Marquardt vs Saffiedine Result: Saffiedine wins by UD · Strikeforce, Fri, Jan 11, 2013

StrikeforceStrikeforce: Marquardt vs Saffiedine

Nate Marquardt

“The Great” · 35-19-2

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 5 · 5:00

Judges48-4749-4649-46

WelterweightTitle bout5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Tarec SaffiedineWIN

“Sponge” · 16-7-0

Friday, January 11, 2013Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, United States

Tarec Saffiedine defeated Nate Marquardt by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Welterweight title main event of Strikeforce: Marquardt vs Saffiedine, held Friday, January 11, 2013 at Paycom Center, Oklahoma City. The judges scored it 48-47, 49-46, 49-46, Tarec Saffiedine won the decision.

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Judges' Scorecards

Bobby Higdon

#	Marquardt	Saffiedine
1	9	10
2	10	9
3	10	9
4	9	10
5	9	10

Total4748

Jim Lambert

#	Marquardt	Saffiedine
1	9	10
2	10	9
3	9	10
4	9	10
5	9	10

Total4649

Don Turnage

#	Marquardt	Saffiedine
1	10	9
2	9	10
3	9	10
4	9	10
5	9	10

Total4649

Media Scores

Nate Marquardt

Tarec Saffiedine

●50-45 Saffiedine×6●49-46 Saffiedine●48-47 Saffiedine

All 8 media scorecards

MMAJunkie.com50-45Saffiedine
Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com50-45Saffiedine
Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com50-45Saffiedine
Mike Whitman · Sherdog.com50-45Saffiedine
Brent Brookhouse · BloodyElbow.com50-45Saffiedine
Shaun Al-Shatti · MMAFighting.com50-45Saffiedine
MMAWeekly.com49-46Saffiedine
Adam Martin · Sportsnet.ca48-47Saffiedine

Fan Scorecards

27 fan scorecards submitted

Nate Marquardt

93%

Tarec Saffiedine

●49-46 Saffiedine40.7%●50-45 Saffiedine37%●50-46 Saffiedine7.4%●48-47 Marquardt3.7%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

78%

Saffiedine

52%

Saffiedine

89%

Saffiedine

96%

Saffiedine

93%

Saffiedine

Style & credentials

Nate Marquardt

BJJKickboxingFreestyle WrestlingMMA

—Black belt · BJJRicardo Murgel
2012Strikeforce Welterweight ChampionshipStrikeforce
2004King of Pancrase Middleweight ChampionshipPancrase
2002King of Pancrase Middleweight ChampionshipPancrase

Tarec Saffiedine

No background on record

Camp · Team Quest -Portland

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

59%

Head

54%

20%

Body

17%

22%

Leg

28%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Nate Marquardtlast 25 fights

62%17%21%

Tarec Saffiedinelast 6 fights

84%15%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Nate Marquardt Tarec Saffiedine

Strikes landed / min

2.653.73

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Nate Marquardt · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fightersTarec Saffiedine · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.073.88

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Nate Marquardt · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersTarec Saffiedine · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.070.62

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Nate Marquardt · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersTarec Saffiedine · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

59%33%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Nate Marquardt · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersTarec Saffiedine · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

71%81%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Nate Marquardt · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersTarec Saffiedine · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.900.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Nate Marquardt · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersTarec Saffiedine · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

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

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.65

Strikes landed / min

3.73

2.07

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.88

2.07 / 3.5

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.62 / 1.9

59%

Takedown accuracy

33%

71%

Takedown defence

81%

2:40

Control time / fight

2:10

0.90

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.20

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

Nate Marquardt25 UFC fights · 635 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

30%193/629

13%80/111

19%120/144

Clinch

9%58/92

6%41/50

2%10/11

Ground

19%123/185

0%3/4

1%7/10

Tarec Saffiedine6 UFC fights · 360 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

49%176/545

8%27/37

27%98/117

Clinch

5%19/39

9%34/39

0%0/0

Ground

0%1/2

0%1/1

1%4/4

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

Nate Marquardt27 of 44 ended early · 61%17 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

Tarec Saffiedine7 of 17 ended early · 41%10 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

Nate Marquardt3-2

W
Tyron Woodley
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs Kennedy· Jul 13, 2012
TKO · R4 · 1:39 · Welterweight
W
Dan Miller
UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones· Mar 19, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Yushin Okami
UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami· Nov 13, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Rousimar Palhares
UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares· Sep 15, 2010
TKO · R1 · 3:28 · Middleweight
L
Chael Sonnen
UFC 109: RELENTLESS· Feb 6, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Full record · 44 fights

