Issue 095
December 2012
168
August’s Strikeforce: Rousey vs Kaufman card boasted a thrilling six finishes in nine bouts. You have to go back 168 days and three events to find another Strikeforce show with as many stops. Ironically, it was also headlined by Ronda Rousey, that time armbarring Miesha Tate.
676,000
Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey armbarring Canadian challenger Sarah Kaufman into submission in 54 seconds was watched by 676,000 people in the US.
$2,293
Jiu-jitsu expert Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza earned himself the equivalent of $2,293 per second at Strikeforce: Rousey vs Kaufman in August. He knocked out Derek Brunson in only 41 seconds with a cluster of right hands, and took home a $94,000 pay check as a result.
321
Winners of ‘the most strikes thrown’ award at Strikeforce: Rousey vs Kaufman were Belgian striker Tarec Saffiedine and all-rounder Roger Bowling. They threw an event-best 321 strikes at one another through a three-round decision that saw Saffiedine take the unanimous nod. Their nearest rivals (Hiroko Yamanaka and Germaine de Randamie) notched 277.
TITO ORTIZ
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Tito Ortiz held the UFC light heavyweight title for a record-setting, and record-holding, 1,260 days. He won the strap by decisioning Wanderlei Silva at UFC 25 in 2000, and lost it by decision to Randy Couture at UFC 44 in 2003.
3rd
Although Ortiz fought nearly exclusively in the UFC during his MMA career, in 2000 he did compete at the ADCC Submission Wrestling Championships placing third in the sub-99kg division.
27
Tito Ortiz has had more UFC bouts than any other fighter. He has entered the Octagon 27 times. His nearest rival, Matt Hughes, has done it 25.
5:00:53
At the time of going to press, no man had spent longer fighting in the UFC Octagon than Tito Ortiz. ‘The People’s Champ’ has clocked a massive five hours and 53 seconds in
27 bouts.
15
‘The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’ notched 15 UFC wins. It’s the same amount UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva currently owns, one less than Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell and Georges St Pierre, and two less than Matt Hughes.
The Highs and Lows of CARLOS CONDIT
It’s been a steady rise for ‘The Natural Born Killer’, as he’s gone from hot prospect on the local New Mexico scene, to interim UFC welterweight champion inside a decade. These are the Jackson’s MMA prodigy’s career highs and lows...
September 2002
Condit makes his MMA debut at Aztec Challenge 1 at the tender age of 18, finishing his opponent in 52 seconds via rear naked choke
August 2003
Continues his unbeaten run on the New Mexico circuit in style. In his four ‘03 fights, he spends just over one round fighting – finishing the majority in under a minute.
September 2004
After going 8-0, Condit loses for the first time against Carlo Prater in front of his hometown crowd in Albuquerque at FightWorld 2.
October 2005
Condit loses the second fight of his career against Japanese MMA legend Satoru Kitaoka during Pancrase: Spiral 8. He’s submitted in the first round via heel hook, bringing his record to 12-2.
April 2006
Earns the biggest win of his career so far, submitting former two-time UFC 170lb title contender Frank Trigg in the first round in the Rumble on the Rock tournament. But he’s defeated by Jake Shields in the final later in the evening.
March 2007
At WEC 26, Condit faces John Alessio for the vacant WEC title, and finishes his opponent in the last second of the second round to earn his first career title.
February 2008
Avenges his first loss at WEC 32 by submitting Carlo Prater using a guillotine choke to retain his WEC title.
August 2008
Becomes the last ever WEC welterweight champion when he defeats Hiromitsu Miura in a ‘Fight of the Night’ bonus-winning performance at WEC 35.
April 2009
Makes his UFC debut against Martin Kampmann, and loses an agonizingly close decision to the Dane at UFC Fight Night 18 in Nashville, Tennessee.
June 2010
Enjoys arguably the most impressive performance of his career, coming from behind to TKO Rory MacDonald in the final seconds of their ‘Fight of the Night’ at UFC 115.
September 2011
Becomes the new number-one contender for the UFC title after agreeing to replace AWOL Nick Diaz against Georges St Pierre. But celebrations are cut short as GSP injures his knee, keeping him out of action for over a year.
February 2012
With GSP out, Condit faces Diaz for the UFC’s interim welterweight title at UFC 137, and defeats the former Strikeforce champion via unanimous decision over five rounds.
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