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Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Alessio Sakara
Legionarius
19-11-0 (2 NC)
RESULT

Chris Weidman def. Alessio Sakara (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Chris Weidman
The All-American
16-8-0
Thursday, March 3, 2011

Chris Weidman defeated Alessio Sakara by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann, held Thursday, March 3, 2011.

Fight stats

Alessio Sakara
Chris Weidman
0
Knockdowns
0
27 of 71
Significant strikes
45 of 105
38%
Sig. strike accuracy
43%
34 of 79
Total strikes
98 of 171
0 of 0
Takedowns
5 of 8
Takedown accuracy
63%
0
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
0:03
Control time
8:00
Significant strikes by target
11 of 50
Head
39 of 99
11 of 15
Body
0 of 0
5 of 6
Leg
6 of 6
20 of 60
Distance
25 of 72
5 of 8
Clinch
2 of 7
2 of 3
Ground
18 of 26

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
10 of 29
Sig. str.
14 of 46
10 of 29
Total str.
16 of 48
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:58
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
10 of 23
Sig. str.
17 of 28
11 of 24
Total str.
45 of 62
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
3:07
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
7 of 19
Sig. str.
14 of 31
13 of 26
Total str.
37 of 61
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
3:55

Judges' Scorecards

George Conley
#SakaraWeidman
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Sal D'Amato
#SakaraWeidman
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
William Mattingly
#SakaraWeidman
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Sakara
6
Weidman
29–28 Weidman×430–27 Weidman×2
All 6 media scorecards

Fan Scorecards

6%
Sakara
94%
Weidman
17 fan scorecards submitted
30–27 Weidman52.9%29–28 Weidman41.2%29–28 Sakara5.9%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
53%
Weidman
R2
94%
Weidman
R3
100%
Weidman

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Gary Copeland
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Tale of the Tape

19-11-0 (2 NC)
Record
16-8-0
0
Win Streak
0
44
Age
42
6'0"
183 cm
Height
6'2"
188 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
78"
198 cm
Stance
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
Nationality

Striking Profile

3.96
SLpM
3.11
47%
Str. Acc.
45%
2.80
SApM
3.37
Str. Def.

Grappling Profile

2.18
TD Avg.
3.27
78%
TD Acc.
42%
62%
TD Def.
72%
Sub. Avg.

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Alessio Sakara · 1-4
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Machida vs MunozSun, Oct 27, 2013
    Submission · R1 · 3:07 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC 154: St-Pierre vs ConditSat, Nov 17, 2012
    Disqualification · R1 · 1:26 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs SilvaSat, Apr 14, 2012
    TKO · R1 · 2:26 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC Live: Sanchez vs KampmannThu, Mar 3, 2011
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    UFC Live: Vera vs JonesSun, Mar 21, 2010
    TKO · R1 · 3:01 · Middleweight
Chris Weidman · 2-3
  • L
    UFC 310: Pantoja vs AsakuraSat, Dec 7, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 4:51 · Catchweight
  • W
    UFC Atlantic CitySat, Mar 30, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 2:18 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC 292: Sterling vs O'MalleySat, Aug 19, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC 261: Usman vs Masvidal 2Sat, Apr 24, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 0:17 · Middleweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs OleinikSun, Aug 9, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 14 fights · 20 fights
18.1
Avg sig. strikes
31.3
0.79
Avg takedowns
2.20
1:10
Avg control time
3:15
70
Career high strikes
75
9
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Alessio Sakara
Strike target
Chris Weidman
78%
Head
73%
19%
Body
16%
4%
Leg
11%
Alessio Sakara
Strike position
Chris Weidman
49%
Distance
66%
21%
Clinch
9%
30%
Ground
24%