Alexander Gustafsson, Unanimous decision, 3 rounds.
Walking in
Alexander Gustafsson
Record6-1
StreakWon 5 straight
Strikes landed / min3.70Top third
Strike defence56%Below avg
Takedowns / 15 min1.38Mid-pack
Takedown defence88%Top third
TellMileage index
Crossed into the heaviest third of head strikes eaten for their age in December 2012, 56 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%.
Mauricio Rua
Record5-4
Strikes landed / min3.30Top third
Strike defence49%Bottom
Takedowns / 15 min1.86Mid-pack
Takedown defence26%Bottom
What happened
Alexander GustafssonMauricio Rua
72/156Sig. strikes41/95
128/215Total strikes51/105
6/12Takedowns1/3
0Sub attempts1
3:53Control1:29
Target
57/134Head23/69
9/13Body7/13
6/9Leg11/13
Position
47/123Distance27/76
10/14Clinch14/19
15/19Ground0/0