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Chris Leben vs Justin Baesman

Chris Leben is 20-12-0; Justin Baesman is 22-31-1. Chris Leben is 1 year older than Justin Baesman. Chris Leben has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Justin Baesman. Chris Leben is 1" · 3 cm taller than Justin Baesman. They have met once: Chris Leben 1, Justin Baesman 0.

Chris Leben
United States
Chris Leben
“The Crippler” · 20-12-0
Loss · TKOLoss · Split DecisionLoss · Unanimous Decision
Met once
Justin Baesman
United States
Justin Baesman
“The Raw Deal” · 22-31-1
Loss · TKOLoss · TKOLoss · TKO
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Style & credentials

Chris Leben
Folkstyle WrestlingBoxingBJJ
  • —Black belt · BJJBaret Yoshida
  • 2004Middleweight ChampionshipWEC
  • —Middleweight ChampionshipGladiator Challenge
  • 2005Semifinalist · TUFMiddleweight
Camp · The Arena · San Diego, California, US
Justin Baesman

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

59%
Head
100%
23%
Body
0%
18%
Leg
0%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Chris Lebenlast 25 fights
44%39%17%
Justin Baesmanlast 1 fight
100%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Chris Leben· incl. 3 fights outside the UFC Justin Baesman· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.887.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Leben · Below avg · better than 33% of UFC fightersJustin Baesman · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.8519.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Leben · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersJustin Baesman · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.88
Strikes landed / min
7.20
2.85
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
19.20

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Chris Leben22 UFC fights · 579 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
25%143/606
4%26/53
20%114/169
Clinch
15%87/195
11%61/90
3%15/17
Ground
22%125/193
1%8/8
0%0/1
Justin Baesman1 fight · by range and by target
Range
100%Distance · 3
0%Clinch · 0
0%Ground · 0
Target
100%Head · 3
0%Body · 0
0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Chris Leben and Justin Baesman ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at BKFC 5 :: Lobov vs Knight (Sat, Apr 6, 2019), where Chris Leben won by Knockout.

What are the records of Chris Leben and Justin Baesman?

Chris Leben is 20-12-0 and Justin Baesman is 22-31-1.

Who has the longer reach, Chris Leben or Justin Baesman?

Chris Leben has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 69" · 175 cm for Justin Baesman, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Chris Leben or Justin Baesman?

Chris Leben is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Justin Baesman stands 5'10" · 178 cm.

Who is older, Chris Leben or Justin Baesman?

Chris Leben is 46 and Justin Baesman is 45.

Who has more finishes, Chris Leben or Justin Baesman?

Chris Leben has 15 wins inside the distance (11 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Justin Baesman has 11 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).