Ebersole vs Lytle Result & Stats: Ebersole wins by UD · UFC 127, Sun, Feb 27, 2011

UFCUFC 127: Penn vs Fitch

Brian EbersoleWIN

“Bad Boy” · 51-18-1 (1 NC)

UDTKOSD

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 3 · 5:00

Welterweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Chris Lytle

“Lights out” · 31-18-5

SUBUDUD

Sunday, February 27, 2011Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia

Brian Ebersole defeated Chris Lytle by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch, held Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Brian Ebersole won the decision.

The result

Brian EbersoleWIN

def. Chris Lytle

Unanimous Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Judges29-2829-2830-27

★ Fight of the Night

Referee: Steve Perceval
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Brian EbersoleChris Lytle

45%Power Index✗ Missed55%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

What happened

Brian Ebersole dropped Chris Lytle once.
Brian Ebersole controlled Chris Lytle for 7:32 of the fight.
Brian Ebersole landed 4 of 8 takedowns.
Brian Ebersole landed 52% of significant strikes to Chris Lytle's 36%.

Tale of the tape

51-18-1 (1 NC)

Record

31-18-5

Age

6'0" · 183 cm

Height

5'11" · 180 cm

73" · 185 cm

Reach

68" · 173 cm

Southpaw

Stance

Orthodox

Win Streak

1725

Power Index

1757

1-4

Last 5

4-1

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Brian EbersoleChris Lytle

Knockdowns

32 / 61

Significant strikes

24 / 66

52%

Sig. strike accuracy

36%

73 / 104

Total strikes

56 / 104

4 / 8

Takedowns

0 / 0

Submission attempts

Reversals

7:32

Control time

1:31

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Brian EbersoleChris Lytle

1753%

Head

1354%

928%

Body

1146%

619%

Leg

00%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Brian Ebersole

47%25%28%

Chris Lytle

79%21%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

Brian Ebersole32 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

44/18

66/7

55/8

Clinch

55/10

22/2

11/1

Ground

88/14

11/1

Chris Lytle24 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

1010/38

99/15

00/1

Clinch

33/10

22/2

Ground

Judges' Scorecards

Evan Bzadough

#	Ebersole	Lytle
1
2
3

Total2928

Barry Foley

#	Ebersole	Lytle
1
2
3

Total2928

Chris Lee

#	Ebersole	Lytle
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Media Scores

Brian Ebersole

Chris Lytle

●29-28 Ebersole×4●29-27 Ebersole●29-28 Lytle

All 6 media scorecards

MMAWeekly.com29-27Ebersole
MMAJunkie.com29-28Ebersole
Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com29-28Ebersole
Jeff Sherwood · Sherdog.com29-28Ebersole
Mike Chiappetta · MMAFighting.com29-28Ebersole
Tomasz Marciniak · Sherdog.com29-28Lytle

Fan Scorecards

7 fan scorecards submitted

100%

Brian Ebersole

Chris Lytle

●29-28 Ebersole57.1%●30-27 Ebersole42.9%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

57%

Lytle

100%

Ebersole

100%

Ebersole

Style & credentials

Brian Ebersole

No background on record

Camp · Tiger Muay Thai

Chris Lytle

BoxingBJJ

—Indiana Light Heavyweight (175 lb) TitleIndiana Boxing Association
—Cage Rage World Welterweight Championship (inaugural)Cage Rage Championships
—Hook N' Shoot ChampionshipHook N' Shoot
—AFC ChampionshipAbsolute Fighting Championships

Camp · Integrated Fighting Academy · Indianapolis, Indiana, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

59%

Head

60%

17%

Body

33%

24%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Brian Ebersolelast 8 fights

59%17%24%

Chris Lytlelast 22 fights

73%24%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Brian Ebersole Chris Lytle· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

2.324.18

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Brian Ebersole · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersChris Lytle · Good · better than 71% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.143.41

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Brian Ebersole · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersChris Lytle · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.700.59

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Brian Ebersole · Good · better than 63% of UFC fightersChris Lytle · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

23%50%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Brian Ebersole · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersChris Lytle · Good · better than 75% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

61%54%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Brian Ebersole · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersChris Lytle · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.102.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Brian Ebersole · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersChris Lytle · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.32

Strikes landed / min

4.18

2.14

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.41

1.70 / 7.4

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.59 / 1.2

23%

Takedown accuracy

50%

61%

Takedown defence

54%

4:11

Control time / fight

1:26

0.10

Submission attempts / 15 min

2.00

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

Brian Ebersole8 UFC fights · 241 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

29%71/226

11%26/54

19%45/72

Clinch

7%18/33

4%10/16

6%14/15

Ground

22%53/72

2%4/4

0%0/0

Chris Lytle20 UFC fights · 818 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

50%408/1278

20%163/222

7%57/74

Clinch

10%84/147

9%74/89

1%6/6

Ground

1%12/26

1%9/10

1%5/5

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

Brian Ebersole43 of 69 ended early · 62%26 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

38 early stoppages have no logged time

Chris Lytle28 of 55 ended early · 51%27 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

11 early stoppages have no logged time

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

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TBA
Minnesota Regional · Mar 2, 2002
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Minnesota Regional · Mar 2, 2002
TKO
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Kerry Schall
Minnesota Regional · Dec 8, 2001
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Cage Rage · Oct 20, 2001
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Cage Rage · Oct 20, 2001
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Indiana Regional · Sep 29, 2001
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Chris Lytle4-1

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Takafumi Ito
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Jason DeLucia
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Daisuke Watanabe
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Osami Shibuya
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Bo Hershberger
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Submission

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Brian Ebersole vs Chris Lytle?

What were the judges' scorecards for Brian Ebersole vs Chris Lytle?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Brian Ebersole won the decision.

Was Brian Ebersole vs Chris Lytle a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 83% of 6 media scores picked Brian Ebersole.

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