METRICS GUIDE
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UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz
Boston, USA
17 Jan 2016
Welterweight
VS
51%
Cote
49%
Saunders
Win Probability
KO/TKO
Round 2 · 1:14
★ Official Result
Patrick CotewinsKO/TKOR2 · 1:14
def. Ben Saunders · UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Cote
→
Actual result
Cote wins
KO/TKO · R2
Pre-fight analysis
This is a genuine toss-up — Cote at 51% vs Saunders at 49% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.
Key angles
Saunders has the striking edge in both volume and accuracy.
Risk flags
Cote's chin rating of 8 flags durability concerns based on KO history.
Saunders has a chin rating of 0 — a potential KO vulnerability.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
CoteSaunders
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
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Strike Accuracy
—
Cote
Saunders
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
5'11"
Height
+6'2"
75"
Reach
+77"
46
Age
+43
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Cote
Saunders
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
16.1
15.6
41.8
Performance Avg
46.4
38
Quality of Victory
46
79
Momentum Score
50
Cote
Saunders
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
1.0
1.5
49%
Strike Accuracy
55%
5.0
Striking Style Score (/10)
4.3
4 KOs
KO Finishes
3 KOs
Strike targetStrike target
19
Head
2
2
Body
4
1
Leg
0
RangeRange
7Distance4
9Clinch2
6Ground0
Cote
Saunders
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
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—
0.2
Sub Attempts / fight
—
1.2
Grappling Style Score (/10)
3.5
0.8
Wrestling Style Score (/10)
2.4
0:00
Control Time (this fight)
0:00
0
Reversals
0
Cote
Saunders
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
8
0
KO risk
Verdict
3 consec. KOs
2
KO/TKO Losses
7
3
Sub Losses
1
Avg R3.0 stoppage
KO round context
Avg R1.9 stoppage
1 fight ago
Last KO loss
Most recent fight
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
21/34 fights
Chin rating based on
19/35 fights
Cote
Saunders
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
79
50
2-fight 📉 slide
Current form
4-fight 📉 slide
L · Dec · R3
L · KO · R3
W · KO · R2
W · KO · R3
W · Dec · R3
Last 5
L · KO · R2
L · KO · R2
L · KO · R1
L · Sub · R2
W · KO · R1
Cote
Saunders
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
40%
67%
4
KO / TKO Wins
3
0
Submission Wins
3
6
Decision Wins
3
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Cote
Saunders
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
5.0
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
4.3
1.2
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
3.5
0.8
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
2.4
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
3.3
4.2
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
6.1
5.0
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
3.6
CoteSaunders
Strike Zones
Cote
Attacking
22 landedAbsorbing
6 absorbedSaunders
Attacking
6 landedAbsorbing
22 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Cote targets the head (86% of attacks) — Saunders absorbs 86% of strikes there
🎯Saunders targets the body (67% of attacks) — Cote absorbs 67% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Cote
RND
Saunders
0/0R00/0
0/0R10/0
Cote · QOF Timeline
Avg: 4.6WinLossTrend
Saunders · QOF Timeline
Avg: 4.0WinLossTrend
Cote · Last 5
L · Dec · R3
Thiago AlvesRating 5.5Decision
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L · KO · R3
Donald CerroneRating 4KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson · 2016-06
W · KO · R2
Ben SaundersRating 5.2KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz · 2016-01
W · KO · R3
Joshua BurkmanRating 5.5KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira · 2015-08
W · Dec · R3
Joe RiggsRating 4.5Decision
UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi · 2015-04
Saunders · Last 5
L · KO · R2
Matt BrownRating 3.1KO/TKO
UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington · 2019-12
L · KO · R2
Takashi SatoRating 2.9KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson · 2019-04
L · KO · R1
Lyman GoodRating 1.5KO/TKO
UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · 2018-11
L · Sub · R2
Sergio MoraesRating 2.8Submission
UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders · 2018-09
W · KO · R1
Jake EllenbergerRating 5KO/TKO
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