Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 102: COUTURE vs NOGUEIRA
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Mark Munoz
United StatesMark Munoz
“The Filipino Wrecking Machine”
14-6-0
RESULT

Mark Munoz def. Nick Catone (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Nick Catone
United StatesNick Catone
“The Jersey Devil”
10-4-0
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Rose Garden Arena

Mark Munoz defeated Nick Catone by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 102: COUTURE vs NOGUEIRA, held Saturday, August 29, 2009 at Rose Garden Arena. The judges scored it 28-29, 30-27, 29-28, Mark Munoz won the decision.

Fight stats

Mark Munoz
Nick Catone
0
Knockdowns
0
53 of 102
Significant strikes
38 of 82
52%
Sig. strike accuracy
46%
75 of 127
Total strikes
55 of 99
2 of 12
Takedowns
3 of 6
17%
Takedown accuracy
50%
2
Submission attempts
1
1
Reversals
0
4:05
Control time
3:11
Significant strikes by target
34 of 81
Head
21 of 63
11 of 12
Body
14 of 16
8 of 9
Leg
3 of 3
19 of 56
Distance
14 of 51
21 of 26
Clinch
11 of 17
13 of 20
Ground
13 of 14

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
20 of 38
Sig. str.
28 of 42
21 of 39
Total str.
34 of 48
1 of 5
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:34
Ctrl
1:51
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
13 of 27
Sig. str.
6 of 21
21 of 38
Total str.
10 of 25
0 of 3
Takedowns
1 of 2
1
Sub. att
0
1:46
Ctrl
0:29
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
20 of 37
Sig. str.
4 of 19
33 of 50
Total str.
11 of 26
1 of 4
Takedowns
1 of 2
1
Sub. att
1
1:45
Ctrl
0:51

Judges' Scorecards

Ken Barringer
#MunozCatone
1--
2--
3--
Total2829
Marcos Rosales
#MunozCatone
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Glenn Trowbridge
#MunozCatone
1--
2--
3--
Total2928

Media Scores

1
Munoz
-
1
Catone
●29-28 Munoz●29-28 Catone
All 2 media scorecards▾
  • MMAJunkie.com29-28Munoz
  • Sherdog.com29-28Catone

Fan Scorecards

100%
Munoz
0%
Catone
3 fan scorecards submitted
●28-27 Munoz33.3%●30-27 Munoz33.3%●29-28 Munoz33.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
67%
Catone
R2
67%
Munoz
R3
67%
Munoz

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Mark Munoz vs Nick Catone?

Mark Munoz defeated Nick Catone by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 102: COUTURE vs NOGUEIRA, held Saturday, August 29, 2009 at Rose Garden Arena. The judges scored it 28-29, 30-27, 29-28, Mark Munoz won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Mark Munoz vs Nick Catone?

The judges scored it 28-29, 30-27, 29-28, Mark Munoz won the decision.

Referee
Yves Lavigne
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Mark Munoz 44%56% Nick Catone

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 · Middleweight roster (229 fighters)

Mark Munoz
Grappling Specialist
6 edges
Nick Catone
Grappling Specialist
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

58Power54
58Speed52
59Precision60
84Durability82
91Engine89
97Wrestling98
91Ground96

Biggest edge Mark Munoz, Kick power +10

Attribute by attribute

Mark Munoz is on the left of every row, Nick Catone on the right.
56Punch power58
60Kick power50
55Punch speed52
60Kick speed51
59Accuracy60
97Takedowns98
98Ground striking98
83Submissions93
72Chin71
95Body strength92
91Cardio89

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

Tale of the Tape

14-6-0
Record
10-4-0
1637
Power Index rating
1677
1
Win Streak
1
48
Age
44
6'0"
183 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

3.12
SLpM
2.11
51%
Str. Acc.
44%
2.26
SApM
2.32
57%
Str. Def.
63%

Grappling Profile

3.17
TD Avg.
3.71
29%
TD Acc.
44%
57%
TD Def.
83%
0.60
Sub. Avg.
0.50

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Career Averages

Based on 15 fights · 8 fights
26.3
Avg sig. strikes
24.5
1.87
Avg takedowns
2.88
2:51
Avg control time
4:13
76
Career high strikes
38
9
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Mark Munoz
Strike target
Nick Catone
59%
Head
64%
29%
Body
18%
12%
Leg
18%
Mark Munoz
Strike position
Nick Catone
31%
Distance
42%
25%
Clinch
24%
44%
Ground
34%