Clementi vs Guillard Result & Stats: Clementi wins by SUB R1 · UFC 79, Sat, Dec 29, 2007

UFCUFC 79: NEMESIS

Rich ClementiWIN

“No Love” · 45-23-1

UDSUBSD

RESULT

Submission

ROUND 1 · 4:40

Lightweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Melvin Guillard

“The Young Assassin” · 32-18-2 (3 NC)

TKOTKOSUB

Saturday, December 29, 2007Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States

Rich Clementi defeated Melvin Guillard by Submission in round 1 (4:40) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 79: NEMESIS, held Saturday, December 29, 2007 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Rich ClementiMelvin Guillard

Knockdowns

6 / 9

Significant strikes

5 / 18

67%

Sig. strike accuracy

28%

10 / 13

Total strikes

5 / 18

2 / 2

Takedowns

1 / 1

100%

Takedown accuracy

100%

Submission attempts

Reversals

1:48

Control time

0:27

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Rich ClementiMelvin Guillard

117%

Head

5100%

117%

Body

00%

467%

Leg

00%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Rich Clementi

100%

Melvin Guillard

100%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Range × target

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

Rich Clementi6 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

11/3

11/1

44/4

Clinch

00/1

Ground

Melvin Guillard5 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

55/17

Clinch

00/1

Ground

Insights

Melvin Guillard's last two losses were both stopped early.

Style & credentials

Rich Clementi

No background on record

Camp · Team Voodoo

Melvin Guillard

Folkstyle WrestlingBoxingBJJ

—Purple belt · BJJ
2005Competitor · Tuf
2002Champion · State HS152 lb
—Louisiana Class 5A wrestling MVP (high school). Year not stated by any source.

Camp · Grudge Training Center · Wheat Ridge, Colorado, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

56%

Head

68%

16%

Body

20%

29%

Leg

12%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Rich Clementilast 10 fights

68%18%13%

Melvin Guillardlast 25 fights

70%15%16%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Rich Clementi Melvin Guillard· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

1.433.28

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Clementi · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fightersMelvin Guillard · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.292.46

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Clementi · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fightersMelvin Guillard · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.721.34

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Clementi · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersMelvin Guillard · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

42%67%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Clementi · Good · better than 60% of UFC fightersMelvin Guillard · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

25%65%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Clementi · Poor · better than 5% of UFC fightersMelvin Guillard · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.100.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Clementi · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersMelvin Guillard · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters

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

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

1.43

Strikes landed / min

3.28

2.29

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.46

1.72 / 4.1

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.34 / 2.0

42%

Takedown accuracy

67%

25%

Takedown defence

65%

2:30

Control time / fight

0:37

1.10

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.20

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

Rich Clementi10 UFC fights · 171 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

31%53/296

9%15/19

29%49/60

Clinch

11%19/36

7%12/16

0%0/0

Ground

13%23/32

0%0/0

Melvin Guillard22 UFC fights · 448 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

42%189/724

15%69/110

12%54/62

Clinch

8%37/72

4%17/20

1%4/4

Ground

17%74/132

1%4/4

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

Rich Clementi48 of 69 ended early · 70%21 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

27 early stoppages have no logged time

Melvin Guillard41 of 59 ended early · 69%18 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

14 early stoppages have no logged time

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

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D
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W
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Yves Edwards
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Isaias Martinez
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Submission
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TKO
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Rich Clementi vs Melvin Guillard?

Rich Clementi defeated Melvin Guillard by Submission in round 1 (4:40) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 79: NEMESIS, held Saturday, December 29, 2007 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.