Issue 111

February 2014

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

2

Only two betting favorites lost at UFC 167. Tipped Rory MacDonald got a roasting from a resurgent Robbie Lawler, and Russian Ali Bagautinov out-hustled Tim Elliott.

13

Thales Leites dominated fellow middleweight Ed Herman on the ground at UFC 167. He scored a takedown in each round and, while there, advanced position a massive 13 times.

5th

UFC 167 was the fifth longest UFC event ever in terms of cumulative fight length.

$5.7 Million

By pulling in $5.7 million at the box office, UFC 167, headlined by Georges St Pierre’s decision win over Johny Hendricks, produced the second biggest live gate in UFC history behind the Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen rematch.

1 second

At the TUF 18 Finale Julianna Pena became the first female winner of The Ultimate Fighter by TKO with one second to spare in the opening round.

902 days

By knocking out UFC alum Joey Beltran at Bellator 108 in November, ‘Rampage’ Jackson earned his first win in 902 days – or two years, five months and 18 days.