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PRIDE FCPRIDE: Critical Countdown Absolute
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Brazil
Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraWIN
“Minotauro” · 34-10-1
Loss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · TKOLoss · Submission
RESULT
Unanimous Decision
ROUND 3 · 5:00
Openweight3 rounds scheduled
Full card
Fabricio Werdum
Brazil
Fabricio Werdum
“Vai Cavalo” · 24-9-1
No contest · No ContestWin · SubmissionLoss · Split Decision
Saturday, July 1, 2006Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Fabricio Werdum by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Openweight bout of PRIDE: Critical Countdown Absolute, held Saturday, July 1, 2006 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Fabricio Werdum

Insights

  • Fabricio Werdum lands 4.60 significant strikes a minute, more than 82% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

No background on record

Camp · Team Nogueira
Fabricio Werdum
BJJMuay ThaiNo-Gi Grappling
  • —Black belt · BJJSylvio Behring
  • 2011Silver · ADCC+99 kg
  • 2009Champion · ADCC+99 kg
  • 2007Champion · ADCC+99 kg
Camp · Kings MMA · Huntington Beach, California, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

80%
Head
64%
15%
Body
19%
5%
Leg
17%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueiralast 11 fights
77%19%
Fabricio Werdumlast 18 fights
76%13%12%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Fabricio Werdum· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.834.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersFabricio Werdum · Good · better than 82% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.863.25
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersFabricio Werdum · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.291.24
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersFabricio Werdum · Average · better than 52% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
22%29%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fightersFabricio Werdum · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
38%27%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fightersFabricio Werdum · Poor · better than 5% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.600.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersFabricio Werdum · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.83
Strikes landed / min
4.60
3.86
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.25
1.29 / 5.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.24 / 4.3
22%
Takedown accuracy
29%
38%
Takedown defence
27%
2:08
Control time / fight
2:00
1.60
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.50

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

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira11 UFC fights · 264 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
66%174/529
7%19/25
4%11/11
Clinch
10%27/39
8%20/23
1%2/2
Ground
4%11/18
0%0/0
0%0/0
Fabricio Werdum18 UFC fights · 890 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
45%402/934
14%123/167
17%148/159
Clinch
8%69/109
4%38/40
1%5/6
Ground
11%97/156
1%8/8
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

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira21 of 31 ended early · 68%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

Fabricio Werdum7 of 10 ended early · 70%3 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

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira3-1
  • W
    Wagner da Conceicao Martins
    PRIDE: Total Elimination Absolute· May 5, 2006
    Submission · R1 · 2:17 · Openweight
  • W
    Kiyoshi Tamura
    PRIDE 31: Dreamers· Feb 26, 2006
    Submission · R1 · 2:24 · Openweight
  • W
    Pawel Nastula
    PRIDE: Critical Countdown 2005· Jun 26, 2005
    TKO · R1 · 8:38 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Fedor Emelianenko
    PRIDE: Shockwave 2004· Dec 31, 2004
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • NC
    Fedor Emelianenko
    PRIDE: Final Conflict 2004· Aug 15, 2004
    No Contest · R1 · 3:52 · Heavyweight
Full record · 32 fights
  • W
    Sergei Kharitonov
    PRIDE: Final Conflict 2004· Aug 15, 2004
    Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Heath Herring
    PRIDE: Critical Countdown 2004· Jun 20, 2004
    Submission · R2 · 0:30 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Hirotaka Yokoi
    PRIDE: Total Elimination 2004· Apr 25, 2004
    Submission · R2 · 1:25 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Mirko Filipovic
    PRIDE: Final Conflict 2003· Nov 9, 2003
    Submission · R2 · 1:45 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Ricco Rodriguez
    PRIDE: Total Elimination 2003· Aug 10, 2003
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Fedor Emelianenko
    PRIDE 25: Body Blow· Mar 16, 2003
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Dan Henderson
    PRIDE 24: Cold Fury 3· Dec 23, 2002
    Submission · R3 · 1:49 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Semmy Schilt
    PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2· Nov 24, 2002
    Submission · R1 · 6:36 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Bob Sapp
    PRIDE: Shockwave· Aug 28, 2002
    Submission · R2 · 4:03 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Sanae Kikuta
    UFO: Legend· Aug 8, 2002
    TKO · R2 · 0:29 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Enson Inoue
    PRIDE 19: Bad Blood· Feb 24, 2002
    Submission · R1 · 6:17 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Heath Herring
    PRIDE 17: Championship Chaos· Nov 3, 2001
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Mark Coleman
    PRIDE 16: Beasts From The East· Sep 24, 2001
    Submission · R1 · 6:10 · Openweight
  • W
    Gary Goodridge
    PRIDE 15: Raging Rumble· Jul 29, 2001
    Submission · R1 · 2:37 · Openweight
  • W
    Valentijn Overeem
    Rings Japan· Feb 24, 2001
    Submission · R1 · 1:20 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Hiromitsu Kanehara
    Rings Japan· Feb 24, 2001
    Submission · R2 · 0:27 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Volk Han
    Rings Japan· Feb 24, 2001
    Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
  • W
    Kiyoshi Tamura
    Rings Japan· Oct 9, 2000
    Submission · R2 · 2:29 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Akhmed Labazanov
    Rings Japan· Oct 9, 2000
    Submission · R1 · 1:38 · Heavyweight
  • D
    Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
    Rings Japan· Aug 23, 2000
    DEC · Heavyweight
  • L
    Dan Henderson
    Rings Japan· Feb 26, 2000
    Split Decision · Heavyweight
  • W
    Andrey Kopylov
    Rings Japan· Feb 26, 2000
    MD · Heavyweight
  • W
    Jeremy Horn
    World Extreme Fighting· Jan 15, 2000
    DEC
  • W
    Yuri Kochkine
    Rings Japan· Oct 28, 1999
    Submission · R1 · 0:40 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Valentijn Overeem
    Rings Japan· Oct 28, 1999
    Submission · R1 · 1:51 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Nate Schroeder
    World Extreme Fighting· Oct 9, 1999
    Submission
  • W
    David Dodd
    World Extreme Fighting· Jun 12, 1999
    Submission
Fabricio Werdum4-1
  • W
    Alistair Overeem
    PRIDE: Total Elimination Absolute· May 5, 2006
    Submission · R2 · 3:43 · Openweight
  • W
    Jon Olav Einemo
    PRIDE 31: Dreamers· Feb 26, 2006
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Sergei Kharitonov
    PRIDE 30: Fully Loaded· Oct 23, 2005
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Roman Zentsov
    PRIDE: Final Conflict 2005· Aug 28, 2005
    Submission · R1 · 6:01 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Tom Erikson
    PRIDE 29: Fists of Fire· Feb 20, 2005
    Submission · R1 · 5:11 · Heavyweight
Full record · 10 fights
  • W
    Ebenezer Fontes Braga
    Jungle Fight· May 15, 2004
    TKO
  • W
    Gabriel Gonzaga
    Jungle Fight· Sep 13, 2003
    TKO
  • W
    Kristof Midoux
    Morocco Regional· Mar 22, 2003
    Submission
  • D
    James Zikic
    Extreme Brawl UK· Sep 22, 2002
    DRAW
  • W
    Tengiz Tedoradze
    Extreme Brawl UK· Jun 16, 2002
    Submission
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Fabricio Werdum?

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Fabricio Werdum by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Openweight bout of PRIDE: Critical Countdown Absolute, held Saturday, July 1, 2006 at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

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