Josh Thomson, Majority decision, 3 rounds.
Walking in
Josh Thomson
Record1-0
Strikes landed / min4.00
Takedowns / 15 min5.45
Hermes Franca
Record2-0
StreakWon 2 straight
Strikes landed / min1.76
Strike defence56%
Takedowns / 15 min2.64
Takedown defence55%
Only 18 fighters on record in the two years to 2004 at Lightweight, too few to rank anyone against. The rates are real, the ranking would not be.
What happened
Josh ThomsonHermes Franca
40/68Sig. strikes22/46
82/112Total strikes60/87
2/3Takedowns2/3
0Knockdowns1
0Sub attempts1
4:05Control5:19
Target
16/38Head19/40
4/6Body3/3
20/24Leg0/3
Position
26/51Distance6/20
8/9Clinch4/5
6/8Ground12/21