Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 77: HOSTILE TERRITORY
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Tim Sylvia
Tim Sylvia
“The Maine-iac”
31-10-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Tim Sylvia def. Brandon Vera (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Brandon Vera
Brandon Vera
“The Truth”
15-7-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, October 20, 2007
US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, United States

Tim Sylvia defeated Brandon Vera by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC 77: HOSTILE TERRITORY, held Saturday, October 20, 2007 at US Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

Fight stats

Tim Sylvia
Brandon Vera
0
Knockdowns
0
68 of 121
Significant strikes
58 of 72
56%
Sig. strike accuracy
81%
137 of 191
Total strikes
77 of 94
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
—
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
7:39
Control time
3:05
Significant strikes by target
31 of 76
Head
16 of 29
23 of 30
Body
13 of 14
14 of 15
Leg
29 of 29
12 of 36
Distance
17 of 28
56 of 85
Clinch
37 of 40
0 of 0
Ground
4 of 4

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
26 of 43
Sig. str.
31 of 36
45 of 62
Total str.
38 of 44
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:19
Ctrl
0:14
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
10 of 13
Sig. str.
16 of 19
25 of 28
Total str.
23 of 27
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:41
Ctrl
2:22
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
32 of 65
Sig. str.
11 of 17
67 of 101
Total str.
16 of 23
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:39
Ctrl
0:29

Judges' Scorecards

Mike Barry
#SylviaVera
1––
2––
3––
Total2927
Douglas Crosby
#SylviaVera
1––
2––
3––
Total2928
Jeff Mullen
#SylviaVera
1––
2––
3––
Total2928

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

Media Scores

0
Sylvia
–
2
Vera
●29–28 Vera×2
All 2 media scorecards▾
  • MMAWeekly.com29–28Vera
  • Sherdog.com29–28Vera

Fan Scorecards

71%
Sylvia
14%
Draw
14%
Vera
7 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Sylvia57.1%●28–28 Draw14.3%●29–28 Vera14.3%●30–27 Sylvia14.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
71%
Sylvia
R2
86%
Vera
R3
86%
Sylvia

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Yves Lavigne
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

31-10-0 (1 NC)
Record
15-7-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
50
Age
48
6'8"
203 cm
Height
6'3"
191 cm
80"
203 cm
Reach
78"
198 cm
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.23
SLpM
3.03
41%
Str. Acc.
56%
2.61
SApM
2.81
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.11
TD Avg.
0.70
100%
TD Acc.
53%
75%
TD Def.
59%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Tim Sylvia · 2-3
  • L
    Tony Johnson
    One FC 9 - Rise to PowerFri, May 31, 2013
    TKO · R3 · 3:25 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
    UFC 81: BREAKING POINTSat, Feb 2, 2008
    Submission · R3 · 1:28 · Interim Heavyweight
  • W
    Brandon Vera
    UFC 77: HOSTILE TERRITORYSat, Oct 20, 2007
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Randy Couture
    UFC 68: THE UPRISINGSat, Mar 3, 2007
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Jeff Monson
    UFC 65: BAD INTENTIONSSat, Nov 18, 2006
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
Brandon Vera · 1-4
  • L
    Amir Aliakbari
    ONE 164: Pacio vs. BrooksSat, Dec 3, 2022
    TKO · R1 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Arjan Bhullar
    DangalSat, May 15, 2021
    TKO · R2 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Arjan Singh Bhullar
    One Championship - DangalWed, Apr 28, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 4:27 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Aung La N Sang
    CENTURY PART IISun, Oct 13, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 3:23 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Mauro Cerilli
    Conquest Of ChampionsFri, Nov 23, 2018
    Knockout · R1 · 1:04 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 15 fights
45.0
Avg sig. strikes
32.3
0.08
Avg takedowns
0.53
1:43
Avg control time
1:45
138
Career high strikes
67
1
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Tim Sylvia
Strike target
Brandon Vera
72%
Head
37%
13%
Body
28%
15%
Leg
36%
Tim Sylvia
Strike position
Brandon Vera
68%
Distance
57%
23%
Clinch
34%
9%
Ground
9%