Saturday, March 1, 2008Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States
Chris Leben defeated Alessio Sakara by TKO in round 1 (3:16) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPION, held Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.
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Chris Leben vs Alessio Sakara
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Chris LebenAlessio Sakara
1
Knockdowns0
24 / 50
Significant strikes13 / 33
48%
Sig. strike accuracy39%
25 / 52
Total strikes15 / 36
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:27
Control time0:00
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Chris LebenAlessio Sakara
1563%1292%
Head
417%18%
Body
521%00%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Chris Leben
54%29%17%
Alessio Sakara
46%54%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Chris Leben24 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
55/19
33/5
55/9
Clinch
66/11
11/1
0
Ground
44/5
0
0
Alessio Sakara13 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
66/13
00/1
0
Clinch
66/18
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Chris LebenAlessio Sakara
R1
24
13
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
1
Knockdowns0
24 / 50
Significant strikes13 / 33
48%
Sig. strike accuracy39%
25 / 52
Total strikes15 / 36
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:27
Control time0:00
Insights
- Alessio Sakara's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
Chris Leben
Folkstyle WrestlingBoxingBJJ
- —Black belt · BJJBaret Yoshida
- 2004Middleweight ChampionshipWEC
- —Middleweight ChampionshipGladiator Challenge
- 2005Semifinalist · Tufmiddleweight
Alessio Sakara
No background on record
Camp · American Top Team · ItalySig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
59%76%
Head
23%21%
Body
18%3%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Chris Lebenlast 25 fights
44%39%17%
Alessio Sakaralast 16 fights
52%25%23%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Chris Leben· from fights outside the UFC Alessio Sakara· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.554.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Leben · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersAlessio Sakara · Good · better than 76% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.174.06
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Leben · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersAlessio Sakara · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.211.87
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Leben · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersAlessio Sakara · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
46%79%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Leben · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersAlessio Sakara · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
55%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Leben · Below avg · better than 33% of UFC fightersAlessio Sakara · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.700.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Leben · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersAlessio Sakara · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.55
Strikes landed / min4.30
3.17
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.06
1.21 / 2.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.87 / 2.4
46%
Takedown accuracy79%
55%
Takedown defence63%
2:23
Control time / fight1:10
0.70
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
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
Chris Leben22 UFC fights · 579 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
25%143/606
4%26/53
20%114/169
Clinch
15%87/195
11%61/90
3%15/17
Ground
22%125/193
1%8/8
0%0/1
Alessio Sakara15 UFC fights · 291 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
34%98/295
9%27/38
3%8/9
Clinch
13%38/65
6%17/21
0%1/1
Ground
33%97/183
2%5/5
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
Chris Leben21 of 32 ended early · 66%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Alessio Sakara26 of 33 ended early · 79%7 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
8 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
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- L
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- W
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- WJason ThackerThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale · Apr 9, 2005TKO · R1 · 1:35 · Middleweight
- W
- L
- WJustin DavisSportFight 3 · Apr 17, 2004TKO · R1 · 1:54 · Middleweight
- WBoyd BallardUFCF: Night of Champions 6 · Jan 31, 2004TKO · R1 · 1:50
- W
- WJames FanshierGladiator Challenge · Nov 13, 2003DEC
- WBrian SleemanWEC 8: Halloween Fury 2 · Oct 16, 2003SUB · R1 · 3:15 · Middleweight
- WBoyd BallardUFCF: Night of Champions 5 · Oct 11, 2003SUB · R1 · 2:18
- WLandon ShowalterSportFight: Second Coming · Aug 23, 2003Unanimous Decision
- LPaulo GazzeCalifornia Regional · May 2, 2003DEC
Alessio Sakara3-2
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- L
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- WUFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 · Feb 4, 2006Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- NCRon FairclothUFC 55: Fury · Oct 7, 2005· R2 · 0:10 · Light Heavyweight
- WTBAItaly Regional · Feb 19, 2005DEC
- WTihomir BrunerItaly Regional · Nov 20, 2004TKO
- L
- WEduardo MaiorinoReal Fight · Jul 30, 2004TKO
- WRafael TatuMeca World Vale Tudo · Aug 1, 2003TKO
- WDamien RiccioItaly Regional · May 11, 2003DEC
- WTBAResa dei Conti · Dec 20, 2002TKO
- L
- WAdam WoolmerCage Warriors · Jul 27, 2002SUB
- LSimon HolmesCage Warriors · Jul 27, 2002SUB
- WTBAItaly Regional · Jun 21, 2002TKO
- WTBAItaly Regional · Jun 21, 2002SUB
Frequently asked questions
Who won Chris Leben vs Alessio Sakara?
Chris Leben defeated Alessio Sakara by TKO in round 1 (3:16) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPION, held Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.