Rashad Evans, Majority decision, 3 rounds.
Walking in
Rashad Evans
Record2-0
StreakWon 2 straight
Strikes landed / min2.37Mid-pack
Strike defence75%Elite
Takedowns / 15 min4.50Top third
Takedown defence50%Below avg
Stephan Bonnar
Record3-1
StreakWon 3 straight
Strikes landed / min2.73Mid-pack
Strike defence50%Below avg
Takedowns / 15 min1.82Mid-pack
Takedown defence73%Elite
TellMileage index
Crossed into the heaviest third of head strikes eaten for their age in June 2006, 106 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
Rashad EvansStephan Bonnar
17/37Sig. strikes12/36
48/68Total strikes52/78
7/12Takedowns0/0
0Sub attempts2
10:54Control0:04
Target
12/32Head7/28
5/5Body4/6
0/0Leg1/2
Position
3/12Distance7/30
1/1Clinch3/4
13/24Ground2/2