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UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson
Gold Coast, Australia
14 Dec 2012
Lightweight
VS
52%
Sotiropoulos
48%
Pearson
Win Probability
KO/TKO
Round 3 · 0:41
★ Official Result
Ross PearsonwinsKO/TKOR3 · 0:41
def. George Sotiropoulos · UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Sotiropoulos
→
Actual result
Pearson wins
KO/TKO · R3
Pre-fight analysis
This is a genuine toss-up — Sotiropoulos at 52% vs Pearson at 48% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.
Risk flags
Sotiropoulos's chin rating of 52 flags durability concerns based on KO history.
Pearson has a chin rating of 0 — a potential KO vulnerability.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
SotiropoulosPearson
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
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Strike Accuracy
—
Sotiropoulos
Pearson
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
5'10"+
Height
5'8"
71"+
Reach
69"
49
Age
+41
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Sotiropoulos
Pearson
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
18.3
17.0
51.8
Performance Avg
44.3
44
Quality of Victory
42
51
Momentum Score
89
Sotiropoulos
Pearson
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
2.7
/ 10
4.3
/ 10
6.9
Style: Pressure
3.8
3.6
Style: Volume
5.6
1 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
4 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
2
Head
8
0
Body
1
0
Leg
0
RangeRange
2Distance9
0Clinch0
0Ground0
Sotiropoulos
Pearson
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
5.3
/ 10
1.4
/ 10
3.7
Wrestling Style (/10)
1.0
5.7
Submission Style (/10)
0.0
4
Submission wins
0
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Sotiropoulos
Pearson
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
52
0
2 consec. KOs
Verdict
KO risk
2
KO/TKO Losses
4
0
Sub Losses
1
Avg R2.0 stoppage
KO round context
Avg R1.8 stoppage
1 fight ago
Last KO loss
Most recent fight
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Strikes absorbed / min
—
11/21 fights
Chin rating based on
26/36 fights
Sotiropoulos
Pearson
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
51
89
4-fight 📉 slide
Current form
2-fight 📉 slide
L · Dec · R3
L · KO · R3
L · KO · R1
L · Dec · R3
W · Sub · R2
Last 5
L · KO · R1
L · Dec · R3
W · Dec · R3
L · KO · R2
L · Dec · R3
Sotiropoulos
Pearson
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
71%
33%
1
KO / TKO Wins
4
4
Submission Wins
0
2
Decision Wins
8
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Sotiropoulos
Pearson
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
2.7
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
4.3
5.3
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
1.4
3.7
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
1.0
5.7
Submission
Submission attack frequency
0.0
6.9
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
3.8
3.6
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
5.6
SotiropoulosPearson
Strike Zones
Sotiropoulos
Attacking
2 landedAbsorbing
9 absorbedPearson
Attacking
9 landedAbsorbing
2 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Sotiropoulos targets the head (100% of attacks) — Pearson absorbs 100% of strikes there
🎯Pearson targets the head (89% of attacks) — Sotiropoulos absorbs 89% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Sotiropoulos
RND
Pearson
0/0R00/0
0/0R10/0
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