UFC 209: By the Numbers

It wasn’t pretty or particularly memorable, but Tyron Woodley got some closure on his rivalry with Stephen Thompson.

After battling to a majority draw in their first meeting at UFC 205, “The Chosen One” defended his welterweight crown with a majority decision triumph over Thompson in the UFC 209 headliner in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Offense came at a premium over the course of 25 relatively uneventful minutes, but it was Woodley who authored the bout’s most significant moments, including a furious blitz in the final minute of round five to seal his victory.

Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC 209, with statistics courtesy of FightMetric.com (online betting).

54: Significant strikes landed by Woodley, one more than Thompson did in the five-round bout. Woodley outlanded his foe 15 to 14 in round three and 17 to 13 in round five, while “Wonderboy” held advantages in round one (6 to 5) and four (12 to 9). Both fighters landed eight significant strikes apiece in round two.

1: Takedown landed in two attempts by Woodley. The American Top Team representative landed his lone takedown of the fight in the third frame. Woodley also landed a single takedown against Thompson at UFC 205.

19: Significant ground strikes landed by Woodley. Thompson didn’t land a single significant strike on the ground.

52: Significant strikes at distance landed by Thompson. By comparison, Woodley landed 30.

2: Knockdowns landed by Woodley in the championship frames of his two bouts with Thompson. The welterweight champ floored Thompson in the fourth round of their first meeting at UFC 205 and in the fifth stanza at UFC 209 on Saturday night.

90: Significant strikes landed by David Teymur in a unanimous decision triumph over Lando Vannata in the action-packed lightweight co-main event. Teymur landed 46 strikes to the head, 21 to the body and 23 to the legs. Vannata, meanwhile, landed 76 significant strikes.

74: Significant strikes landed by Daniel Kelly in his split-decision triumph over Rashad Evans, the second-highest total of the Australian judoka’s career. Kelly outlanded his foe 12 to 8 in round one, 23 to 10 in round two and 39 to 35 in round three.

0: Takedowns landed in eight attempts by Kelly. Evans, meanwhile, landed one of his four takedown tries.

12: Career KO/TKO triumphs stemming from knees or kicks for Alistair Overeem after he stopped Mark Hunt with knees in the clinch 1:44 into the third frame of their featured heavyweight clash.

.780: Significant striking accuracy for Overeem, who landed 55 of 70 significant strikes in victory. By comparison, Hunt landed 21 of 51 significant strikes, a 41 percent clip. Overeem’s career rate of 73.9 percent ranks first among all UFC fighters.

30: Significant body strikes landed by Overeem, who repeatedly battered Hunt with knees in close quarters. Hunt, meanwhile, landed just five significant strikes to the body.

14: Significant leg strikes for Overeem; Hunt landed four.

23: Significant strikes in the clinch for Overeem. By comparison, Hunt landed nine.

11: Featherweight triumphs in UFC competition for Darren Elkins following his unlikely third-round stoppage of Mirsad Bektic in a preliminary contest. That figure ranks No. 2 all-time in the division behind only interim 145-pound king Max Holloway. Dennis Bermudez and Cub Swanson are tied for third with nine wins apiece.

1,365: Days since the last kneebar finish in UFC competition before Iuri Alcantara tapped Luke Sanders with the maneuver 3:13 into the second frame of their bantamweight scrap. Antonio Braga Neto was the last man to win via kneebar, when he submitted Anthony Smith in the first round at UFC on Fuel TV 10.

96: Total strikes by which Bektic outlanded Elkins in a lopsided first frame. The American Top Team prospect held a 146-to-72 edge in total strikes landed overall.

107: Total strikes by which Sanders outlanded Alcantara before the finish. The is the second-largest total strike deficit for a winner in a UFC bout. The largest deficit occurred when Anderson Silva submitted Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 despite being outlanded by 256 strikes.

6: Finishes earned from the crucifix position after Tyson Pedro finished Paul Craig with elbows from the position 4:10 into the first round of their light heavyweight clash. Pedro joins Gary Goodridge, Matt Hughes, Jon Jones, Dan Kelly and Dong Hyun Kim as the only fighters to accomplish the feat in the Octagon.