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UFCUFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Rich Attonito
Rich Attonito
“The Raging Bull”
10-5-0
RESULT

Rich Attonito def. Rafael Natal (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Rafael Natal
Rafael Natal
“Sapo”
21-9-1
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Frank Erwin Center, Austin, United States

Rich Attonito defeated Rafael Natal by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares, held Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at Frank Erwin Center, Austin.

Fight stats

Rich Attonito
Rafael Natal
1
Knockdowns
0
25 of 80
Significant strikes
28 of 102
31%
Sig. strike accuracy
27%
46 of 103
Total strikes
51 of 132
0 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 9
0%
Takedown accuracy
22%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:16
Control time
1:36
Significant strikes by target
15 of 67
Head
14 of 69
2 of 4
Body
5 of 21
8 of 9
Leg
9 of 12
14 of 59
Distance
26 of 98
1 of 2
Clinch
1 of 2
10 of 19
Ground
1 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
13 of 36
Sig. str.
14 of 48
22 of 45
Total str.
15 of 51
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:08
Ctrl
0:44
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
4 of 17
Sig. str.
9 of 38
4 of 17
Total str.
23 of 53
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:52
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
8 of 27
Sig. str.
5 of 16
20 of 41
Total str.
13 of 28
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
3:08
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Chris Lee
#AttonitoNatal
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2––
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Total2928
Cecil Peoples
#AttonitoNatal
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Total2928
Nick Wright
#AttonitoNatal
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Total3027

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

2
Attonito
–
0
Natal
●29–28 Attonito×2
All 2 media scorecards▾
  • Sherdog.com29–28Attonito
  • MMAJunkie.com29–28Attonito

Fan Scorecards

67%
Attonito
33%
Natal
3 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Attonito66.7%●29–28 Natal33.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
67%
Attonito
R2
100%
Natal
R3
100%
Attonito

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Kerry Hatley
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

10-5-0
Record
21-9-1
0
Win Streak
0
49
Age
43
5'10"
178 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
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Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.28
SLpM
3.10
47%
Str. Acc.
47%
2.13
SApM
2.48
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.74
TD Avg.
2.55
37%
TD Acc.
34%
75%
TD Def.
77%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Rich Attonito · 3-2
  • L
    Jake Hecht
    UFC 140: Jones vs MachidaSat, Dec 10, 2011
    TKO · R2 · 1:10 · Welterweight
  • W
    Daniel Roberts
    UFC Live: Kongo vs BarrySun, Jun 26, 2011
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    David Branch
    The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck FinaleSat, Dec 4, 2010
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Rafael Natal
    UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs PalharesWed, Sep 15, 2010
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Jamie Yager
    The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz FinaleSat, Jun 19, 2010
    TKO · R2 · 4:25 · Middleweight
Rafael Natal · 2-3
  • L
    Eryk Anders
    UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs GastelumSun, Jul 23, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 2:54 · Middleweight
  • L
    Tim Boetsch
    UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregorSun, Nov 13, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 3:22 · Middleweight
  • L
    Robert Whittaker
    UFC 197: Jones vs Saint PreuxSat, Apr 23, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Kevin Casey
    UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs BaderSun, Jan 31, 2016
    TKO · R3 · 3:37 · Middleweight
  • W
    Uriah Hall
    UFC 187: Johnson vs CormierSat, May 23, 2015
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 5 fights · 17 fights
27.6
Avg sig. strikes
38.6
0.60
Avg takedowns
2.12
3:06
Avg control time
3:09
66
Career high strikes
73
1
Career high TDs
8

Strike Distribution

Rich Attonito
Strike target
Rafael Natal
66%
Head
58%
18%
Body
14%
16%
Leg
28%
Rich Attonito
Strike position
Rafael Natal
44%
Distance
66%
9%
Clinch
12%
47%
Ground
22%