Kennedy vs Thompson Result: Kennedy wins by TKO R2 · Strikeforce, Thu, Jun 18, 2009

StrikeforceStrikeforce: Challengers 2

Tim KennedyWIN

18-6-0

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 2 · 2:37

Middleweight3 rounds scheduled

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Nick Thompson

“The Goat” · 38-14-1

Thursday, June 18, 2009ShoWare Center, Kent, United States

Tim Kennedy defeated Nick Thompson by TKO in round 2 (2:37) in the Middleweight bout of Strikeforce: Challengers 2, held Thursday, June 18, 2009 at ShoWare Center, Kent.

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Style & credentials

Tim Kennedy

No background on record

Camp · Jackson-Wink MMA

Nick Thompson

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

48%

Head

64%

25%

Body

28%

27%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Tim Kennedylast 5 fights

62%25%13%

Nick Thompsonlast 2 fights

28%14%58%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Tim Kennedy Nick Thompson

Strikes landed / min

2.822.53

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersNick Thompson · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.431.62

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersNick Thompson · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.191.52

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersNick Thompson · Average · better than 59% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

34%100%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersNick Thompson · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

44%38%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fightersNick Thompson · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.202.30

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Tim Kennedy · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersNick Thompson · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fighters

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

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.82

Strikes landed / min

2.53

2.43

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.62

2.19 / 6.4

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.52 / 1.5

34%

Takedown accuracy

100%

44%

Takedown defence

38%

4:25

Control time / fight

3:39

0.20

Submission attempts / 15 min

2.30

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

Tim Kennedy5 UFC fights · 193 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

28%55/208

17%32/69

17%32/45

Clinch

7%13/24

8%15/16

11%21/22

Ground

12%24/38

1%1/1

0%0/0

Nick Thompson2 UFC fights · 50 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

16%8/50

6%3/4

6%3/3

Clinch

8%4/15

4%2/2

2%1/1

Ground

40%20/30

18%9/9

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

Tim Kennedy9 of 11 ended early · 82%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

1 early stoppage has no logged time

Nick Thompson42 of 49 ended early · 86%7 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

35 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Tim Kennedy4-1

W
Elias Rivera
IFL 19: World Grand Prix Finals· Dec 29, 2007
TKO · R1 · 2:00 · Middleweight
L
Jason Miller
Texas Regional· Dec 15, 2007
Decision
W
Ryan McGivern
IFL 13: Chicago· May 19, 2007
Submission · R2 · 1:25 · Middleweight
W
Dante Rivera
IFL 9: Atlanta· Feb 23, 2007
Submission · R2 · 2:29
W
Hector Urbina
FightFest· Sep 23, 2006
TKO

Full record · 11 fights

W
Cruz Chacon
Extreme Challenge 50· Feb 23, 2003
TKO · R2 · 1:21 · Middleweight
W
Jason Miller
Extreme Challenge 50· Feb 23, 2003
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Ryan Narte
Extreme Challenge 50· Feb 23, 2003
TKO · R1 · 1:22 · Middleweight
W
Mack Brewer
WEC 5: Halloween Fury· Oct 17, 2002
TKO · R1 · 1:03 · Light Heavyweight
W
Jody Burke
IFC: Warriors Challenge 16· Nov 9, 2001
Submission · R1 · 0:44 · Welterweight
L
Scott Smith
IFC: Warriors Challenge 15· Aug 31, 2001
TKO · R1 · 2:53 · Middleweight

Nick Thompson4-1

W
Paul Daley
MFC 20: Destined for Greatness· Feb 20, 2009
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Travis McCullough
Madtown Throwdown· Jan 17, 2009
Submission
L
Jake Shields
EliteXC: Unfinished Business· Jul 26, 2008
Submission · R1 · 1:03 · Welterweight
W
Michael Costa
Sengoku 3· Jun 8, 2008
Submission · R2 · 4:13 · Welterweight
W
Fabricio Monteiro
Sengoku 1· Mar 5, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight

