROGER 10 1 0 SF HW TITLE DEFENSE
TODD DUFFEE 8 2 0 DREAM HW TITLE WIN TODD DUFFEE 6 1 0 DREAM HW TITLE WIN
FABRICIO WERDUM 17 5 1
FABRICIO WERDUM 14 4 1
BROCK LESNAR 5 3 0 UFC DEBUT BROCK LESNAR 5 2 0 UFC DEBUT
ANTIONIO SILVA 18 5 0 1NC (LOSS) ANTIONIO SILVA 17 4 0 (LOSS)
TRAVIS BROWNE 16 1 1 (LOSS) TRAVIS BROWNE 14 1 1 (LOSS)
TOTALS: 765 401 32 64% TOTALS: 508 180 16 72%
AVERAGE: 15.3 8.02 0.64
AVERAGE: 10.16 3.6 0.32
UFC TOTALS: 39 9 1 80% UFC TOTALS: 36 7 1 82%
UFC AVERAGE: 13 3 0.33
UFC AVERAGE: 12 2.33 0.33


Alistair Overeem (-330 Favorite)
Gym: Thailand (?)
Base: Muay Thai
Credentials/Accolades: Former K-1 Grand Prix Champ, Strikeforce/Dream Heavyweight Champ, 2005 ADCC European Champion

He was labeled a can crusher by many, but the numbers don't add up to that. His quality isn't as high as GSP but higher than many. His 94% finish rate is outstanding in addition to having very good takedown defense at 77%. He's lost his last 2 and this will be his last chance to make a run for the title.

FIGHTER Wins Loss Draw WIN % OF FIGHTS FINISH % OF FIGHTS (T)KO SUB UFC STRIKING ACC: 49%
FRANK MIR 16 8 0 67% 75% 3 9 UFC STRIKING DEF: 39%
LAST FIVE FIGHTS 2 3 0 SOUTHPAW HEIGHT: 6'3" REACH 79 UFC TAKEDOWN ACC: 46%
UFC RECORD 14 8 0 LAST FIGHT: 08/31/13 AGE 34 UFC TAKEDOWN DEF: 55%
FIGHTER RECORD OVERALL Wins Loss Draw NOTES FIGHTER RECORD TOF Wins Loss Draw NOTES
JEROME SMITH 6 10 1
JEROME SMITH 3 1 0
DAN QUINN 5 7 1
DAN QUINN 1 0 0
ROBERTO TRAVEN 6 4 1 UFC DEBUT ROBERTO TRAVEN 6 1 0 UFC DEBUT
PETE WILLIAMS 12 6 0
PETE WILLIAMS 12 5 0
IAN FREEMAN 20 7 1 (LOSS) IAN FREEMAN 12 5 0 (LOSS)
TANK ABBOTT 10 15 0
TANK ABBOTT 8 7 0
WES SIMS 24 14 1 2NC (DQ WIN) WES SIMS 6 1 0 1NC (DQ WIN)
WES SIMS 24 14 1 2NC WES SIMS 6 2 0 1NC
TIM SYLIVA 31 10 0 1NC UFC HW TITLE WIN TIM SYLIVA 16 0 0 UFC HW TITLE WIN
MARCIO CRUZ 8 3 0 (LOSS) MARCIO CRUZ 1 0 0 (LOSS)
DAN CHRISTISON 20 7 0
DAN CHRISTISON 8 3 0
BRANDON VERA 12 7 0 1NC (LOSS) BRANDON VERA 7 0 0 (LOSS)
ANTONI HARDONK 8 6 0
ANTONI HARDONK 5 3 0
BROCK LESNAR 5 3 0
BROCK LESNAR 1 0 0
ANTONIO RODRIGO NOGUERIA 34 8 1 1NC UFC INT HW TITLE WIN ANTONIO RODRIGO NOGUERIA 31 4 1 1NC UFC INT HW TITLE WIN
BROCK LESNAR 5 3 0 (LOSS) HW TITLE FIGHT BROCK LESNAR 3 1 0 (LOSS) HW TITLE FIGHT
CHEICK KONGO 20 8 2
CHEICK KONGO 14 5 1
SHANE CARWIN 12 2 0 (LOSS) INT HW TITLE FIGHT SHANE CARWIN 11 0 0 (LOSS) INT HW TITLE FIGHT
MIRKO FILIPOVIC 28 11 2 1NC MIRKO FILIPOVIC 27 7 2 1NC
ROY NELSON 19 9 0
ROY NELSON 15 5 0
ANTONIO RODRIGO NOGUERIA 34 8 1 1NC ANTONIO RODRIGO NOGUERIA 33 6 1 1NC
JUNIOR DOS SANTOS 16 3 0 (LOSS) HW TITLE FIGHT JUNIOR DOS SANTOS 14 1 0 (LOSS) HW TITLE FIGHT
DANIEL CORMIER 13 0 0 (LOSS) DANIEL CORMIER 11 0 0 (LOSS)
JOSH BARNETT 33 7 0 (LOSS) JOSH BARNETT 32 6 0
TOTALS: 405 172 12 67% TOTALS: 283 63 5 81%
AVERAGE: 16.87 7.16 0.5
AVERAGE: 11.79 2.62 0.20
UFC TOTALS: 394 155 10 70% UFC TOTALS: 279 62 5 80%
UFC AVERAGE: 17.90 7.04 0.45
UFC AVERAGE: 12.68 2.81 0.22


Frank Mir (+260 Underdog)
Gym:
Jackson's MMA
Base: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Credentials/Accolades: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, Kempo Karate Black Belt, 2x UFC Heavyweight Champion, 2007 NAGA Absolute Champion

His quality of opposition has been very high during his career because he's spent so much time in the UFC. His striking defense is poor at only 39% but finishes 75% of his wins.

Due to the length of the Article the Co-Main and Main Event had to be moved to a second post.

MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 169 card this Saturday night, starting with the Fight Pass "Prelims," which are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET, right on through the FOX Sports 1-televised under card bouts at 8 p.m. ET and then main card PPV action, which is slated to begin at 10 p.m. ET.

FanPosts are user-generated content that do not reflect the editorial opinions of MMAmania.com nor its staff.