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The System Doesn't Like Rashad Evans
We're having some technical difficulties with the home page and it's prevented us from posting a bunch of the material we've prepared in advance of UFC 88. The one thing we have posted is the career TPR Report for Rashad Evans.Rashad is precisely the type of fighter that the FightMetric scoring system undervalues. Specifically, a fighter that relies on takedowns and positioning without keeping active with strikes, submissions, and guard passes. Taking a look at the whole of Rashad's career, his median TPR is 58.5, which is extremely low, considering that he is undefeated. Compare that to Chuck Liddell, who, despite five losses, has a median TPR of 79.Stay tuned for more material over the next week or so. Once we get the technical glitches worked out, there's plenty of stats to cover.
It's a Slow Week
Not much going on in the world of MMA at the moment. We're getting ready for UFC 88 behind-the-scenes, and will be posting some Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans fights later this month. In the meantime, we just posted Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta -- apologies for the tardiness.So what happens when there's nothing else to do? We come up with something a little different. Last time it was our hugely-popular quiz. This time, it's not nearly as interesting.We really have to aplogize in advance. What you'll find here is probably the best example of why nerds should not be allowed near the sport of MMA. And yet...So we present to you The Worst Joke in MMA History. Don't say we didn't warn you.
Dominance, Thy Name is GSP
Today we release the full stats from the fight between Georges St. Pierre and Jon Fitch. You will rarely see dominance of this sort in a five-round fight, but more impressive is the amount of offensive volume poured on by GSP. St. Pierre sets the new FightMetric record for highest effectiveness score in a fight with a grand total of 814. An average 25-minute fight would see a score closer to 300. That's nearly triple.Come back later this week when we'll have full stats from other fights from UFC 87, including Lesnar vs. Herring and Florian vs. Huerta.
Making the Case for Jon Fitch
We have an article up over at FanHouse laying out some ways that Jon Fitch could pull off an upset and beat Georges St. Pierre. Check it out to see how Fitch could use:- The Forrest Griffin Method
- The Josh Koscheck Method
- The Matt Serra Method
Our Bad
So we made a bit of mistake. With all the craziness surrounding Affliction and Silva vs. Irvin, we mistook the date for UFC 87. In planning a release schedule for material leading up to GSP vs. Fitch, we blew all our good material last week. So we're forced to dig pretty deep to get something out this week. Today, we have the report for the blowout between Jon Fitch and Kuniyoshi Hironaka. Tomorrow we put out a report on Jon Fitch vs. Chris Wilson. With those two, it wraps up all the decisions in Fitch's career (and there are a bunch of them). Toward the end of the week, we'll have some thoughts on Fitch's career and some important stats that could affect the match-up this Saturday night.
GSP and Fitch: Blasts from their Pasts
Looking forward to next Saturday's matchup between Georges St. Pierre and Jon Fitch, we'll be revisiting some of the fights from their pasts. Here's the report release schedule for the week:Sunday: Georges St. Pierre vs. Jason "Mayhem" MillerMonday: Georges St. Pierre vs. Karo ParisyanTuesday: Jon Fitch vs. Brock LarsonWednesday: Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh KoscheckThursday: Jon Fitch vs. Jeff Joslin Friday: Jon Fitch Career TPR Report Come back every day this week for more FightMetric reports.
It Was Fedor Week!
Now that Fedor has re-justified his reputation, re-live his career with our article series over at FanHouse:
2002-2003: The Fights that Made Fedor
2003-2004: The Era of Dominance
2004-2005: The Greatest Challenges
2005-Present: Mismatches and Reflections
We've also updated the career TPR reports for Fedor and Anderson Silva with the stats from their most recent bouts.
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