METRICS GUIDE
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UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger
Omaha, USA
15 Feb 2012
Lightweight
VS
48%
Kuivanen
52%
Salas
Win Probability
Decision
Round 3 · 5:00
★ Official Result
Justin SalaswinsDecisionR3 · 5:00
def. Anton Kuivanen · UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Salas
→
Actual result
Salas wins
Decision · R3
Pre-fight analysis
This is a genuine toss-up — Kuivanen at 48% vs Salas at 52% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.
Key angles
Salas has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 12 points.
Striking split: Salas throws more volume but Kuivanen connects at a higher rate — quality vs quantity.
Risk flags
Salas has a chin rating of 22 — a potential KO vulnerability.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
KuivanenSalas
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
—
Strike Accuracy
—
Kuivanen
Salas
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
5'8"
Height
5'8"
72"+
Reach
70"
42+
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Kuivanen
Salas
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
11.5
12.7
28.3
Performance Avg
39.1
25
Quality of Victory
37
40
Momentum Score
35
Kuivanen
Salas
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
0.8
1.7
50%
Strike Accuracy
49%
0.7
Striking Style Score (/10)
4.2
0 KOs
KO Finishes
1 KOs
Strike targetStrike target
5
Head
7
3
Body
6
1
Leg
0
RangeRange
7Distance3
2Clinch2
0Ground8
Kuivanen
Salas
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
2.4
/ 10
1.6
/ 10
1.7
Wrestling Style (/10)
1.1
0.0
Submission Style (/10)
0.0
0
Submission wins
0
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Kuivanen
Salas
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
86
22
Never stopped
Verdict
2 consec. KOs
0
KO/TKO Losses
3
1
Sub Losses
1
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KO round context
Avg R1.3 stoppage
—
Last KO loss
Most recent fight
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
3/34 fights
Chin rating based on
7/19 fights
Kuivanen
Salas
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
40
35
Current form
2-fight 📉 slide
L · Sub · R2
W · Dec · R3
L · Dec · R3
Last 5
L · KO · R1
L · KO · R2
W · KO · R1
L · Sub · R1
W · Dec · R3
Kuivanen
Salas
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
0%
33%
0
KO / TKO Wins
1
0
Submission Wins
0
1
Decision Wins
2
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Kuivanen
Salas
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
0.7
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
4.2
2.4
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
1.6
1.7
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
1.1
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
0.0
1.0
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
3.6
8.7
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
6.2
KuivanenSalas
Strike Zones
Kuivanen
Attacking
9 landedAbsorbing
13 absorbedSalas
Attacking
13 landedAbsorbing
9 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Kuivanen targets the head (56% of attacks) — Salas absorbs 56% of strikes there
🎯Salas targets the head (54% of attacks) — Kuivanen absorbs 54% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Kuivanen
RND
Salas
0/0R00/0
Kuivanen · QOF Timeline
Avg: 4.5WinLossTrend
Salas · QOF Timeline
Avg: 3.1WinLossTrend
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L · Sub · R2
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