WelterweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled

WIN

Georges St-Pierre

“Rush”

26-2-0

RESULT

Georges St-Pierre def. Matt Hughes (Submission)

Submission · Round 2 · 4:54

Matt Hughes

45-9-0

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States

Georges St-Pierre defeated Matt Hughes by Submission in round 2 (4:54) in the Welterweight title main event of UFC 79: NEMESIS, held Saturday, December 29, 2007 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Georges St-Pierre

Matt Hughes

Knockdowns

28 of 40

Significant strikes

5 of 13

70%

Sig. strike accuracy

38%

97 of 117

Total strikes

10 of 19

3 of 3

Takedowns

0 of 3

100%

Takedown accuracy

Submission attempts

Reversals

7:01

Control time

0:17

Significant strikes by target

18 of 27

Head

3 of 11

8 of 9

Body

2 of 2

2 of 4

Leg

0 of 0

4 of 12

Distance

0 of 6

2 of 3

Clinch

2 of 2

22 of 25

Ground

3 of 5

By round

ROUND 1

23 of 31

Sig. str.

2 of 9

66 of 77

Total str.

6 of 13

1 of 1

Takedowns

0 of 2

Sub. att

3:09

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 2

5 of 9

Sig. str.

3 of 4

31 of 40

Total str.

4 of 6

2 of 2

Takedowns

0 of 1

Sub. att

3:52

Ctrl

0:17

Referee

Steve Mazzagatti

Time format

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

Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

26-2-0

Record

45-9-0

Win Streak

Age

5'11"

Height

5'9"

76"

Reach

73"

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Stance

—

Welterweight

Weight Class

Welterweight

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Nationality

—

Striking Profile

3.78

SLpM

2.14

53%

Str. Acc.

53%

1.40

SApM

1.36

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Str. Def.

—

Grappling Profile

4.16

TD Avg.

2.95

74%

TD Acc.

50%

83%

TD Def.

35%

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Sub. Avg.

—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Georges St-Pierre · 5-0

W
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Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Matt Hughes · 3-2

L
Josh Koscheck
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L
BJ Penn
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TKO · R1 · 0:21 · Welterweight
W
Ricardo Almeida
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W
Renzo Gracie
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W
Matt Serra
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Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight