Chris Leben, Split decision, 3 rounds.
Walking in
Chris Leben
Record1-0
Strikes landed / min17.05Elite
Strike defence67%Top third
Takedowns / 15 min9.47Elite
Patrick Cote
Record0-2
Strikes landed / min1.74Below avg
Strike defence45%Below avg
Takedowns / 15 min0.00Below avg
Takedown defence33%Below avg
TellMileage index
Crossed into the heaviest third of head strikes eaten for their age in August 2005, 45 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
Chris LebenPatrick Cote
26/63Sig. strikes26/63
185/234Total strikes30/67
1/5Takedowns1/2
9:08Control2:02
Target
17/51Head18/51
4/5Body4/7
5/7Leg4/5
Position
9/24Distance8/28
12/27Clinch15/29
5/12Ground3/6