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

Rich Attonito def. Rafael Natal (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Rafael Natal
BrazilRafael 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. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Rich Attonito won the decision.

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
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
Cecil Peoples
#AttonitoNatal
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
Nick Wright
#AttonitoNatal
1--
2--
3--
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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Rich Attonito vs Rafael Natal?

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. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Rich Attonito won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Rich Attonito vs Rafael Natal?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Rich Attonito won the decision.

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

Win probability

Rich Attonito 42%58% Rafael Natal

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)

Rich Attonito
Striking Technician
7 edges
Rafael Natal
Grappling Specialist
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

95Power81
96Speed84
91Precision85
86Durability84
64Engine93
89Wrestling98
81Ground94

Biggest edge Rafael Natal, Cardio +29

Attribute by attribute

Rich Attonito is on the left of every row, Rafael Natal on the right.
96Punch power70
94Kick power91
97Punch speed75
95Kick speed93
91Accuracy85
89Takedowns98
98Ground striking95
64Submissions92
80Chin72
92Body strength95
64Cardio93

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

Tale of the Tape

10-5-0
Record
21-9-1
1674
Power Index rating
1728
0
Win Streak
0
49
Age
43
5'10"
178 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
United States
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

2.28
SLpM
3.10
47%
Str. Acc.
47%
2.13
SApM
2.48
59%
Str. Def.
57%

Grappling Profile

0.74
TD Avg.
2.55
37%
TD Acc.
34%
75%
TD Def.
77%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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