UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy
Quebec City, Canada
16 Apr 2014
Middleweight
VS
44%
Taleb
56%
Grujic
Win Probability
Decision
Round 3 · 5:00
NT
Nordine Taleb
15 – 7
6'1"74" reachOrthodox44 yrsWell-Rounded
CFR 15
VG
Vik Grujic
"The Spartan"
6 – 6
Knockout Artist2-fight slide49 yrsOrthodox73" reach5'11"
CFR 19

Combatrics Intelligence

Data-driven breakdown · fighter metrics

Edge: Grujic

This is a genuine toss-up — Taleb at 44% vs Grujic at 56% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

Grujic has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 26 points.

Taleb has the striking edge in both volume and accuracy.

Risk flags

Taleb's chin rating of 30 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Taleb
Grujic
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'1"+
Height
5'11"
74"+
Reach
73"
44+
Age
49
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Taleb
Grujic
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
14.8
18.5
43.9
Performance Avg
46.0
34
Quality of Victory
60
52
Momentum Score
43
Taleb
Grujic
Striking
Significant strikes per minute & accuracy
1.4
1.1
54%
Strike Accuracy
52%
4.0
Striking Style Score (/10)
10.0
2 KOs
KO Finishes
1 KOs
Strike targetStrike target
10
Head
1
5
Body
0
0
Leg
0
RangeRange
3Distance1
0Clinch0
12Ground0
Taleb
Grujic
Grappling
Takedowns, submissions & wrestling
1.7
/ 10
0.0
/ 10
1.2
Wrestling Style (/10)
0.0
0.0
Submission Style (/10)
0.0
0
Submission wins
0
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Taleb
Grujic
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
30
74
KO risk
Verdict
Moderate
2
KO/TKO Losses
1
2
Sub Losses
0
Avg R1.5 stoppage
KO round context
Avg R1.0 stoppage
Most recent fight
Last KO loss
1 fight ago
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
12/22 fights
Chin rating based on
4/12 fights
Taleb
Grujic
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
52
43
Current form
2-fight 📉 slide
L · KO · R1
W · Dec · R3
L · KO · R2
L · Sub · R1
W · KO · R1
Last 5
L · Dec · R3
L · KO · R1
W · KO · R1
L · Dec · R3
Taleb
Grujic
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
29%
100%
2
KO / TKO Wins
1
0
Submission Wins
0
5
Decision Wins
0

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Taleb
Grujic
Striking4.0 / 10.0Volume6.9 / 0.5Grappling1.7 / 0.0Wrestling1.2 / 0.0Submission0.0 / 0.0Pressure3.8 / 7.8
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
4.0
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
10.0
1.7
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
0.0
1.2
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
0.0
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
0.0
3.8
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
7.8
6.9
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
0.5
Taleb
Strike Zones
Grujic
Taleb
Attacking
10HEAD5BODY0LEGS15 landed
Absorbing
1HEAD0BODY0LEGS1 absorbed
Grujic
Attacking
1HEAD0BODY0LEGS1 landed
Absorbing
10HEAD5BODY0LEGS15 absorbed
Targeting Overlap
🎯Taleb targets the head (67% of attacks) — Grujic absorbs 67% of strikes there
🎯Grujic targets the head (100% of attacks) — Taleb absorbs 100% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Taleb
RND
Grujic
0/0R00/0

Taleb · QOF Timeline

Avg: 4.2
0104.5W5.3W4.5W3.0L5.2W6.0L4.5W5.0W1.5L3.9L4.5W2.5L2014-042015-082017-052018-102019-09
WinLossTrend

Grujic · QOF Timeline

Avg: 4.4
0105.5L5.0W1.5L5.5L2014-042014-062014-112015-05
WinLossTrend

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Grujic · Last 4

L · Dec · R3
Brendan O'ReillyRating 5.5
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KO/TKO
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Decision
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