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Junior Dos Santos vs Shane Carwin

Junior Dos Santos is 21-9-0; Shane Carwin is 12-2-0. Shane Carwin is 9 years older than Junior Dos Santos. Shane Carwin has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Junior Dos Santos. Junior Dos Santos is 2" · 5 cm taller than Shane Carwin. They have met once: Junior Dos Santos 1, Shane Carwin 0.

Junior Dos Santos
Brazil
Junior Dos Santos
“Cigano” · 21-9-0
TKOTKOTKO
HeavyweightMet once
S
United States
Shane Carwin
“The Engineer” · 12-2-0
UDSUBTKO
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Style & credentials

Junior Dos Santos
BoxingBJJCapoeira
  • 2012Black belt · BJJYuri Carlton
  • 2011UFC Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
Camp · American Top Team · Coconut Creek, Florida, US
Shane Carwin

No background on record

Camp · Grudge Training Center

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

61%
Head
82%
34%
Body
3%
4%
Leg
15%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Junior Dos Santoslast 23 fights
85%
Shane Carwinlast 6 fights
22%31%47%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Junior Dos Santos· from fights outside the UFC Shane Carwin· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.494.44
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Dos Santos · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersShane Carwin · Good · better than 79% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.333.73
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Dos Santos · Average · better than 52% of UFC fightersShane Carwin · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.301.02
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Dos Santos · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fightersShane Carwin · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
50%29%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Dos Santos · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersShane Carwin · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
82%43%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Dos Santos · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersShane Carwin · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Junior Dos Santos · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersShane Carwin · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.49
Strikes landed / min
4.44
3.33
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.73
0.30 / 0.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.02 / 3.5
50%
Takedown accuracy
29%
82%
Takedown defence
43%
0:20
Control time / fight
1:13
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

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

Junior Dos Santos23 UFC fights · 1109 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
50%550/1450
31%345/524
4%47/58
Clinch
5%60/125
3%32/35
0%2/2
Ground
6%72/118
0%1/1
0%0/0
Shane Carwin6 UFC fights · 131 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
20%26/125
0%0/0
2%3/3
Clinch
15%20/33
3%4/4
13%17/18
Ground
47%61/98
0%0/0
0%0/0

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

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Junior Dos SantosShane Carwin

Frequently asked questions

Have Junior Dos Santos and Shane Carwin ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 131: DOS SANTOS vs. CARWIN (Sat, Jun 11, 2011), where Junior Dos Santos won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Junior Dos Santos and Shane Carwin?

Junior Dos Santos is 21-9-0 and Shane Carwin is 12-2-0.

Who has the longer reach, Junior Dos Santos or Shane Carwin?

Shane Carwin has the longer reach: 80" · 203 cm against 77" · 196 cm for Junior Dos Santos, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Junior Dos Santos or Shane Carwin?

Junior Dos Santos is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Shane Carwin stands 6'2" · 188 cm.

Who is older, Junior Dos Santos or Shane Carwin?

Shane Carwin is 51 and Junior Dos Santos is 42.

Who has more finishes, Junior Dos Santos or Shane Carwin?

Junior Dos Santos has 16 wins inside the distance (14 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Shane Carwin has 12 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).

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