Couture vs Al Iaquinta Result & Stats: Al Iaquinta wins by UD

UFCUFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2

Ryan Couture

12-6-0

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 3 · 5:00

Judges30-2730-2730-27

Lightweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Al IaquintaWIN

“Raging” · 14-7-1

Saturday, August 31, 2013BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, United States

Al Iaquinta defeated Ryan Couture by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2, held Saturday, August 31, 2013 at BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Al Iaquinta won the decision.

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The result

Al IaquintaWIN

def. Ryan Couture

Unanimous Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Judges30-2730-2730-27

Referee: Yves Lavigne
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Ryan CoutureAl Iaquinta

65%Power Index✗ Missed35%

34%Market · 4 sportsbooks✓ Called it66%

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

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Ryan Couture

+182

35% implied win probability · Open: +188

Al Iaquinta

-222

69% implied win probability · Open: -237

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Every judge gave Al Iaquinta all 3 rounds.
Al Iaquinta out-landed Ryan Couture 80 to 45 in significant strikes.
Al Iaquinta landed 4 of 4 takedowns.
Al Iaquinta landed 45% of significant strikes to Ryan Couture's 29%.

Tale of the tape

6-2-0

Record

5-2-1

Age

5'10" · 178 cm

Height

5'10" · 178 cm

73" · 185 cm

Reach

70" · 178 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Win Streak

1661

Power Index

1556

4-1

Last 5

3-2

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

Ryan CoutureAl Iaquinta

Knockdowns

45 / 155

Significant strikes

80 / 177

29%

Sig. strike accuracy

45%

47 / 158

Total strikes

86 / 183

0 / 6

Takedowns

4 / 4

Takedown accuracy

100%

1:08

Control time

0:51

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Ryan CoutureAl Iaquinta

2044%

Head

5569%

1227%

Body

1924%

1329%

Leg

68%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Ryan Couture

84%16%

Al Iaquinta

78%16%

DistanceClinchGround

Range × target

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

Ryan Couture45 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

1717/115

1010/14

1111/13

Clinch

33/7

22/4

22/2

Ground

Al Iaquinta80 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

4242/125

1414/19

66/6

Clinch

88/15

55/5

Ground

55/7

Judges' Scorecards

Sal D'Amato

#	Couture	Al Iaquinta
1	9	10
2	9	10
3	9	10

Total2730

Brian Puccillo

#	Couture	Al Iaquinta
1	9	10
2	9	10
3	9	10

Total2730

Otto Torriero

#	Couture	Al Iaquinta
1	9	10
2	9	10
3	9	10

Total2730

Media Scores

Ryan Couture

Al Iaquinta

●30-27 Al Iaquinta×15

All 15 media scorecards

Jason Floyd · TheMMAReport.com30-27Al Iaquinta
Chase Raymond · BJPenn.com30-27Al Iaquinta
Adam Martin · Sportsnet.ca30-27Al Iaquinta
John Pollock · Fight Network30-27Al Iaquinta
Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com30-27Al Iaquinta
Mookie Alexander · BloodyElbow.com30-27Al Iaquinta
MMAJunkie.com30-27Al Iaquinta
Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com30-27Al Iaquinta
TJ DeSantis · Sherdog.com30-27Al Iaquinta
Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com30-27Al Iaquinta
MMAWeekly.com30-27Al Iaquinta
Shaun Al-Shatti · MMAFighting.com30-27Al Iaquinta
Brent Brookhouse · BloodyElbow.com30-27Al Iaquinta
Steven Rondina · BleacherReport.com30-27Al Iaquinta
Nathan McCarter · BleacherReport.com30-27Al Iaquinta

Fan Scorecards

13 fan scorecards submitted

Ryan Couture

100%

Al Iaquinta

●30-27 Al Iaquinta92.3%●30-24 Al Iaquinta7.7%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

92%

Al Iaquinta

100%

Al Iaquinta

92%

Al Iaquinta

Betting Odds

Ryan Couture

+182

35% implied win probability

Open: +188

Al Iaquinta

-222

69% implied win probability

Open: -237

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Ryan Couture	Al Iaquinta
Bookmaker	+175	-205
Bovada	+190	-230
Pinnacle	+195	-218
sports-interaction	+167	-238

Odds are for information only.

