Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 43: Meltdown
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
Vernon White
Vernon White
“Tiger”
26-33-2
DRAW

Vernon White vs Ian Freeman

Ian Freeman
Ian Freeman
“The Machine”
20-7-1
Friday, June 6, 2003
Thomas & Mack Center

Fight stats

Vernon White
Ian Freeman
0
Knockdowns
0
45 of 82
Significant strikes
18 of 54
55%
Sig. strike accuracy
33%
107 of 148
Total strikes
75 of 116
1 of 5
Takedowns
2 of 5
20%
Takedown accuracy
40%
0
Submission attempts
1
1
Reversals
0
4:58
Control time
6:28
Significant strikes by target
22 of 51
Head
16 of 51
11 of 17
Body
0 of 1
12 of 14
Leg
2 of 2
8 of 21
Distance
5 of 21
20 of 32
Clinch
8 of 18
17 of 29
Ground
5 of 15

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 17
Sig. str.
6 of 17
30 of 38
Total str.
22 of 35
1 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
1:44
Ctrl
2:22
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
20 of 32
Sig. str.
4 of 15
49 of 63
Total str.
21 of 33
0 of 3
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
2:28
Ctrl
1:31
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
14 of 33
Sig. str.
8 of 22
28 of 47
Total str.
32 of 48
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
1
0:46
Ctrl
2:35

Judges' Scorecards

Abe Belardo
#WhiteFreeman
1––
2––
3––
Total2829
Cecil Peoples
#WhiteFreeman
1––
2––
3––
Total3027
Tony Weeks
#WhiteFreeman
1––
2––
3––
Total2929

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

Fan Scorecards

73%
White
27%
Freeman
11 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 White54.5%●29–28 Freeman27.3%●30–27 White18.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
73%
White
R2
91%
White
R3
73%
Freeman

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Larry Landless
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

26-33-2
Record
20-7-1
0
Win Streak
0
54
Age
59
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
—
Reach
—
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.11
SLpM
2.54
38%
Str. Acc.
48%
2.20
SApM
3.11
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.88
TD Avg.
1.44
28%
TD Acc.
40%
44%
TD Def.
80%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Vernon White · 0-1-1
  • L
    Chuck Liddell
    UFC 49: Unfinished BusinessSat, Aug 21, 2004
    TKO · R1 · 4:05 · Light Heavyweight
  • D
    Ian Freeman
    UFC 43: MeltdownFri, Jun 6, 2003
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
Ian Freeman · 3-1-1
  • D
    Vernon White
    UFC 43: MeltdownFri, Jun 6, 2003
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Andrei Arlovski
    UFC 40: VendettaFri, Nov 22, 2002
    TKO · R1 · 1:18 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Frank Mir
    UFC 38: Brawl At The HallSat, Jul 13, 2002
    TKO · R1 · 4:35 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Tedd Williams
    UFC 27: Ultimate Bad BoyzFri, Sep 22, 2000
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Nate Schroeder
    UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of DreamsFri, Jun 9, 2000
    TKO · R2 · 2:13 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 2 fights · 6 fights
29.0
Avg sig. strikes
16.5
0.50
Avg takedowns
0.50
2:29
Avg control time
2:53
45
Career high strikes
34
1
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Vernon White
Strike target
Ian Freeman
53%
Head
87%
22%
Body
9%
24%
Leg
4%
Vernon White
Strike position
Ian Freeman
33%
Distance
11%
36%
Clinch
28%
31%
Ground
61%