Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 87: SEEK AND DESTROY
Lightweight★ KO of the Night3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Rob Emerson
United StatesRob Emerson
“The Saint”
18-12-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Rob Emerson def. Manvel Gamburyan (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 0:12
Manvel Gamburyan
ArmeniaManvel Gamburyan
“The Anvil”
15-10-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Target Center

Rob Emerson defeated Manvel Gamburyan by TKO in round 1 (0:12) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 87: SEEK AND DESTROY, held Saturday, August 9, 2008 at Target Center.

Fight stats

Rob Emerson
Manvel Gamburyan
1
Knockdowns
0
3 of 3
Significant strikes
0 of 3
100%
Sig. strike accuracy
0%
3 of 3
Total strikes
0 of 3
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
-
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:03
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
3 of 3
Head
0 of 3
0 of 0
Body
0 of 0
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
2 of 2
Distance
0 of 3
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
1 of 1
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
3 of 3
Sig. str.
0 of 3
3 of 3
Total str.
0 of 3
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
0:00

Frequently asked questions

Who won Rob Emerson vs Manvel Gamburyan?

Rob Emerson defeated Manvel Gamburyan by TKO in round 1 (0:12) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 87: SEEK AND DESTROY, held Saturday, August 9, 2008 at Target Center.

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

Win probability

Rob Emerson 32%68% Manvel Gamburyan

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. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Rob Emerson
Knockout Artist
7 edges
Manvel Gamburyan
Submission Ace
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

78Power58
85Speed57
64Precision52
84Durability70
93Engine94
94Wrestling96
79Ground95

Biggest edge Rob Emerson, Punch power +38

Attribute by attribute

Rob Emerson is on the left of every row, Manvel Gamburyan on the right.
96Punch power58
59Kick power57
89Punch speed56
81Kick speed57
64Accuracy52
94Takedowns96
89Ground striking93
69Submissions97
75Chin72
93Body strength67
93Cardio94

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

Tale of the Tape

18-12-0 (1 NC)
Record
15-10-0 (1 NC)
1556
Power Index rating
1685
0
Win Streak
0
45
Age
45
5'9"
175 cm
Height
5'5"
165 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
67"
170 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
United States
Nationality
Armenia

Striking Profile

2.50
SLpM
2.13
30%
Str. Acc.
41%
2.83
SApM
2.83
64%
Str. Def.
55%

Grappling Profile

2.02
TD Avg.
3.26
52%
TD Acc.
34%
65%
TD Def.
69%
0.40
Sub. Avg.
0.70

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Rob Emerson · 2-3
  • W
    Charles Bennett
    Gamebred Fighting Championship 2 · Oct 2, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 4:36
  • L
    Dileno Lopes
    ACA 101: Warsaw · Nov 15, 2019
    Submission · R1 · 2:59 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Mikhail Malyutin
    ACA 93: ACA 93, Saint Petersburg · Mar 16, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Magomedrasul Khasbulaev
    WFCA 54 · Nov 16, 2018
    Submission · R2 · 1:57 · Featherweight
  • W
    Shamil Shakhbulatov
    ACA 87: ACB 87, Nottingham · May 19, 2018
    Decision · Bantamweight
Manvel Gamburyan · 2-3
  • L
    Johnny Eduardo
    UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs Hall 2 · Nov 19, 2016
    TKO · R2 · 0:46 · Bantamweight
  • L
    John Dodson
    UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Evans · Apr 17, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 0:37 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Scott Jorgensen
    UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · Jul 15, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Cody Gibson
    UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso · Sep 27, 2014
    Submission · R2 · 4:56 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Nik Lentz
    UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva · May 10, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 6 fights · 14 fights
30.3
Avg sig. strikes
19.1
1.50
Avg takedowns
1.93
1:49
Avg control time
2:26
81
Career high strikes
52
7
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Rob Emerson
Strike target
Manvel Gamburyan
55%
Head
63%
12%
Body
17%
33%
Leg
21%
Rob Emerson
Strike position
Manvel Gamburyan
75%
Distance
64%
14%
Clinch
24%
11%
Ground
12%