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Insights

Al Iaquinta absorbs 4.53 significant strikes a minute, more than 81% of UFC fighters.
Ryan Couture absorbs 4.55 significant strikes a minute, more than 81% of UFC fighters.
Al Iaquinta's last two losses were both stopped early.

Style & credentials

Ryan Couture

No background on record

Camp · Xtreme Couture

Al Iaquinta

No background on record

Camp · Serra-Longo Fight Team

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

36%

Head

67%

32%

Body

19%

31%

Leg

14%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Ryan Couturelast 2 fights

72%28%

Al Iaquintalast 15 fights

92%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Ryan Couture Al Iaquinta

Strikes landed / min

3.124.06

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Ryan Couture · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersAl Iaquinta · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

4.554.53

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Ryan Couture · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fightersAl Iaquinta · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.630.63

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Ryan Couture · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fightersAl Iaquinta · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

8%19%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Ryan Couture · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fightersAl Iaquinta · Poor · better than 13% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

0%74%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Ryan Couture · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersAl Iaquinta · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.000.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Ryan Couture · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersAl Iaquinta · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.12

Strikes landed / min

4.06

4.55

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

4.53

0.63 / 7.9

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.63 / 3.3

Takedown accuracy

19%

Takedown defence

74%

2:08

Control time / fight

0:46

0.00

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

Ryan Couture2 UFC fights · 74 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

28%21/146

20%15/23

23%17/27

Clinch

8%6/14

12%9/13

8%6/9

Ground

0%0/0

Al Iaquinta15 UFC fights · 774 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

60%467/1468

18%140/230

14%108/121

Clinch

3%26/46

1%5/5

0%0/0

Ground

4%28/39

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

Ryan Couture4 of 8 ended early · 50%4 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Al Iaquinta6 of 8 ended early · 75%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

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

Recent form · last 5

Ryan Couture4-1

L
Ross Pearson
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Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Conor Heun
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TKO · R3 · 2:52 · Lightweight
W
Maka Watson
Strikeforce: Challengers 19· Sep 22, 2011
Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Full record · 8 fights

L
Matt Ricehouse
Strikeforce: Challengers 16· Jun 23, 2011
UD · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Lee Higgins
Strikeforce: Challengers 14· Feb 17, 2011
Submission · R3 · 4:41 · Lightweight
W
Lucas Stark
Strikeforce: Challengers 10· Aug 12, 2010
Submission · R1 · 1:15 · Lightweight

Al Iaquinta3-2

L
Michael Chiesa
The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale· Jun 1, 2012
Submission · R1 · 2:47 · Ultimate Fighter 15 Lightweight
L
Pat Audinwood
Ring of Combat 38· Nov 18, 2011
Submission · R1 · 2:06 · Lightweight
W
Gabriel Miglioli
Ring of Combat 37· Sep 9, 2011
TKO · R1 · 0:26 · Lightweight
W
Gabriel Miglioli
Ring of Combat 36· Jun 17, 2011
Split Decision · Lightweight
W
Joshua Key
Ring of Combat 27· Nov 20, 2009
TKO · R1 · 1:47 · Catchweight

Full record · 8 fights

W
Tim Sylvester
Ring of Combat 25· Jun 12, 2009
TKO · R1 · 0:15 · Lightweight
D
Will Martinez Jr.
Ring of Combat 24· Apr 17, 2009
DEC · Lightweight
W
Mervin Rodriguez
Ring of Combat 23· Feb 20, 2009
Submission · R1 · 1:15 · Lightweight

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Ryan Couture vs Al Iaquinta?

What were the judges' scorecards for Ryan Couture vs Al Iaquinta?

The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Al Iaquinta won the decision.

Was Ryan Couture vs Al Iaquinta a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 15 media scores picked Al Iaquinta.

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