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WIN
Thales Leites
RESULT

Thales Leites def. Nate Marquardt (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Nate Marquardt
The Great
35-19-2
Saturday, June 7, 2008
The O2, London, United Kingdom

Thales Leites defeated Nate Marquardt by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 85: BEDLAM, held Saturday, June 7, 2008 at The O2, London. The judges scored it 28-27, 28-27, 27-28, Thales Leites won the decision.

Fight stats

Thales Leites
Nate Marquardt
1
Knockdowns
0
13 of 45
Significant strikes
35 of 72
29%
Sig. strike accuracy
49%
33 of 66
Total strikes
49 of 88
0 of 1
Takedowns
5 of 7
0%
Takedown accuracy
71%
2
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:53
Control time
7:04
Significant strikes by target
12 of 41
Head
23 of 55
1 of 4
Body
8 of 13
0 of 0
Leg
4 of 4
8 of 35
Distance
11 of 39
1 of 3
Clinch
8 of 10
4 of 7
Ground
16 of 23

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
8 of 24
Sig. str.
9 of 26
13 of 30
Total str.
12 of 29
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:28
Ctrl
0:32
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
1 of 6
Sig. str.
14 of 25
10 of 15
Total str.
21 of 34
0 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:25
Ctrl
3:39
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
4 of 15
Sig. str.
12 of 21
10 of 21
Total str.
16 of 25
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 3
2
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:53

Judges' Scorecards

#LeitesMarquardt
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2--
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#LeitesMarquardt
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2--
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#LeitesMarquardt
1910
299
399
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  • Marquardt was docked 1 point in round 2 · Illegal Knee to a Downed Opponent
  • Marquardt was docked 1 point in round 3 · Elbowing to the Back of the Head

Media Scores

6
Leites
-
0
Marquardt
28-27 Leites×6
All 6 media scorecards
  • FightMetric.com28-27Leites
  • MMAWeekly.com28-27Leites
  • MMAJunkie.com28-27Leites
  • Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com28-27Leites
  • TJ DeSantis · Sherdog.com28-27Leites
  • Mike Fridley · Sherdog.com28-27Leites

Fan Scorecards

73%
Leites
18%
Draw
9%
Marquardt
11 fan scorecards submitted
28-27 Leites63.6%28-25 Leites9.1%27-27 Draw9.1%28-28 Draw9.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
73%
Leites
R2
91%
Draw
R3
73%
Draw

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Thales Leites vs Nate Marquardt?

Thales Leites defeated Nate Marquardt by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 85: BEDLAM, held Saturday, June 7, 2008 at The O2, London. The judges scored it 28-27, 28-27, 27-28, Thales Leites won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Thales Leites vs Nate Marquardt?

The judges scored it 28-27, 28-27, 27-28, Thales Leites won the decision.

Was Thales Leites vs Nate Marquardt a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 6 media scores picked Thales Leites.

Full robbery index
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Thales Leites 51%49% Nate Marquardt

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Middleweight roster (229 fighters)

Thales Leites
Grappling Specialist
4 edges
Nate Marquardt
Knockout Artist
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

66Power96
65Speed95
64Precision95
87Durability86
93Engine66
97Wrestling95
96Ground95

Biggest edge Nate Marquardt, Punch speed +37

Attribute by attribute

Thales Leites is on the left of every row, Nate Marquardt on the right.
63Punch power97
69Kick power94
58Punch speed95
72Kick speed94
64Accuracy95
97Takedowns95
95Ground striking96
97Submissions94
95Chin78
79Body strength93
93Cardio66

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

28-9-0
Record
35-19-2
1807
Power Index rating
1800
1
Win Streak
0
44
Age
47
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
78"
198 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

2.13
SLpM
2.71
40%
Str. Acc.
49%
2.99
SApM
2.32
52%
Str. Def.
55%

Grappling Profile

2.10
TD Avg.
1.87
27%
TD Acc.
51%
30%
TD Def.
70%
1.10
Sub. Avg.
0.80

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Thales Leites · 2-3
  • W
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  • L
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  • L
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  • W
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  • L
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Nate Marquardt · 1-4
  • L
    XMMA 3: Vice City · Oct 23, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:45 · Middleweight
  • W
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    Submission · R1 · 2:39 · Middleweight
  • L
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    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway · Jun 3, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs Peña · Jan 29, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 21 fights · 25 fights
26.8
Avg sig. strikes
25.4
1.76
Avg takedowns
1.32
3:46
Avg control time
2:40
79
Career high strikes
67
5
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Thales Leites
Strike target
Nate Marquardt
69%
Head
59%
10%
Body
20%
21%
Leg
22%
Thales Leites
Strike position
Nate Marquardt
68%
Distance
62%
11%
Clinch
17%
21%
Ground
21%