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UFC 84: Ill Will
Las Vegas, USA
24 May 2008
Light Heavyweight
VS
90%
Sokoudjou
10%
Nakamura
Win Probability
KO/TKO
Round 1 · 5:00
RT
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
"The African Assassin"
1818
5'10"78" reachOrthodox42 yrsKnockout Artist
CFR 18
KN
Kazuhiro Nakamura
"Kaz"
2113
Well-Rounded2-fight slide47 yrsOrthodox70" reach5'11"
CFR 2
★ Official Result
Rameau Thierry SokoudjouwinsKO/TKOR1 · 5:00
def. Kazuhiro Nakamura · UFC 84: Ill Will

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Sokoudjou
Actual result
Sokoudjou wins
KO/TKO · R1
Pre-fight analysis

Sokoudjou is a strong favourite at 90% win probability per the CFR ratings. The data points decisively in one direction.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 16 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Sokoudjou has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 60 points.

Risk flags

Sokoudjou's chin rating of 66 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout
SokoudjouNakamura
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
Strike Accuracy
Sokoudjou
Nakamura
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
5'10"
Height
+5'11"
78"+
Reach
70"
42+
Age
47
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Sokoudjou
Nakamura
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
18.3
2.1
49.3
Performance Avg
0.0
60
Quality of Victory
0
35
Momentum Score
0
Sokoudjou
Nakamura
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
10.0
/ 10
0.0
/ 10
8.0
Style: Pressure
0.0
0.7
Style: Volume
0.0
1 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
0 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
7
Head
1
6
Body
5
13
Leg
0
RangeRange
20Distance6
4Clinch0
2Ground0
Sokoudjou
Nakamura
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
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Pure striking matchup
Neither fighter has significant grappling in their history
0
Submission wins
0
Sokoudjou
Nakamura
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
66
76
Moderate
Verdict
Moderate
1
KO/TKO Losses
1
1
Sub Losses
0
Avg R2.0 stoppage
KO round context
Avg R1.0 stoppage
Most recent fight
Last KO loss
Most recent fight
Strikes absorbed / min
3/36 fights
Chin rating based on
2/34 fights
Sokoudjou
Nakamura
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
35
0
Current form
2-fight 📉 slide
L · KO · R2
W · KO · R1
L · Sub · R2
Last 5
L · KO · R1
L · Dec · R3
Sokoudjou
Nakamura
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
100%
0%
1
KO / TKO Wins
0
0
Submission Wins
0
0
Decision Wins
0

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Sokoudjou
Nakamura
Striking10.0 / 0.0Volume0.7 / 0.0Grappling0.0 / 0.0Wrestling0.0 / 0.0Submission0.0 / 0.0Pressure8.0 / 0.0
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
10.0
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
0.0
0.0
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
0.0
0.0
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
0.0
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
0.0
8.0
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
0.0
0.7
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
0.0
Sokoudjou
Strike Zones
Nakamura
Sokoudjou
Attacking
7HEAD6BODY13LEGS26 landed
Absorbing
1HEAD5BODY0LEGS6 absorbed
Nakamura
Attacking
1HEAD5BODY0LEGS6 landed
Absorbing
7HEAD6BODY13LEGS26 absorbed
Targeting Overlap
🎯Sokoudjou targets the legs (50% of attacks) — Nakamura absorbs 50% of strikes there
🎯Nakamura targets the body (83% of attacks) — Sokoudjou absorbs 83% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Sokoudjou
RND
Nakamura
0/0R00/0
0/0R10/0

Sokoudjou · Last 3

L · KO · R2
Luiz Cane
KO/TKO
UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben · 2008-10
W · KO · R1
Kazuhiro Nakamura
KO/TKO
UFC 84: Ill Will · 2008-05
L · Sub · R2
Lyoto Machida
Submission
UFC 79: Nemesis · 2007-12

Nakamura · Last 2

L · KO · R1
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
KO/TKO
UFC 84: Ill Will · 2008-05
L · Dec · R3
Lyoto Machida
Decision
UFC 76: Knockout · 2007-09

News & Media

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou · Kazuhiro Nakamura
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