Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale
Ultimate Fighter 2 HeavyweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans
“Suga”
19-8-1
RESULT

Rashad Evans def. Brad Imes (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Brad Imes
Brad Imes
“Hillbilly Heartthrob”
13-7-0
Saturday, November 5, 2005

Rashad Evans defeated Brad Imes by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Ultimate Fighter 2 Heavyweight bout of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale, held Saturday, November 5, 2005.

Fight stats

Rashad Evans
Brad Imes
2
Knockdowns
0
48 of 96
Significant strikes
42 of 164
50%
Sig. strike accuracy
26%
53 of 103
Total strikes
45 of 168
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 3
—
Takedown accuracy
67%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
2:07
Control time
1:35
Significant strikes by target
46 of 94
Head
34 of 149
2 of 2
Body
8 of 15
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
33 of 72
Distance
27 of 124
10 of 14
Clinch
12 of 36
5 of 10
Ground
3 of 4

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
16 of 31
Sig. str.
9 of 40
19 of 34
Total str.
10 of 41
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
1:10
Ctrl
0:44
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
14 of 31
Sig. str.
13 of 69
14 of 31
Total str.
13 of 69
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
18 of 34
Sig. str.
20 of 55
20 of 38
Total str.
22 of 58
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
0:54
Ctrl
0:51

Judges' Scorecards

Abe Belardo
#EvansImes
1––
2––
3––
Total2928
Nelson Hamilton
#EvansImes
1––
2––
3––
Total2928
Tony Weeks
#EvansImes
1––
2––
3––
Total2829

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

1
Evans
–
0
Imes
●30–27 Evans
All 1 media scorecards▾
  • FightMetric.com30–27Evans

Fan Scorecards

81%
Evans
19%
Imes
16 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Evans43.8%●29–28 Evans31.2%●29–28 Imes12.5%●30–28 Evans6.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
88%
Evans
R2
63%
Evans
R3
69%
Evans

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

19-8-1
Record
13-7-0
0
Win Streak
0
46
Age
49
6'0"
183 cm
Height
6'7"
201 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
—
—
Stance
—
Ultimate Fighter 2 Heavyweight
Weight Class
Ultimate Fighter 2 Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.14
SLpM
2.73
37%
Str. Acc.
31%
2.42
SApM
4.24
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.98
TD Avg.
1.72
44%
TD Acc.
71%
73%
TD Def.
0%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Rashad Evans · 0-5
  • L
    Anthony Smith
    UFC 225: Whittaker vs RomeroSat, Jun 9, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 0:53 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Sam Alvey
    UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs MorenoSun, Aug 6, 2017
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Daniel Kelly
    UFC 209: Woodley vs Thompson 2Sun, Mar 5, 2017
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Glover Teixeira
    UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs EvansSun, Apr 17, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 1:48 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Ryan Bader
    UFC 192: Cormier vs GustafssonSat, Oct 3, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Brad Imes · 0-3
  • L
    Heath Herring
    UFC 69: SHOOTOUTSat, Apr 7, 2007
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Dan Christison
    UFC Fight Night 4Thu, Apr 6, 2006
    Submission · R3 · 3:37 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Rashad Evans
    The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin FinaleSat, Nov 5, 2005
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Ultimate Fighter 2 Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 23 fights · 3 fights
26.7
Avg sig. strikes
39.7
2.30
Avg takedowns
1.67
3:30
Avg control time
2:10
62
Career high strikes
58
9
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Rashad Evans
Strike target
Brad Imes
79%
Head
82%
14%
Body
16%
7%
Leg
3%
Rashad Evans
Strike position
Brad Imes
58%
Distance
57%
19%
Clinch
28%
23%
Ground
15%