Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 35: Throwdown
MiddleweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Murilo Bustamante
BrazilMurilo Bustamante
“Bust A Move”
15-8-1
RESULT

Murilo Bustamante def. Dave Menne (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 0:44
Dave Menne
United StatesDave Menne
“The Warrior”
45-17-2
Friday, January 11, 2002
Mohegan Sun Arena

Murilo Bustamante defeated Dave Menne by TKO in round 2 (0:44) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 35: Throwdown, held Friday, January 11, 2002 at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Fight stats

Murilo Bustamante
Dave Menne
1
Knockdowns
0
9 of 12
Significant strikes
14 of 33
75%
Sig. strike accuracy
42%
14 of 17
Total strikes
23 of 42
2 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 0
29%
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:08
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
8 of 11
Head
3 of 20
1 of 1
Body
5 of 5
0 of 0
Leg
6 of 8
4 of 5
Distance
7 of 25
1 of 3
Clinch
7 of 8
4 of 4
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
3 of 5
Sig. str.
10 of 24
8 of 10
Total str.
19 of 33
2 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:06
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
6 of 7
Sig. str.
4 of 9
6 of 7
Total str.
4 of 9
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:00

Frequently asked questions

Who won Murilo Bustamante vs Dave Menne?

Murilo Bustamante defeated Dave Menne by TKO in round 2 (0:44) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 35: Throwdown, held Friday, January 11, 2002 at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Murilo Bustamante 36%64% Dave Menne

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 · Middleweight roster (229 fighters)

Murilo Bustamante
Grappling Specialist
9 edges
Dave Menne
Submission Ace
2 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

79Power54
73Speed53
94Precision50
85Durability67
66Engine76
98Wrestling79
98Ground97

Biggest edge Murilo Bustamante, Accuracy +44

Attribute by attribute

Murilo Bustamante is on the left of every row, Dave Menne on the right.
93Punch power51
64Kick power57
91Punch speed48
55Kick speed58
94Accuracy50
98Takedowns79
98Ground striking97
98Submissions96
85Chin67
84Body strength67
66Cardio76

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

Tale of the Tape

15-8-1
Record
45-17-2
1627
Power Index rating
1726
2
Win Streak
0
60
Age
52
6'2"
188 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
-
Reach
-
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

1.33
SLpM
1.84
32%
Str. Acc.
44%
1.90
SApM
1.99
60%
Str. Def.
42%

Grappling Profile

2.46
TD Avg.
0.46
33%
TD Acc.
50%
54%
TD Def.
57%
1.20
Sub. Avg.
2.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Murilo Bustamante · 3-2
  • W
    Dave Menne
    Amazon Forest Combat 2 · Mar 31, 2012
    Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
  • L
    Jesse Taylor
    Impact FC 2 · Jul 17, 2010
    TKO · R2 · 2:10 · Middleweight
  • L
    Makoto Takimoto
    Yarennoka!: New Years Eve 2007 · Dec 31, 2007
    Split Decision · Middleweight
  • W
    Ryuta Sakurai
    Deep 29 Impact · Apr 13, 2007
    TKO · R1 · 3:50
  • W
    Dong Sik Yoon
    Pride Bushido 13 · Nov 5, 2006
    Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
Dave Menne · 3-2
  • L
    Murilo Bustamante
    Amazon Forest Combat 2 · Mar 31, 2012
    Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
  • W
    Eric Davila
    UWF 1: Huerta vs. War Machine · Nov 26, 2011
    Submission · R1 · 1:35 · Welterweight
  • W
    Adrian Miles
    Cage Fighting Xtreme · Apr 24, 2010
    Decision
  • L
    Omar de la Cruz
    Bellator 7 · May 15, 2009
    TKO · R1 · 3:19 · Welterweight
  • W
    Norman Paraisy
    Bellator 3 & 4 · Apr 17, 2009
    Submission · R3 · 2:39 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 4 fights · 6 fights
13.0
Avg sig. strikes
23.8
2.50
Avg takedowns
0.33
3:01
Avg control time
3:01
17
Career high strikes
70
4
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Murilo Bustamante
Strike target
Dave Menne
88%
Head
51%
10%
Body
22%
2%
Leg
27%
Murilo Bustamante
Strike position
Dave Menne
46%
Distance
41%
12%
Clinch
39%
42%
Ground
20%