Silva vs Mezger Result: Silva wins by TKO R1 · PRIDE 10, Sun, Aug 27, 2000

PRIDE FCPRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors

Wanderlei SilvaWIN

“The Axe Murderer” · 35-13-1 (1 NC)

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 3:45

Openweight2 rounds scheduled

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Guy Mezger

“The Sandman” · 30-14-2

Sunday, August 27, 2000SEIBU DOME, Saitama, Japan

Wanderlei Silva defeated Guy Mezger by TKO in round 1 (3:45) in the Openweight bout of PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors, held Sunday, August 27, 2000 at SEIBU DOME, Saitama.

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Style & credentials

Wanderlei Silva

No background on record

Camp · Wand Fight Team

Guy Mezger

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

70%

Head

72%

13%

Body

12%

17%

Leg

16%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Wanderlei Silvalast 12 fights

70%20%10%

Guy Mezgerlast 5 fights

25%29%46%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Wanderlei Silva Guy Mezger

Strikes landed / min

2.662.81

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Wanderlei Silva · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fightersGuy Mezger · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.211.78

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Wanderlei Silva · Average · better than 57% of UFC fightersGuy Mezger · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.250.62

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Wanderlei Silva · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fightersGuy Mezger · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

40%50%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Wanderlei Silva · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersGuy Mezger · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

48%63%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Wanderlei Silva · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersGuy Mezger · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.102.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Wanderlei Silva · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersGuy Mezger · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1491 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.66

Strikes landed / min

2.81

3.21

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.78

0.25 / 0.6

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.62 / 1.2

40%

Takedown accuracy

50%

48%

Takedown defence

63%

0:22

Control time / fight

0:00

0.10

Submission attempts / 15 min

2.50

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

Wanderlei Silva12 UFC fights · 325 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

48%156/699

6%20/33

16%53/80

Clinch

14%44/83

6%20/21

0%1/1

Ground

9%28/46

1%3/3

0%0/0

Guy Mezger5 UFC fights · 68 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

6%4/23

4%3/3

15%10/11

Clinch

22%15/22

6%4/4

1%1/1

Ground

44%30/45

1%1/1

0%0/0

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

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Wanderlei Silva12 of 15 ended early · 80%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

Guy Mezger19 of 36 ended early · 53%17 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

4 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Wanderlei Silva4-1

W
Todd Medina
Meca World Vale Tudo· Aug 12, 2000
TKO · R1 · 0:39 · Light Heavyweight
L
Tito Ortiz
UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3· Apr 14, 2000
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Bob Schrijber
PRIDE Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round· Jan 30, 2000
Submission · R1 · 2:42 · Openweight
W
Daijiro Matsui
PRIDE 8· Nov 21, 1999
Decision · R2 · 10:00 · Openweight
W
Carl Malenko
PRIDE 7· Sep 12, 1999
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 10:00 · Openweight

Full record · 15 fights

W
Tony Petarra
UFC 20: Battle For The Gold· May 7, 1999
TKO · R1 · 2:53 · Middleweight
W
Eugene Jackson
International Vale Tudo Championship· Apr 27, 1999
Submission · R1 · 0:32
W
Adrian Serrano
International Vale Tudo Championship· Jan 20, 1999
TKO · R1 · 0:22
L
Vitor Belfort
UFC - Ultimate Brazil· Oct 16, 1998
TKO · R1 · 0:44 · Middleweight
W
Mike van Arsdale
International Vale Tudo Championship· Aug 23, 1998
TKO · R1 · 4:00
W
Marcelo Barbosa
Jul 1, 1998
TKO · R1 · 0:20
W
Sean Bormet
International Vale Tudo Championship· Sep 15, 1997
TKO
W
Egidio Amaro da Costa
International Vale Tudo Championship· Sep 15, 1997
Submission
L
Artur Mariano
International Vale Tudo Championship· Sep 15, 1997
TKO · R1 · 13:10
W
Dilson Filho
Nov 1, 1996
TKO · R1 · 3:35

