Ovince Saint Preux defeated Gian Villante by Majority Decision in round 3 (0:33) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen, held Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 30-28, 29-29, 30-29, Ovince Saint Preux won the decision.
Gian Villante vs Ovince Saint Preux
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 5 media scorecards
- Nathan McCarter · BleacherReport.com30-27Preux
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-29Draw
- Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com29-29Draw
- Mike Whitman · Sherdog.com29-29Draw
- Adam Martin · Sportsnet.ca29-29Draw
Fan Scorecards
38 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Gian Villante | Ovince Saint Preux |
|---|---|---|
| Bookmaker | +115 | -145 |
| Bovada | +175 | -160 |
| Pinnacle | +138 | -153 |
| sports-interaction | +125 | -160 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Ovince Saint Preux spends 89% of fight time at distance.
- Gian Villante absorbs 5.84 significant strikes a minute, more than 95% of UFC fighters.
- Gian Villante lands 4.59 significant strikes a minute, more than 82% of UFC fighters.
- Gian Villante stops 85% of takedowns, better than 90% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
- —Blue belt · BJJ
- —Ring of Combat Heavyweight ChampionRing of Combat
- —Ring of Combat Light Heavyweight ChampionRing of Combat
- 2003Champion · State HSyouth · 215 lb Catchweight
- —Black belt · BJJRafaello Oliveira
- —Runner-up · State HSyouth · Florida 1A
- —University of TennesseeFootball · 2001-2004
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
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
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
1 early stoppage has no logged time
6 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- WStrikeforce: Barnett vs Cormier· May 18, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WStrikeforce: Challengers 18· Aug 11, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LStrikeforce: Challengers 16· Jun 23, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
Full record · 13 fightsShow less
- WJoseph Keneth ReyesRing of Combat 33· Dec 3, 2010TKO · R1 · 1:03 · Light Heavyweight
- LDemetrius RichardsRing of Combat 29· Apr 16, 2010TKO · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WMarcelo Donald PereiraRing of Combat 27· Nov 20, 2009TKO · R1 · 3:59 · Catchweight
- WRob WinceRing of Combat 26· Sep 11, 2009TKO · R2 · 1:25 · Heavyweight
- WJoe AbouataRing of Combat 25· Jun 12, 2009TKO · R1 · 1:48 · Heavyweight
- WPaul WhiteRing of Combat 24· Apr 17, 2009SUB · R1 · 1:46 · Heavyweight
- WRandy DurantRing of Combat 23· Feb 20, 2009TKO · R1 · 0:35 · Heavyweight
- W
- LStrikeforce: Melendez vs Masvidal· Dec 16, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WJoe CasonStrikeforce: Challengers 17· Jul 21, 2011TKO · R1 · 1:12 · Light Heavyweight
- WStrikeforce: Challengers 13· Jan 6, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WStrikeforce: Henderson vs Babalu 2· Dec 3, 2010Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 17 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- WClaudio GodoyN/A· May 15, 2010TKO
- WChris HawkStrikeforce: Nashville· Apr 16, 2010TKO · R1 · 0:47 · Light Heavyweight
- WBrett ChismGeorgia Regional· Feb 20, 2010TKO
- L
- WJonathan SmithAruba Regional· Sep 5, 2009SUB
- LNik FeketeAruba Regional· Sep 5, 2009DEC
- WOmbey MobleyXtreme Fighting Championships· Apr 25, 2009SUB
- WRobert TurnerXtreme Fighting Championships· Feb 23, 2009TKO
- LRay LizamaShark Fights· Dec 13, 2008DEC
- L
Frequently asked questions
Who won Gian Villante vs Ovince Saint Preux?
Ovince Saint Preux defeated Gian Villante by Majority Decision in round 3 (0:33) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen, held Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Prudential Center, Newark. The judges scored it 30-28, 29-29, 30-29, Ovince Saint Preux won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Gian Villante vs Ovince Saint Preux?
The judges scored it 30-28, 29-29, 30-29, Ovince Saint Preux won the decision.
Was Gian Villante vs Ovince Saint Preux a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 26% of 38 fan cards scored it for Ovince Saint Preux.
Get this bout's result and round-by-round stats as JSON with the MMA Fight Data API →