Issue 113

April 2014

Powerful percentages and show-stopping stats from mma’s past month

MAY 18

The all-female 20th season of The Ultimate Fighter, which will decide the first UFC women’s strawweight champion, begins filming on May 18th.

5

Quasi-retired Georges St Pierre is still top among UFC fighters in five statistical categories according to FightMetric: total strikes landed, takedown accuracy, takedowns landed, total fight time and significant strikes landed.

10

Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson took some heat for going to the judges for the ninth time in 10 fights at UFC on Fox 10 in January. He hasn’t had a stoppage win since April 2010.

2 YEARS

TUF 18 winner Julianna Pena will be unable to compete for up to two years after damaging the ACL, MCL, LCL and meniscus in her right knee. It also put her out of UFC 171 in March.

$1,500

Anyone watching a UFC broadcast of late will no doubt have seen the words ‘Dynamic Fastener’ splashed across plenty of fighters’ shorts. It’s a Tennessee-based hardware company that reportedly pays each competitor just over $1,500 per fight.

2:8

Benson Henderson and Josh Thomson landed just two significant strikes in only eight attempts during the first round of their main event bout at UFC on Fox 10.