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Ruan Potts vs Soa Palelei

Ruan Potts is 11-6-0; Soa Palelei is 22-5-0. Soa Palelei is 1 year older than Ruan Potts. Soa Palelei has a 6" · 15 cm reach advantage over Ruan Potts. Soa Palelei is 2" · 5 cm taller than Ruan Potts. They have met once: Ruan Potts 0, Soa Palelei 1.

Ruan Potts
South Africa
Ruan Potts
“Fangzz” · 11-6-0
TKOTKOSUB
HeavyweightMet once
Soa Palelei
Australia
Soa Palelei
“The Hulk” · 22-5-0
TKOTKOUD
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Style & credentials

Ruan Potts

No background on record

Camp · Mark Robinson MMA · South Africa
Soa Palelei

No background on record

Camp · American Top Team · Australia

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

53%
Head
75%
18%
Body
15%
29%
Leg
10%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Ruan Pottslast 3 fights
76%12%12%
Soa Paleleilast 7 fights
31%21%47%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Ruan Potts· from fights outside the UFC Soa Palelei· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
0.852.02
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ruan Potts · Poor · better than 1% of UFC fightersSoa Palelei · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.922.99
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ruan Potts · Poor · better than 5% of UFC fightersSoa Palelei · Good · better than 65% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.752.25
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ruan Potts · Below avg · better than 33% of UFC fightersSoa Palelei · Good · better than 76% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
17%45%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ruan Potts · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fightersSoa Palelei · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
33%82%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ruan Potts · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersSoa Palelei · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
2.300.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ruan Potts · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fightersSoa Palelei · 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

0.85
Strikes landed / min
2.02
5.92
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.99
0.75 / 4.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.25 / 5.0
17%
Takedown accuracy
45%
33%
Takedown defence
82%
0:36
Control time / fight
3:03
2.30
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

Ruan Potts3 UFC fights · 17 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
29%5/24
18%3/6
29%5/9
Clinch
12%2/2
0%0/0
0%0/0
Ground
12%2/4
0%0/0
0%0/0
Soa Palelei7 UFC fights · 118 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
25%30/86
4%5/8
3%3/3
Clinch
12%14/22
9%11/16
9%11/12
Ground
36%42/55
2%2/2
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 Ruan Potts and Soa Palelei ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva (Sat, May 10, 2014), where Soa Palelei won by TKO.

What are the records of Ruan Potts and Soa Palelei?

Ruan Potts is 11-6-0 and Soa Palelei is 22-5-0.

Who has the longer reach, Ruan Potts or Soa Palelei?

Soa Palelei has the longer reach: 81" · 206 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Ruan Potts, a 6" · 15 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Ruan Potts or Soa Palelei?

Soa Palelei is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Ruan Potts stands 6'2" · 188 cm.

Who is older, Ruan Potts or Soa Palelei?

Soa Palelei is 49 and Ruan Potts is 48.

Who has more finishes, Ruan Potts or Soa Palelei?

Ruan Potts has 11 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Soa Palelei has 23 wins (20 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).