Full record · 49 fights

W
John Troyer
Tuff-N-Uff· Feb 1, 2008
Submission
W
Mark Weir
Bodog Fight· Aug 24, 2007
TKO
W
Eddie Alvarez
Bodog Fight· Apr 14, 2007
TKO · R2 · 4:32 · Lightweight
W
Dustin Denes
Bodog Fight· Feb 18, 2007
TKO
W
Ansar Chalangov
Bodog Fight· Dec 2, 2006
Submission · R1 · 4:59 · Welterweight
W
Joe Winterfeldt
Minnesota Regional· Oct 21, 2006
TKO
W
Davion Peterson
Bodog Fight· Aug 22, 2006
Submission
W
Yancy Cuellar
Xtreme Kage Kombat· Jul 15, 2006
TKO
W
Steven Bratland
Xtreme Kage Kombat· Jul 15, 2006
Submission
W
Chris Wilson
Absolute Fighting Championship· Jun 24, 2006
Submission
L
Karo Parisyan
UFC 59: Reality Check· Apr 15, 2006
TKO · R1 · 4:44 · Welterweight
W
Alex Carter
Extreme Fighting Xtreme· Feb 1, 2006
Submission
W
Anthony White
Madtown Throwdown· Jan 13, 2006
Submission
W
Keith Wisniewski
UFC 56: Full Force· Nov 19, 2005
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Josh Neer
Extreme Challenge· Oct 15, 2005
Submission
W
Chris Connelly
Mississippi Regional· Sep 24, 2005
Decision
W
Victor Moreno
Mississippi Regional· Sep 24, 2005
Submission
W
Dereck Keasley
Mississippi Regional· Sep 24, 2005
Submission
W
TBA
Madtown Throwdown· Jul 9, 2005
TKO
L
Ed Herman
Ohio Regional· Jun 17, 2005
TKO
L
Yushin Okami
Greatest Common Multiple· Jun 11, 2005
Submission
W
Marcel Ferreira
AFC 12· Apr 30, 2005
TKO · R3 · 2:48 · Middleweight
W
Joey Clark
Xtreme Kage Kombat· Apr 23, 2005
Submission
W
Nuri Shakir
Combat Zone 10· Apr 2, 2005
Submission · R2 · 3:07 · Welterweight
L
Paul Purcell
Freestyle Combat Challenge· Mar 5, 2005
TKO
W
Brian Green
Madtown Throwdown· Feb 19, 2005
TKO
W
Brian Gassaway
Combat-Do Fighting Challenge· Feb 5, 2005
Decision
W
Jesse Chilton
Freestyle Combat Challenge· Jan 8, 2005
Submission
W
TBA
Xtreme Fighting Organization· Dec 3, 2004
Submission
D
Daryl Guthmiller
Xtreme Kage Kombat· Nov 5, 2004
DRAW
W
Sean Huffman
Mississippi Regional· Sep 24, 2004
Submission
L
Brian Ebersole
Mississippi Regional· Sep 24, 2004
TKO
W
John Renken
Mississippi Regional· Sep 24, 2004
TKO
W
TBA
Madtown Throwdown· Aug 21, 2004
Submission
W
Thiago Jambo
Freestyle Combat Challenge· Jun 12, 2004
Submission
W
TBA
Wisconsin Regional· Jun 4, 2004
Submission
W
Jeff Doyle
Xtreme Kage Kombat· May 15, 2004
TKO
L
Mike Quinlan
Absolute Fighting Championship· May 1, 2004
Submission
W
Emyr Bussade
Freestyle Combat Challenge· Mar 6, 2004
Decision
W
Kyle Helsper
Freestyle Combat Challenge· Jan 10, 2004
Submission
L
Dan Hart
Freestyle Combat Challenge· Oct 18, 2003
Submission
L
Dustin Denes
Absolute Fighting Championship· Sep 5, 2003
Submission
W
Kyle Helsper
Freestyle Combat Challenge· Jun 28, 2003
Submission
L
Dan Hart
Freestyle Combat Challenge· Mar 22, 2003
TKO

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Tim Kennedy defeated Nick Thompson by TKO in round 2 (2:37) in the Middleweight bout of Strikeforce: Challengers 2, held Thursday, June 18, 2009 at ShoWare Center, Kent.

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