UFC UFC 59: Reality Check

HeavyweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled

WIN

Tim Sylvia

“The Maine-iac”

31-10-0 (1 NC)

RESULT

Tim Sylvia def. Andrei Arlovski (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 2:43

Andrei Arlovski

“The Pitbull”

34-24-0 (2 NC)

Saturday, April 15, 2006

Honda Center, Anaheim, United States

Tim Sylvia defeated Andrei Arlovski by TKO in round 1 (2:43) in the Heavyweight title main event of UFC 59: Reality Check, held Saturday, April 15, 2006 at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Fight stats

Tim Sylvia

Andrei Arlovski

Knockdowns

13 of 30

Significant strikes

11 of 24

43%

Sig. strike accuracy

46%

13 of 30

Total strikes

12 of 26

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 0

Takedown accuracy

Submission attempts

Reversals

0:04

Control time

0:07

Significant strikes by target

13 of 30

Head

7 of 18

0 of 0

Body

3 of 5

0 of 0

Leg

1 of 1

7 of 24

Distance

9 of 20

0 of 0

Clinch

2 of 4

6 of 6

Ground

0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1

13 of 30

Sig. str.

11 of 24

13 of 30

Total str.

12 of 26

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

0:04

Ctrl

0:07

Frequently asked questions

Who won Tim Sylvia vs Andrei Arlovski?

Tim Sylvia defeated Andrei Arlovski by TKO in round 1 (2:43) in the Heavyweight title main event of UFC 59: Reality Check, held Saturday, April 15, 2006 at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Referee

Herb Dean

Time format

5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Tim Sylvia 30%70% Andrei Arlovski

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 · Heavyweight roster (149 fighters)

Tim Sylvia

Knockout Artist

5 edges

Andrei Arlovski

Striking Technician

5 edges

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

75Power94

76Speed95

97Precision97

96Durability98

88Engine91

70Wrestling53

71Ground67

Biggest edge Andrei Arlovski, Kick power +42

Attribute by attribute

98Punch power93

52Kick power94

96Punch speed95

56Kick speed94

97Accuracy97

70Takedowns53

96Ground striking62

46Submissions72

93Chin98

98Body strength97

88Cardio91

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

Tale of the Tape

31-10-0 (1 NC)

Record

34-24-0 (2 NC)

1693

Power Index rating

1844

Win Streak

Age

6'8"

203 cm

Height

6'3"

191 cm

80"

203 cm

Reach

77"

196 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Heavyweight

Weight Class

Heavyweight

United States

Nationality

United States / Belarus

Striking Profile

4.23

SLpM

3.82

41%

Str. Acc.

45%

2.61

SApM

3.22

61%

Str. Def.

57%

Grappling Profile

0.11

TD Avg.

0.37

100%

TD Acc.

35%

75%

TD Def.

76%

0.10

Sub. Avg.

0.20

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