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Evan Tanner vs Kendall Grove

Evan Tanner is 32-8-0; Kendall Grove is 23-17-0 (1 NC). Evan Tanner is 12 years older than Kendall Grove. Kendall Grove has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Evan Tanner. Kendall Grove is 6" · 15 cm taller than Evan Tanner. They have met once: Evan Tanner 0, Kendall Grove 1.

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United States
Evan Tanner
32-8-0
SDTKOSUB
Met once
Kendall Grove
United States
Kendall Grove
“Da Spyder” · 23-17-0 (1 NC)
TKOSUBSD

Style & credentials

Evan Tanner
Folkstyle WrestlingNo-Gi Grappling
  • —Black belt · BJJCesar Gracie
  • 2005UFC Middleweight ChampionshipUltimate Fighting Championship
  • 1997USWF Heavyweight ChampionshipUnified Shoot Wrestling Federation
  • 1998Champion · Pancrase Neo Blood
Kendall Grove

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

61%
Head
63%
25%
Body
30%
14%
Leg
7%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Evan Tannerlast 17 fights
33%24%42%
Kendall Grovelast 16 fights
48%40%12%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Evan Tanner Kendall Grove· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.052.92
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Evan Tanner · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fightersKendall Grove · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.642.49
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Evan Tanner · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersKendall Grove · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.550.54
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Evan Tanner · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersKendall Grove · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
43%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Evan Tanner · Good · better than 63% of UFC fightersKendall Grove · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
25%59%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Evan Tanner · Poor · better than 5% of UFC fightersKendall Grove · Average · better than 41% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.301.80
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Evan Tanner · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersKendall Grove · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.05
Strikes landed / min
2.92
2.64
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.49
2.55 / 5.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.54 / 0.9
43%
Takedown accuracy
63%
25%
Takedown defence
59%
3:01
Control time / fight
1:25
1.30
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.80

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

Evan Tanner17 UFC fights · 388 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
18%71/213
4%17/43
11%41/45
Clinch
9%34/52
12%48/55
3%13/16
Ground
34%132/190
8%32/33
0%0/0
Kendall Grove13 UFC fights · 263 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
21%55/299
8%21/25
3%9/20
Clinch
24%63/94
18%47/53
7%19/20
Ground
17%45/71
2%4/4
0%0/0

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

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Evan Tanner and Kendall Grove ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale (Sat, Jun 21, 2008), where Kendall Grove won by Split Decision.

What are the records of Evan Tanner and Kendall Grove?

Evan Tanner is 32-8-0 and Kendall Grove is 23-17-0 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Evan Tanner or Kendall Grove?

Kendall Grove has the longer reach: 79" · 201 cm against 74" · 188 cm for Evan Tanner, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Evan Tanner or Kendall Grove?

Kendall Grove is taller at 6'6" · 198 cm; Evan Tanner stands 6'0" · 183 cm.

Who is older, Evan Tanner or Kendall Grove?

Evan Tanner is 55 and Kendall Grove is 43.

Who has more finishes, Evan Tanner or Kendall Grove?

Evan Tanner has 29 wins inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 21 by submission); Kendall Grove has 18 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission).

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