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HeavyweightUFC 87: Seek And DestroyAugust 9, 2008

Brock Lesnar, Unanimous decision, 3 rounds.

Walking in

Brock Lesnar

Record0-1
Strikes landed / min10.67Elite
Strike defence33%Bottom
Takedowns / 15 min10.00Elite

Heath Herring

Record2-2
Strikes landed / min2.72Mid-pack
Strike defence52%Mid-pack
Takedowns / 15 min1.25Mid-pack
Takedown defence20%Bottom
TellMileage index

Crossed into the heaviest third of head strikes eaten for their age in August 2008, 88 head strikes before that night. Never-yet-stopped fighters carrying that kind of mileage took a first KO in 11.0% of fights; the lightest third ran 15.6%.

What happened

Brock Lesnar
Heath Herring
45/52Sig. strikes9/21
96/107Total strikes41/55
5/6Takedowns0/0
1Knockdowns0
1Sub attempts0
11:33Control1:55
Target
15/22Head3/14
27/27Body5/6
3/3Leg1/1
Position
5/10Distance1/7
7/7Clinch7/11
33/35Ground1/3

Numbers come from UFCStats, counted round by round. Records are UFC only and stand as they did that morning.