Bustamante vs Menne Result & Stats: Bustamante wins by TKO R2 · UFC 35, Fri, Jan 11, 2002

UFCUFC 35: Throwdown

Murilo BustamanteWIN

“Bust A Move” · 15-8-1

UDTKOSD

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 2 · 0:44

MiddleweightTitle bout5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Dave Menne

“The Warrior” · 45-17-2

UDSUBDEC

Friday, January 11, 2002Mohegan 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.

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The result

Murilo BustamanteWIN

def. Dave Menne

TKO

Round 2 · 0:44

Referee: John McCarthy
Time format: 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Murilo BustamanteDave Menne

35%Power Index✗ Missed65%

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

What happened

Murilo Bustamante dropped Dave Menne once.
Dave Menne out-landed Murilo Bustamante 14 to 9 in significant strikes.
Murilo Bustamante controlled Dave Menne for 3:08 of the fight.
Murilo Bustamante landed 75% of significant strikes to Dave Menne's 42%.

Tale of the tape

15-8-1

Record

45-17-2

Age

6'2" · 188 cm

Height

5'10" · 178 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Win Streak

1627

Power Index

1734

3-2

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

Murilo BustamanteDave Menne

Knockdowns

9 / 12

Significant strikes

14 / 33

75%

Sig. strike accuracy

42%

14 / 17

Total strikes

23 / 42

2 / 7

Takedowns

0 / 0

3:08

Control time

0:00

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Murilo BustamanteDave Menne

889%

Head

321%

111%

Body

536%

00%

Leg

643%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Murilo Bustamante

44%11%44%

Dave Menne

50%50%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Range × target

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

Murilo Bustamante9 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

44/5

Clinch

00/2

11/1

Ground

44/4

Dave Menne14 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

11/17

11/1

55/7

Clinch

22/3

44/4

11/1

Ground

Insights

Murilo Bustamante stops 100% of takedowns, better than 96% of UFC fighters.
Murilo Bustamante lands 3.97 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 95% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Murilo Bustamante

No background on record

Camp · Brazilian Top Team

Dave Menne

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

88%

Head

51%

10%

Body

22%

Leg

27%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Murilo Bustamantelast 4 fights

46%12%42%

Dave Mennelast 6 fights

41%39%20%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Murilo Bustamante· from fights outside the UFC Dave Menne· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

1.382.17

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Murilo Bustamante · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fightersDave Menne · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.011.55

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Murilo Bustamante · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersDave Menne · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

3.970.46

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Murilo Bustamante · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersDave Menne · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

30%50%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Murilo Bustamante · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fightersDave Menne · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

100%67%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Murilo Bustamante · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersDave Menne · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.202.70

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Murilo Bustamante · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersDave Menne · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

1.38

Strikes landed / min

2.17

2.01

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.55

3.97 / 13.2

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.46 / 0.9

30%

Takedown accuracy

50%

100%

Takedown defence

67%

3:01

Control time / fight

3:01

1.20

Submission attempts / 15 min

2.70

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

Murilo Bustamante4 UFC fights · 52 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

44%23/42

0%0/0

2%1/1

Clinch

2%1/8

10%5/5

0%0/0

Ground

42%22/47

0%0/0

Dave Menne6 UFC fights · 143 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

10%15/145

6%9/11

24%34/51

Clinch

21%30/54

15%22/25

3%4/5

Ground

20%28/48

1%1/1

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

Murilo Bustamante13 of 24 ended early · 54%11 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

5 early stoppages have no logged time

Dave Menne33 of 64 ended early · 52%31 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

21 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Murilo Bustamante3-2

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 · R2 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Full record · 24 fights

L
Amar Suloev
PRIDE: Bushido 11 · Jun 4, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Dan Henderson
PRIDE: Shockwave 2005 · Dec 31, 2005
Split Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Masanori Suda
PRIDE: Bushido 9 · Sep 25, 2005
Submission · R1 · 3:20
W
Ikuhisa Minowa
PRIDE: Bushido 9 · Sep 25, 2005
TKO · R1 · 9:51 · Welterweight
W
Ryuta Sakurai
PRIDE: Bushido 6 · Apr 3, 2005
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Kazuhiro Nakamura
PRIDE: Final Conflict 2004 · Aug 15, 2004
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Openweight
L
Dan Henderson
PRIDE: Final Conflict 2003 · Nov 9, 2003
TKO · R1 · 0:53 · Middleweight
L
Quinton Jackson
PRIDE: Total Elimination 2003 · Aug 10, 2003
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Matt Lindland
UFC 37: High Impact · May 10, 2002
Submission · R3 · 1:33 · Middleweight
W
Dave Menne
UFC 35: Throwdown · Jan 11, 2002
TKO · R2 · 0:44 · Middleweight
L
Chuck Liddell
UFC 33: Victory In Vegas · Sep 28, 2001
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Sanae Kikuta
Pancrase 89 · Oct 31, 2000
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Yoji Anjo
UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 · Apr 14, 2000
Submission · R2 · 0:31 · Middleweight
W
Jerry Bohlander
Rio de Janeiro Regional · Sep 27, 1997
TKO
W
Chris Haseman
Alabama Regional · Nov 22, 1996
TKO
D
Tom Erikson
Alabama Regional · Nov 22, 1996
DRAW
W
Juan Mott
Alabama Regional · Nov 22, 1996
Submission
W
Joe Charles
Brazil Regional · Jun 24, 1996
Submission
W
TBA
Rio de Janeiro Regional · Sep 26, 1991
TKO

