Junior Dos Santos vs Fabricio Werdum — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC 90: Silva vs Cote

Rosemont, USA

25 Oct 2008

Heavyweight

48%

Santos

52%

Werdum

Win Probability

KO/TKO

Round 1 · 1:21

Junior Dos Santos

"Cigano"

21 – 9

6'4"77" reachOrthodox42 yrs4-fight slideStriker

CFR 19

Fabricio Werdum

"Vai Cavalo"

24 – 9

Well-Rounded49 yrsOrthodox77" reach6'4"

CFR 20

★ Official Result

Junior Dos SantoswinsKO/TKOR1 · 1:21

def. Fabricio Werdum · UFC 90: Silva vs Cote

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Werdum

→

Actual result

Santos wins

KO/TKO · R1

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Santos at 48% vs Werdum at 52% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Risk flags

Santos's chin rating of 0 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Werdum has a chin rating of 28 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

SantosWerdum

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

—

Santos

Werdum

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'4"

Height

6'4"

77"

Reach

77"

42+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Santos

Werdum

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

18.7

20.4

57.8

Performance Avg

57.8

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Santos

Werdum

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

8.0

/ 10

4.7

/ 10

6.6

Style: Pressure

6.7

4.0

Style: Volume

4.0

10 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

4 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

3Distance5

0Clinch1

4Ground0

Santos

Werdum

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

0.8

/ 10

3.5

/ 10

0.6

Wrestling Style (/10)

2.4

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

3.3

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Santos

Werdum

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

4 consec. KOs

Verdict

KO risk

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R2.1 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R2.0 stoppage

Most recent fight

Last KO loss

2 fights ago

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

23/30 fights

Chin rating based on

18/33 fights

Santos

Werdum

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

4-fight 📉 slide

Current form

L · KO · R2

L · KO · R1

W · KO · R2

Last 5

W · Sub · R1

L · Dec · R3

L · KO · R4

W · Dec · R5

W · Sub · R1

Santos

Werdum

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

67%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Santos

Werdum

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

8.0

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

4.7

0.8

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

3.5

0.6

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

2.4

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

3.3

6.6

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

6.7

4.0

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

4.0

Santos

Strike Zones

Werdum

Santos

Attacking

7 landed

Absorbing

6 absorbed

Werdum

Attacking

6 landed

Absorbing

7 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Santos targets the head (71% of attacks) — Werdum absorbs 71% of strikes there

🎯Werdum targets the legs (83% of attacks) — Santos absorbs 83% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Santos

RND

Werdum

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Santos · Last 5

L · KO · R2

Ciryl Gane

KO/TKO

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L · KO · R2

Jairzinho Rozenstruik

KO/TKO

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L · KO · R2

Curtis Blaydes

KO/TKO

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L · KO · R1

Francis Ngannou

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos · 2019-06

W · KO · R2

Derrick Lewis

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · 2019-03

Werdum · Last 5

W · Sub · R1

Alexander Gustafsson

Submission

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L · Dec · R3

Aleksei Oleinik

Decision

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L · KO · R4

Alexander Volkov

KO/TKO

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W · Dec · R5

Marcin Tybura

Decision

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W · Sub · R1

Walt Harris

Submission

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News & Media

Junior Dos Santos · Fabricio Werdum

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