W
Demian Maia
UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira· Aug 29, 2009
TKO · R1 · 0:21 · Middleweight
W
Wilson Gouveia
UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson· Feb 21, 2009
TKO · R3 · 3:10 · Middleweight
W
Martin Kampmann
UFC 88: BREAKTHROUGH· Sep 6, 2008
TKO · R1 · 1:22 · Middleweight
L
Thales Leites
UFC 85: BEDLAM· Jun 7, 2008
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Jeremy Horn
UFC 81: BREAKING POINT· Feb 2, 2008
SUB · R2 · 1:37 · Middleweight
L
Anderson Silva
UFC 73: STACKED· Jul 7, 2007
TKO · R1 · 4:50 · Middleweight
W
Dean Lister
UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon· Jan 25, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Crafton Wallace
Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter· Oct 10, 2006
SUB · R2 · 1:14 · Middleweight
W
Joe Doerksen
UFC 58: USA vs Canada· Mar 4, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Ivan Salaverry
UFC Fight Night 1· Aug 6, 2005
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Izuru Takeuchi
Pancrase 148· May 1, 2005
SUB
W
Kazuo Misaki
Pancrase 141· Nov 7, 2004
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
D
Eiji Ishikawa
Pancrase 135· Jun 22, 2004
DEC · Middleweight
L
Ricardo Almeida
Pancrase 127· Nov 30, 2003
SUB · R1 · 4:53 · Middleweight
W
Yuji Hisamatsu
Pancrase 125· Oct 4, 2003
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Steve Gomm
IFC 17: Global Domination· Sep 6, 2003
TKO · R1 · 3:28 · Middleweight
L
Keiichiro Yamamiya
Pancrase 123· Jul 27, 2003
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Izuru Takeuchi
Pancrase 117· Mar 8, 2003
TKO · R1 · 1:29 · Middleweight
W
Kiuma Kunioku
Pancrase 114· Dec 21, 2002
TKO · R3 · 4:36 · Middleweight
L
Izuru Takeuchi
Pancrase 112· Oct 29, 2002
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Seiki Ryo
Pancrase 109· Jul 29, 2002
SUB · R1 · 1:37 · Middleweight
W
Kazuo Misaki
Pancrase 105· Mar 25, 2002
TKO · R1 · 0:29 · Middleweight
L
Kiuma Kunioku
Pancrase 102· Dec 1, 2001
MD · Middleweight
W
Yuji Hoshino
Pancrase 101· Oct 30, 2001
SUB · R3 · 2:13 · Middleweight
L
Gil Castillo
IFC: Warriors Challenge 14· Jul 18, 2001
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Masaya Kojima
Pancrase 95· May 13, 2001
SUB · R1 · 1:45 · Middleweight
W
Hikaru Sato
Pancrase 93· Mar 31, 2001
SUB · R1 · 1:53 · Middleweight
D
Kiuma Kunioku
Pancrase 90· Dec 4, 2000
DEC · Middleweight
W
Shonie Carter
Pancrase 88· Sep 24, 2000
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Kiuma Kunioku
Pancrase 88· Sep 24, 2000
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Daiju Takase
Pancrase 84· Jun 26, 2000
TKO · R2 · 1:30 · Middleweight
W
Anthony Washington
ROF 1: The Beginning· Mar 18, 2000
TKO · R1 · 3:01 · Welterweight
L
Genki Sudo
Pancrase 80· Dec 18, 1999
SUB · R1 · 13:31 · Heavyweight
W
David Harris
Bas Rutten Invitational 4· Aug 14, 1999
SUB · R1 · 14:01 · Lightweight
W
Josh Groves
Bas Rutten Invitational 4· Aug 14, 1999
SUB · R1 · 1:49 · Lightweight
W
Yves Edwards
Bas Rutten Invitational 4· Aug 14, 1999
SUB · R1 · 3:04 · Lightweight
W
Josh Medina
Colorado Regional· Jun 7, 1999
SUB
W
Jose Garcia
Colorado Regional· Jun 7, 1999
SUB
W
Mike Lee
WVF: Durango Battle· Apr 17, 1999
SUB · R2 · 2:13 · Middleweight

Tarec Saffiedine4-1

W
Roger Bowling
Strikeforce: Rousey vs Kaufman· Aug 17, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Tyler Stinson
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs Jardine· Jan 6, 2012
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Scott Smith
Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs Henderson· Jul 29, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Tyron Woodley
Strikeforce: Challengers 13· Jan 6, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Brock Larson
Shark Fights 13· Sep 11, 2010
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight

Full record · 17 fights

W
Nate Moore
Strikeforce Challengers 8· May 22, 2010
TKO · R2 · 1:21 · Welterweight
W
Nate Moore
Strikeforce: Challengers 8· May 20, 2010
TKO · R2 · 1:21 · Welterweight
W
James Terry
Strikeforce: Challengers 6· Feb 25, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Dong Sik Yoon
Dream 12: Cage of the Rising Sun· Oct 25, 2009
Split Decision · Middleweight
W
Seichi Ikemoto
Dream 10· Jul 20, 2009
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Mike Arellano
California Regional· May 30, 2009
SUB
W
Scott Rose
Long Beach Fight Night 4· Apr 19, 2009
SUB · R1 · 0:58
W
Rich Bondoc
Manitoba Regional· Jun 27, 2008
SUB
W
Raymond Jarman
Shooto Europe· Dec 15, 2007
DEC
W
Sébastien Grandin
France Regional· Jun 9, 2007
SUB
L
Kamil Aygun
Belgium Regional· Apr 21, 2007
DEC
W
Guillaume Janvier
Shooto Europe· Mar 31, 2007
SUB

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Who won Nate Marquardt vs Tarec Saffiedine?

What were the judges' scorecards for Nate Marquardt vs Tarec Saffiedine?

The judges scored it 48-47, 49-46, 49-46, Tarec Saffiedine won the decision.

Was Nate Marquardt vs Tarec Saffiedine a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 93% of 27 fan cards scored it for Tarec Saffiedine; 100% of 8 media scores picked Tarec Saffiedine.

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