Dave Menne3-2

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
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 3-4 · Apr 16, 2009
Submission · R3 · 2:39

Full record · 64 fights

W
Travis McCullough
Brutaal Genesis MMA · May 2, 2008
TKO
L
Luigi Fioravanti
UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs · Dec 13, 2006
TKO · R1 · 4:44 · Welterweight
L
Josh Koscheck
UFC Fight Night: Goulet vs Cummo · Jun 29, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Alex Reid
Cage Rage · Apr 22, 2006
Decision
L
Jake Shields
Rumble On The Rock 8 · Jan 20, 2006
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
L
Ed Herman
Extreme Challenge 63 · Jul 23, 2005
TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Jerry Spiegel
Extreme Challenge · Jun 18, 2005
Submission
W
Trevor Garrett
Extreme Challenge · Nov 12, 2004
Decision
W
Eddie Sanchez
Extreme Challenge · Sep 24, 2004
Submission
W
Todd Carney
Extreme Challenge · Jun 11, 2004
Decision
W
Leo Sylvest
Extreme Challange 56 · Mar 26, 2004
Submission · R1 · 2:06 · Middleweight
L
Falaniko Vitale
Superbrawl 33 · Feb 7, 2004
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Sam Cleveland
Minnesota Regional · Aug 2, 2003
TKO
L
Hayato Sakurai
Deep 10 Impact · Jun 25, 2003
TKO · R2 · 2:02 · Welterweight
W
Dennis Reed
Minnesota Regional · Jun 14, 2003
TKO
W
Todd Carney
Minnesota Regional · Apr 18, 2003
Submission
L
Phil Baroni
UFC 39: The Warriors Return · Sep 27, 2002
TKO · R1 · 0:18 · Middleweight
W
Robert Ferguson
California Regional · Jul 30, 2002
TKO
L
Murilo Bustamante
UFC 35: Throwdown · Jan 11, 2002
TKO · R2 · 0:44 · Middleweight
W
Gil Castillo
UFC 33: Victory In Vegas · Sep 28, 2001
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Hiromitsu Kanehara
Rings Japan · Feb 24, 2001
TKO · R3 · 3:24 · Heavyweight
W
Karimula Barkalaev
Shidokan Jitsu · Feb 8, 2001
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Shamil Magomedov
Shidokan Jitsu · Feb 8, 2001
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Carlos Newton
Shidokan Jitsu · Feb 8, 2001
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Roberto Traven
Rings Japan · Oct 9, 2000
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Wataru Sakata
Rings Japan · Oct 9, 2000
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
L
Chris Munsen
Rings USA: Rising Stars 2 · Jul 22, 2000
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
D
Ryuki Ueyama
Rings Japan · Jun 15, 2000
Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Jose Landi-Jons
World Extreme Fighting · May 13, 2000
Decision
W
Fabiano Iha
UFC 24: First Defense · Mar 10, 2000
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Kiyoshi Tamura
Rings Japan · Dec 22, 1999
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Laverne Clark
Extreme Challenge · Nov 13, 1999
Submission
W
Chris Lytle
Extreme Challenge · Nov 13, 1999
Decision
W
Jutaro Nakao
Superbrawl 13 · Sep 7, 1999
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Mark Walker
Minnesota Regional · Aug 13, 1999
Submission
W
Joe Geromiller
Illinois Regional · Jul 4, 1999
Submission
W
CJ Fernandes
Danger Zone 2 · Jun 19, 1999
Submission · R1 · 0:58 · Middleweight
W
Brent Medley
Extreme Challenge · Jun 11, 1999
TKO
W
Jesse Jones
Extreme Challenge · Jun 11, 1999
Decision
W
Dennis Hallman
Shooto: 10th Anniversary · May 29, 1999
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Jim Czajkowski
Illinois Regional · Apr 30, 1999
Submission
W
Ken Parham
Extreme Challenge · Apr 2, 1999
Decision
W
TBA
Extreme Challenge · Apr 2, 1999
Submission
W
TBA
Iowa Regional · Mar 18, 1999
Submission
W
TBA
Iowa Regional · Mar 18, 1999
Submission
W
Adam Johnson
Extreme Challenge · Oct 17, 1998
TKO
L
Matt Hughes
Extreme Challenge · Oct 17, 1998
Decision
D
Shonie Carter
Extreme Challenge · Aug 22, 1998
DRAW
W
Andy Sanders
Extreme Challenge · Jun 20, 1998
Decision
W
Phil Johns
Extreme Challenge · Jun 20, 1998
Decision
W
Henry Matamoros
GCF: Wisconsin Vale Tudo 2 · May 30, 1998
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
L
Adrian Serrano
GCF: Wisconsin Vale Tudo 1 · Apr 4, 1998
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
L
Jesse Jones
Extreme Challenge 15 · Feb 27, 1998
Submission · R1 · 5:45 · Middleweight
L
Shonie Carter
Extreme Challenge · Apr 18, 1997
Decision
W
Laverne Clark
Extreme Challenge · Apr 18, 1997
Submission
W
Tim Wills
HOOKnSHOOT · Apr 5, 1997
Submission
W
TBA
HOOKnSHOOT · Apr 4, 1997
Submission
W
TBA
HOOKnSHOOT · Apr 4, 1997
Submission
W
Sean Coultas
HOOKnSHOOT · Apr 4, 1997
TKO

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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.