Guy Mezger2-3

W
Masaaki Satake
PRIDE Grand Prix 2000: Finals· May 1, 2000
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 10:00 · Openweight
W
Brad Jones
New York Regional· Mar 3, 2000
TKO
L
Kazushi Sakuraba
PRIDE Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round· Jan 30, 2000
· R1 · 15:00 · Openweight
L
Akira Shoji
PRIDE 6· Jul 4, 1999
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Openweight
L
Tito Ortiz
UFC 19: Young Guns· Mar 5, 1999
TKO · R1 · 9:56 · Middleweight

Full record · 36 fights

W
Yuki Kondo
Pancrase 66· Dec 19, 1998
MD · Heavyweight
W
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Pancrase 62· Sep 14, 1998
Decision · Heavyweight
L
Semmy Schilt
Pancrase 59· Jun 21, 1998
TKO · R1 · 13:15 · Heavyweight
W
Masakatsu Funaki
Pancrase 56· Apr 26, 1998
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Pancrase 55· Mar 18, 1998
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
TBA
Texas Regional· Jan 16, 1998
Submission
W
Satoshi Hasegawa
Pancrase 51· Dec 20, 1997
TKO · R1 · 2:52 · Heavyweight
W
Kiuma Kunioku
Pancrase 49· Oct 29, 1997
TKO · R1 · 11:12 · Heavyweight
W
Paul Lazenby
Texas Regional· Oct 26, 1997
Submission
L
Masakatsu Funaki
Pancrase 48· Sep 6, 1997
Submission · R1 · 3:58 · Heavyweight
W
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Pancrase 44· Jun 30, 1997
Decision · Heavyweight
W
Tito Ortiz
UFC 13: The Ultimate Force· May 30, 1997
Submission · R1 · 2:00 · 13 Lightweight
W
Christophe Leninger
UFC 13: The Ultimate Force· May 30, 1997
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 3:00 · Lightweight
L
Yuki Kondo
Pancrase 39· Feb 22, 1997
Decision · Heavyweight
W
Semmy Schilt
Pancrase 38· Jan 17, 1997
Decision · Heavyweight
W
Yuki Kondo
Pancrase 37· Dec 15, 1996
Decision · Heavyweight
L
Kiuma Kunioku
Pancrase 34· Oct 8, 1996
Split Decision · Heavyweight
W
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Pancrase 33· Sep 7, 1996
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
D
Osami Shibuya
Pancrase 30· Jun 25, 1996
Decision · Heavyweight
W
Minoru Suzuki
Pancrase 29· May 16, 1996
TKO · R1 · 7:59 · Heavyweight
W
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Pancrase 28· Apr 8, 1996
TKO · R1 · 12:21 · Heavyweight
W
Manabu Yamada
Pancrase 27· Apr 7, 1996
TKO · R1 · 6:14 · Heavyweight
W
Takaku Fuke
Pancrase 27· Apr 7, 1996
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
L
Bas Rutten
Pancrase 26· Mar 2, 1996
Submission · R1 · 19:36 · Heavyweight
W
Gregory Smit
Pancrase 25· Jan 28, 1996
Decision · Heavyweight
L
Minoru Suzuki
Pancrase 24· Dec 14, 1995
TKO · R1 · 7:15 · Heavyweight
D
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Pancrase 23· Nov 4, 1995
Decision · Heavyweight
L
Masakatsu Funaki
Pancrase 22· Sep 1, 1995
Submission · R1 · 6:46 · Heavyweight
W
John Renfroe
Pancrase 21· Jul 23, 1995
Submission · R1 · 7:25 · Heavyweight
W
John Dowdy
UFC 5: Return Of The Beast· Apr 7, 1995
TKO · R1 · 2:02 · Open Weight
W
Jason Fairn
UFC 4: Revenge Of The Warriors· Dec 16, 1994
TKO · R1 · 2:13 · Open Weight

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Who won Wanderlei Silva vs Guy Mezger?

Wanderlei Silva defeated Guy Mezger by TKO in round 1 (3:45) in the Openweight bout of PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors, held Sunday, August 27, 2000 at SEIBU DOME, Saitama.

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