Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale
Light Heavyweight★ Fight of the Night3 rounds scheduled
Fabio Maldonado
BrazilFabio Maldonado
“Caipira de Aco”
23-11-0
RESULT

Kyle Kingsbury def. Fabio Maldonado (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Kyle Kingsbury
United StatesKyle Kingsbury
“Kingsbu”
11-6-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, June 4, 2011

Kyle Kingsbury defeated Fabio Maldonado by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale, held Saturday, June 4, 2011. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Kyle Kingsbury won the decision.

Fight stats

Fabio Maldonado
Kyle Kingsbury
0
Knockdowns
0
78 of 144
Significant strikes
95 of 191
54%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
122 of 189
Total strikes
110 of 209
2 of 2
Takedowns
5 of 14
100%
Takedown accuracy
36%
2
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
1:35
Control time
2:36
Significant strikes by target
45 of 93
Head
43 of 120
32 of 50
Body
24 of 31
1 of 1
Leg
28 of 40
63 of 119
Distance
66 of 149
14 of 23
Clinch
26 of 38
1 of 2
Ground
3 of 4

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
31 of 54
Sig. str.
42 of 88
47 of 70
Total str.
48 of 94
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 3
1
Sub. att
0
0:04
Ctrl
0:57
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
13 of 40
Sig. str.
29 of 53
28 of 56
Total str.
34 of 60
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 6
1
Sub. att
0
0:36
Ctrl
1:08
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
34 of 50
Sig. str.
24 of 50
47 of 63
Total str.
28 of 55
2 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:55
Ctrl
0:31

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd
#MaldonadoKingsbury
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Junichiro Kamijo
#MaldonadoKingsbury
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Patricia Morse Jarman
#MaldonadoKingsbury
1910
2910
3109
Total2829

Media Scores

3
Maldonado
1
Draw
3
Kingsbury
●29-28 Maldonado×3●29-28 Kingsbury×2●30-27 Kingsbury●29-29 Draw
All 7 media scorecards▾
  • Matt Erickson · MMAFighting.com30-27Kingsbury
  • TJ DeSantis · Sherdog.com29-28Kingsbury
  • MMAWeekly.com29-28Kingsbury
  • Mike Whitman · Sherdog.com29-29Draw
  • MMAJunkie.com29-28Maldonado
  • Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com29-28Maldonado
  • FightMetric.com29-28Maldonado

Fan Scorecards

54%
Maldonado
8%
Draw
38%
Kingsbury
13 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Maldonado53.8%●29-28 Kingsbury38.5%●29-29 Draw7.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
69%
Kingsbury
R2
69%
Kingsbury
R3
100%
Maldonado

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Fabio Maldonado vs Kyle Kingsbury?

Kyle Kingsbury defeated Fabio Maldonado by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale, held Saturday, June 4, 2011. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Kyle Kingsbury won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Fabio Maldonado vs Kyle Kingsbury?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Kyle Kingsbury won the decision.

Was Fabio Maldonado vs Kyle Kingsbury a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 50% of 6 media scores picked Kyle Kingsbury.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Chris Tognoni
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Fabio Maldonado 67%33% Kyle Kingsbury

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Light Heavyweight roster (129 fighters)

Fabio Maldonado
Striking Technician
10 edges
Kyle Kingsbury
Grappling Specialist
1 edge
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

96Power70
96Speed75
98Precision63
96Durability92
90Engine89
63Wrestling96
82Ground67

Biggest edge Fabio Maldonado, Punch power +40

Attribute by attribute

Fabio Maldonado is on the left of every row, Kyle Kingsbury on the right.
96Punch power56
95Kick power83
98Punch speed62
94Kick speed88
98Accuracy63
63Takedowns96
93Ground striking72
71Submissions62
95Chin90
96Body strength94
90Cardio89

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

23-11-0
Record
11-6-0 (1 NC)
1772
Power Index rating
1650
0
Win Streak
0
46
Age
44
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'4"
193 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
79"
201 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

5.29
SLpM
2.97
58%
Str. Acc.
40%
4.31
SApM
3.81
53%
Str. Def.
51%

Grappling Profile

0.44
TD Avg.
2.64
57%
TD Acc.
41%
61%
TD Def.
52%
0.60
Sub. Avg.
0.00

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  • L
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  • L
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  • L
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  • L
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  • L
    Stephan Bonnar
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  • W
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    The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · Jun 4, 2011
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 9 fights
65.2
Avg sig. strikes
33.8
0.36
Avg takedowns
2.00
1:31
Avg control time
2:25
132
Career high strikes
95
2
Career high TDs
9

Strike Distribution

Fabio Maldonado
Strike target
Kyle Kingsbury
64%
Head
45%
36%
Body
22%
1%
Leg
33%
Fabio Maldonado
Strike position
Kyle Kingsbury
67%
Distance
68%
26%
Clinch
27%
7%
Ground
5%