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UFC 39: The Warriors Return
Uncasville, USA
27 Sept 2002
Middleweight
VS
53%
Lindland
47%
Salaverry
Win Probability
Decision
Round 3 · 5:00
★ Official Result
Matt LindlandwinsDecisionR3 · 5:00
def. Ivan Salaverry · UFC 39: The Warriors Return
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Lindland
→
Actual result
Lindland wins
Decision · R3
Pre-fight analysis
This is a genuine toss-up — Lindland at 53% vs Salaverry at 47% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.
Key angles
Salaverry has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 14 points.
Risk flags
Lindland's chin rating of 44 flags durability concerns based on KO history.
Salaverry has a chin rating of 62 — a potential KO vulnerability.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
LindlandSalaverry
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
—
Strike Accuracy
—
Lindland
Salaverry
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'0"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
56
Age
+55
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Lindland
Salaverry
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
20.9
18.6
53.0
Performance Avg
48.7
38
Quality of Victory
53
100
Momentum Score
46
Lindland
Salaverry
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
4.8
/ 10
4.2
/ 10
5.4
Style: Pressure
8.3
5.1
Style: Volume
0.9
3 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
1 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
5
Head
3
0
Body
4
1
Leg
15
RangeRange
6Distance21
0Clinch1
0Ground0
Lindland
Salaverry
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
2.0
/ 10
5.3
/ 10
1.4
Wrestling Style (/10)
3.7
1.1
Submission Style (/10)
6.7
1
Submission wins
2
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Lindland
Salaverry
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
44
62
KO risk
Verdict
Moderate
2
KO/TKO Losses
1
1
Sub Losses
1
Avg R1.0 stoppage
KO round context
Avg R1.0 stoppage
2 fights ago
Last KO loss
1 fight ago
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
12/31 fights
Chin rating based on
7/23 fights
Lindland
Salaverry
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
100
46
2-fight 🔥 win streak
Current form
3-fight 📉 slide
W · Dec · R3
W · Sub · R2
L · KO · R1
W · KO · R3
L · KO · R1
Last 5
L · Sub · R1
L · KO · R1
L · Dec · R3
W · Sub · R1
W · Sub · R1
Lindland
Salaverry
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
44%
100%
3
KO / TKO Wins
1
1
Submission Wins
2
5
Decision Wins
0
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Lindland
Salaverry
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
4.8
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
4.2
2.0
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
5.3
1.4
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
3.7
1.1
Submission
Submission attack frequency
6.7
5.4
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
8.3
5.1
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
0.9
LindlandSalaverry
Strike Zones
Lindland
Attacking
6 landedAbsorbing
22 absorbedSalaverry
Attacking
22 landedAbsorbing
6 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Lindland targets the head (83% of attacks) — Salaverry absorbs 83% of strikes there
🎯Salaverry targets the legs (68% of attacks) — Lindland absorbs 68% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Lindland
RND
Salaverry
0/0R00/0
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