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LightweightUFC 49: Unfinished BusinessAugust 21, 2004

Yves Edwards, KO / TKO, R1 4:32.

Kick to Head At Distance

Walking in

Yves Edwards

Record5-2
StreakWon 5 straight
Strikes landed / min1.86
Strike defence65%
Takedowns / 15 min0.18
Takedown defence74%

Josh Thomson

Record2-0
StreakWon 2 straight
Strikes landed / min2.87
Strike defence52%
Takedowns / 15 min2.54
Takedown defence33%
TellChin decay phase change

First KO loss August 2004. Fighters at the same age and mileage lose by KO in 11.3% of fights; after a first KO it runs 17.3%.

Only 17 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

Yves EdwardsJosh Thomson
16/21Sig. strikes13/22
24/30Total strikes33/43
0/1Takedowns2/3
1Knockdowns0
0:40Control1:36
Target
10/15Head2/7
1/1Body4/6
5/5Leg7/9
Position
1/3Distance7/13
8/11Clinch6/8
7/7Ground0/1

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