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o Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin
Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson
Luiz Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann
Caol Uno vs. Fabricio Camoes
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UFC 106 Preview: A Statistical Breakdown of o Ortiz vs Forrest Griffin 2
by Anton Tabuena
UFC 106 is coming up, so here's a quick breakdown that might interest the stat-geek in you.
Forrest Griffin:
• No opponent has gotten past half-guard
• Holds the record for most leg kicks landed in UFC history
• Gets stronger as fight progresses
Forrest Griffin, as shown by that statement above, has very underrated jiujitsu, as he his guard has yet to be passed by anyone he has ever competed against. Stylistically though, this doesn't have much bearing as o Ortiz is known to be content on sitting on his opponents guards and just start raining elbows from there. The more important question is, if o lands a takedown, will he be able to get up?
Forrest Griffin, holds the highest total for leg kicks landed. The fighter with the second highest? -- Keith Jardine. According to UFC.com, he averages 16 leg kicks per fight. He throws hard leg kicks, and he throws them often, but will he want to get loose and throw them as much against a wrestler who would be looking to take him down?
This guy is known for his heart, and his tremendous work-ethic. He has such good cardio that while most people start slowing down as fights go longer, Forrest does the exact opposite. UFC.com says that on his fights that lasted more than 14 mins, he has averaged 53 strikes in the first round, 62 on the second, and 67 in the third.
o Ortiz:
• Had longest le reign in UFC history
• Tied for second most takedowns landed in UFC history
• Lands 61% ground strikes
As marketed heavily by the UFC 106 promos, o Ortiz has the longest reign as champion in UFC history. According to UFC.com he held the UFC light heavyweight championship for exactly 3 years, 6 months, and 13 days. During his reign, he defended the belt five consecutive times, which ties him with future hall-of-famers Matt Hughes, and Anderson Silva for the most consecutive defenses in UFC history.
'The Huntington Beach Bad Boy' has the second highest number of takedowns landed in the UFC, a distinction he shares with current welterweight champion, Georges St. Pierre. With those takedowns, o Ortiz has landed 61% of his power shots on the ground and is currently ranked third with the total number of ground strikes landed. The top two, as earlier referenced in the UFC 105 stats breakdown, is headed by Randy Couture, and Georges St. Pierre respectively. o can very well reach the top spot if he gets Forrest down and lands at least 16 ground shots.
Verdict:
Forrest is the more dynamic striker of the two, and as said above, he throws a lot of leg kicks, and even more so in recent fights. Will he throw as much against a guy who's obviously looking for the takedown though? Maybe not. On their first meeting, Forrest only landed 4 leg kicks. One of them actually hurt Ortiz's leg, but he didn't throw them as much as usual. He still managed to win the stand-up exchanges though.
Cardio is also a huge issue in this fight. Both guys are known for their cardio, but with Ortiz's back injury, he hasn't shown it in his last few fights. If you look at their first fight, a fresh Ortiz completed 2 out of 2 takedowns in the first, threw his trademark GnP, and almost finished Forrest. But then he slowly faded and missed his next 9 takedown attempts, until the final takedown in the third, which ultimately won him the controversial decision. Ortiz says it was all because of his back injury, and that he's back to being the cardio-machine he once was. How true this is, has yet to be seen.
Will we see a much more evolved Forrest pick up where they left off, and win the exchanges while stopping the takedowns? Or will a rejuvenated o Ortiz deliver a sustained version of his first round performance?
Anthony Johnson is going to up Josh Koscheck!
we'll see if Kos fights smart, If he's reckless he loses..
o is gonna win this one..
"Crossing Fingers"
Light Heavyweight bout: o Ortizvs. Forrest Griffin
Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson
Welterweight bout: Amir Sadollah vs. Phil Baroni
Light Heavyweight bout: Luiz Cane vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Welterweight bout: Karo Parisyan vs. Dustin Hazelett
I'm pretty new to MMA but one thing I've learned rather quickly is how much I love Forrest. Hope he's able to win it.
Last edited by MannyIsGod; 11-21-2009 at 05:37 PM.
MMA is good stuff. What got you into it?
I watched the first couple of episodes of TUF this season then just started watching everything I could. I've downloaded a bunch of old fights and I've watched some WEC stuff as well as the Fedor/Rogers fight the other night. I've seen the last 2 UFC events and I've just gotten really into it.
I'm just really liking it so far. I can't wait for tonight's fights.
MMA is where its at. Ive been addicted to it for quite a few years now. ST has a good little mma board too.
Don't forget 2 pre-lim fights are free on e starting at 9 ET..
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Johnson
Nogueira
Larson
Sotiropoulus
I had no idea about that. Thanks for the heads up.
Forrest
Johnson
Nogueira
Larson
Sotiropoulus
George's body looks totally different...looks like he has more evenly dispersed muscle via traditional training. Looks like he has some Eddie Bravo 10th planet jj knee pads on so obviously he has taken on American training.
ohhhhhhhh............are we about to see a North South submission?!?!!?!?
fookin that was a thing of beauty...the Aussie Dustin Hazlett!!
"I went for the OM BAA!"
That 2nd fight was really ing nice to watch. Enjoyed it throughly. I love submissions.
George is a stud....he really needs to add at a minimum, a decent stand up game and he will be a top fighter sooner than later.
DAMN - knocked the out.
Great performance from Ben, Really impressive Davis is no joke..
Larson lost and Uno got a draw, so i am 0-1 with 3 fights left
!!!
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