Issue 068

October 2010

0

Number of times Vladimir Matyushenko was able to hit Jon Jones at UFC on Versus 2. He didn’t get much time as Jones ended it via vicious TKO in less than two minutes. . .

10

. . The edge came from Jones’ lethal elbows, rapidly becoming notorious. He delivered ten of them in just over four seconds to end the contest. 

20

Percentage docked from DaMarques Johnson’s fight purse, due to being one pound over the 171lb welterweight limit for his bout with Matthew Riddle. Making matters worse, Riddle TKO’d Johnson in round two.

1

Number of times Japanese star Takanori Gomi has won in the UFC Octagon, and the number of times Tyson Griffin has been stopped in 18 fights. Gomi used a big right hand to knock Griffin out early in round one.

25

UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell became the first MMA star to have his likeness immortalized in wax by the famous Madame Tussauds. It was on display for just 25 minutes at the UFC’s second Fan Expo back on May 28th in the Mandalay Bay. The inaugural UFC Fan Expo, in July of 2009, saw Liddell inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. 

$300,000

Estimated production cost of Liddell’s sculpture. It shows him with his arms raised and the UFC light heavyweight belt around his waist. It can be seen at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at the Venetian Resort and Casino. 

4

No doubt ‘The Iceman’ deserves the honor. He claimed the light heavyweight belt with a win over Randy Couture at UFC 52 and defended it four times over the next year and a half. It’s believed the inspiration for his wax figure’s pose came from one of these defenses, a KO of Randy Couture at UFC 57. 

Numbers provided by Zac Robinson, co-author of Sports by the Numbers: MMA.