Siver vs Kotani Result & Stats: Siver wins by TKO R2 · UFC 75, Sat, Sep 8, 2007

UFCUFC 75: CHAMPION VS CHAMPION

Dennis SiverWIN

23-11-0 (1 NC)

MDUDTKO

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 2 · 2:04

Lightweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Naoyuki Kotani

34-14-7

TKOTKOTKO

Saturday, September 8, 2007The O2, London, United Kingdom

Dennis Siver defeated Naoyuki Kotani by TKO in round 2 (2:04) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 75: CHAMPION VS CHAMPION, held Saturday, September 8, 2007 at The O2, London.

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The result

Dennis SiverWIN

def. Naoyuki Kotani

TKO

Round 2 · 2:04

Referee: Yves Lavigne
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Dennis SiverNaoyuki Kotani

42%Power Index✗ Missed58%

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

What happened

Dennis Siver dropped Naoyuki Kotani once.
Dennis Siver out-landed Naoyuki Kotani 28 to 9 in significant strikes.
Dennis Siver controlled Naoyuki Kotani for 3:49 of the fight.

Tale of the tape

23-11-0 (1 NC)

Record

34-14-7

Age

5'6" · 168 cm

Height

5'8" · 173 cm

70" · 178 cm

Reach

66" · 168 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Win Streak

1627

Power Index

1686

2-2

Last 5

1-4

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

Dennis SiverNaoyuki Kotani

Knockdowns

28 / 66

Significant strikes

9 / 30

42%

Sig. strike accuracy

30%

47 / 87

Total strikes

14 / 36

0 / 2

Takedowns

0 / 0

Submission attempts

3:49

Control time

0:05

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Dennis SiverNaoyuki Kotani

2589%

Head

444%

14%

Body

00%

27%

Leg

556%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Dennis Siver

36%57%

Naoyuki Kotani

100%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Range × target

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

Dennis Siver28 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

77/20

11/2

22/5

Clinch

22/9

Ground

1616/30

Naoyuki Kotani9 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

44/19

55/7

Clinch

00/4

Ground

Insights

Naoyuki Kotani's last two losses were both stopped early.

Style & credentials

Dennis Siver

KickboxingTaekwondoSamboJudo

—Black belt · Taekwondo
1997Champion · WAKOGermany (amateur)
—Purple belt · BJJ
—Green Belt · Judo

Camp · Kiboju (Team Kiboju / Kiboju Free Fight System) · Mannheim, DE

Naoyuki Kotani

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

57%

Head

55%

14%

Body

29%

Leg

38%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Dennis Siverlast 20 fights

86%9%

Naoyuki Kotanilast 5 fights

73%20%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Dennis Siver Naoyuki Kotani

Strikes landed / min

3.871.02

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Dennis Siver · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersNaoyuki Kotani · Poor · better than 1% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.672.89

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Dennis Siver · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersNaoyuki Kotani · Good · better than 67% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.870.83

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Dennis Siver · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fightersNaoyuki Kotani · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

32%16%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Dennis Siver · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fightersNaoyuki Kotani · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

65%46%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Dennis Siver · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersNaoyuki Kotani · Below avg · better than 21% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.300.80

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Dennis Siver · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersNaoyuki Kotani · Good · better than 71% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.87

Strikes landed / min

1.02

2.67

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.89

0.87 / 2.7

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.83 / 5.2

32%

Takedown accuracy

16%

65%

Takedown defence

46%

1:37

Control time / fight

2:10

0.30

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.80

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

Dennis Siver21 UFC fights · 850 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

42%354/1773

12%100/203

31%260/370

Clinch

4%37/107

2%13/18

0%0/0

Ground

10%83/126

0%3/3

0%0/0

Naoyuki Kotani5 UFC fights · 55 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

36%20/104

4%2/14

33%18/31

Clinch

0%0/6

2%1/1

5%3/5

Ground

18%10/14

2%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

Dennis Siver22 of 34 ended early · 65%12 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

9 early stoppages have no logged time

Naoyuki Kotani46 of 65 ended early · 71%19 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

19 early stoppages have no logged time

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

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Dennis Siver vs Naoyuki Kotani?

Dennis Siver defeated Naoyuki Kotani by TKO in round 2 (2:04) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 75: CHAMPION VS CHAMPION, held Saturday, September 8, 2007 at The O2, London.