Ultimate Fighting Calendar
PRIDE FCPRIDE 24: Cold Fury 3
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Guy Mezger
United StatesGuy Mezger
“The Sandman”
30-14-2
RESULT

Rogerio Nogueira def. Guy Mezger (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Rogerio Nogueira
BrazilRogerio Nogueira
“Minotouro”
23-10-0
Monday, December 23, 2002
Fukuoka Convention Center, Fukuoka, Japan

Rogerio Nogueira defeated Guy Mezger by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of PRIDE 24: Cold Fury 3, held Monday, December 23, 2002 at Fukuoka Convention Center, Fukuoka.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Guy Mezger vs Rogerio Nogueira?

Rogerio Nogueira defeated Guy Mezger by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of PRIDE 24: Cold Fury 3, held Monday, December 23, 2002 at Fukuoka Convention Center, Fukuoka.

Referee
Minoru Toyonaga
Time format
3 Rnd (10-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Guy Mezger 59%41% Rogerio Nogueira

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Guy Mezger
Submission Ace
3 edges
Rogerio Nogueira
Knockout Artist
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

80Power84
61Speed87
88Precision94
73Durability95
54Engine67
79Wrestling52
98Ground80

Biggest edge Guy Mezger, Submissions +33

Attribute by attribute

Guy Mezger is on the left of every row, Rogerio Nogueira on the right.
97Punch power97
62Kick power70
66Punch speed98
56Kick speed76
88Accuracy94
79Takedowns52
98Ground striking95
97Submissions64
66Chin94
79Body strength95
54Cardio67

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

30-14-2
Record
23-10-0
1726
Power Index rating
1661
0
Win Streak
0
58
Age
50
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'2"
188 cm
0"
0 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
United States
Nationality
Brazil

Style Matchup

-
vs
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Guy Mezger

No background on record

Rogerio Nogueira

No background on record

Camp Team Nogueira · Brazil

Striking Profile

2.30
SLpM
2.43
32%
Str. Acc.
35%
1.36
SApM
2.34
72%
Str. Def.
59%

Grappling Profile

0.39
TD Avg.
0.64
50%
TD Acc.
44%
88%
TD Def.
62%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.80

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Guy Mezger · 2-3
  • W
    Daniel Bergman
    Denmark Regional · Dec 6, 2003
    TKO
  • L
    Rogerio Nogueira
    PRIDE 24: Cold Fury 3 · Dec 23, 2002
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Yoshihisa Yamamoto
    PRIDE 22: Beasts From The East 2 · Sep 29, 2002
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Openweight
  • L
    Ricardo Arona
    PRIDE 16: Beasts From The East · Sep 24, 2001
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Openweight
  • L
    Chuck Liddell
    PRIDE 14: Clash of the Titans · May 27, 2001
    TKO · R2 · 2:21 · Openweight
Rogerio Nogueira · 3-2
  • W
    Fabio Marques
    Fight Music Show 6 · May 17, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 1:00
  • W
    Leonardo Guimaraes
    Fight Music Show 1 · Jan 30, 2022
    Unanimous Decision
  • L
    Mauricio Rua
    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till · Jul 26, 2020
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Ryan Spann
    UFC 237: Namajunas vs Andrade · May 11, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 2:07 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Sam Alvey
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Anders · Sep 22, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 1:00 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 5 fights · 13 fights
13.6
Avg sig. strikes
26.2
0.20
Avg takedowns
0.08
0:00
Avg control time
0:30
35
Career high strikes
63
1
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Guy Mezger
Strike target
Rogerio Nogueira
72%
Head
77%
12%
Body
19%
16%
Leg
4%
Guy Mezger
Strike position
Rogerio Nogueira
25%
Distance
72%
29%
Clinch
13%
46%
Ground
15%