Thoresen vs Yousef Result & Stats: Thoresen wins by SUB R2 · UFC on FUEL TV, Sun, Apr 15, 2012

UFCUFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva

Simeon ThoresenWIN

“The Grin” · 17-6-1

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RESULT

Submission

ROUND 2 · 2:36

Welterweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Besam Yousef

7-4-0

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Sunday, April 15, 2012Avicii Arena, Stockholm, Sweden

Simeon Thoresen defeated Besam Yousef by Submission in round 2 (2:36) in the Welterweight bout of UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva, held Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Avicii Arena, Stockholm.

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The result

Simeon ThoresenWIN

def. Besam Yousef

Submission

Round 2 · 2:36

Referee: Marc Goddard
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Simeon ThoresenBesam Yousef

69%Power Index✓ Called it31%

73%Market · 3 sportsbooks✓ Called it27%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

Simeon Thoresen

-331

77% implied win probability · Open: -304

Besam Yousef

+250

29% implied win probability · Open: +241

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Simeon Thoresen controlled Besam Yousef for 3:29 of the fight.

Tale of the tape

17-6-1

Record

7-4-0

Age

6'1" · 185 cm

Height

5'11" · 180 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Win Streak

1754

Power Index

1612

1-4

Last 5

1-4

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Simeon ThoresenBesam Yousef

Knockdowns

37 / 67

Significant strikes

28 / 54

55%

Sig. strike accuracy

52%

81 / 117

Total strikes

98 / 137

1 / 4

Takedowns

0 / 0

Submission attempts

Reversals

3:29

Control time

0:09

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Simeon ThoresenBesam Yousef

1951%

Head

2279%

1849%

Body

518%

00%

Leg

14%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Simeon Thoresen

32%49%19%

Besam Yousef

57%36%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

Simeon Thoresen37 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

88/35

44/4

Clinch

55/5

1313/13

Ground

66/9

11/1

Besam Yousef28 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

1414/37

11/1

Clinch

66/6

44/6

Ground

22/3

Betting Odds

Simeon Thoresen

-331

77% implied win probability

Open: -304Best: -312

Besam Yousef

+250

29% implied win probability

Open: +241Best: +291

Average moneyline across 3 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Simeon Thoresen	Besam Yousef
Bovada	-350	+250
Pinnacle	-332	+291
sports-interaction	-312	+210

Odds are for information only.

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Style & credentials

Simeon Thoresen

No background on record

Camp · Frontline Academy · Norway

Besam Yousef

No background on record

Camp · Gladius MMA · Sweden

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

62%

Head

62%

27%

Body

32%

11%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Simeon Thoresenlast 3 fights

64%29%

Besam Youseflast 2 fights

34%63%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Simeon Thoresen· from fights outside the UFC Besam Yousef· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

3.853.14

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Simeon Thoresen · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersBesam Yousef · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.853.98

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Simeon Thoresen · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersBesam Yousef · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.121.33

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Simeon Thoresen · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersBesam Yousef · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

40%67%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Simeon Thoresen · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersBesam Yousef · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

50%50%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Simeon Thoresen · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersBesam Yousef · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.700.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Simeon Thoresen · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fightersBesam Yousef · 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

3.85

Strikes landed / min

3.14

3.85

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.98

1.12 / 2.8

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.33 / 2.0

40%

Takedown accuracy

67%

50%

Takedown defence

50%

2:22

Control time / fight

2:18

1.70

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.00

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

Simeon Thoresen3 UFC fights · 103 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

45%46/163

9%9/10

11%11/11

Clinch

12%12/19

17%18/20

0%0/1

Ground

6%6/10

1%1/2

0%0/0

Besam Yousef2 UFC fights · 71 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

27%19/52

1%1/1

6%4/5

Clinch

32%23/45

31%22/25

0%0/1

Ground

3%2/4

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

Simeon Thoresen18 of 24 ended early · 75%6 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

15 early stoppages have no logged time

Besam Yousef8 of 11 ended early · 73%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

6 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Simeon Thoresen1-4

L
Jack Mason
British Challenge MMA 10 · Mar 28, 2015
Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
L
Jake Bostwick
Cage Warriors 69 · Jun 7, 2014
Majority Decision · Welterweight
L
David Mitchell
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson · Jan 26, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Seth Baczynski
UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort · Sep 22, 2012
TKO · R1 · 4:10 · Welterweight
W
Besam Yousef
UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva · Apr 15, 2012
Submission · R2 · 2:36 · Welterweight

Full record · 24 fights

W
Manuel Garcia
Ultimate Warrior Challenge UK · Oct 8, 2011
Submission
W
Fabricio Nascimento
Ultimate Warrior Challenge UK · Jul 2, 2011
Submission
L
Seydina Seck
ADFC 3: Round 3 · Mar 11, 2011
TKO · R1 · 2:02
W
Vaidas Valancius
United Kingdom Regional · Dec 10, 2010
Submission
W
Marco Santi
BAMMA · Sep 25, 2010
Submission
W
John Maguire
BAMMA · May 15, 2010
DEC
D
Michael Costa
Art of War Fighting Championship · Sep 26, 2009
DRAW
W
Aurelijus Kerpe
United Kingdom Regional · May 24, 2009
Submission
W
Sam Rocha
United Kingdom Regional · May 24, 2009
Submission
L
Eiji Ishikawa
Deep 38 Impact · Oct 23, 2008
Majority Decision · Welterweight
W
Matt Thorpe
Cage Warriors · Jul 12, 2008
Submission
W
Andre Mineus
Denmark Regional · Apr 12, 2008
Submission
W
Cole Lauritsen
Denmark Regional · Apr 12, 2008
Submission
W
Paul Jenkins
Ultimate Warrior Challenge UK · Mar 1, 2008
Submission
W
Chas Jacquier
Ultimate Warrior Challenge UK · Nov 10, 2007
TKO
W
Marius Liaukevicius
Ultimate Warrior Challenge UK · Jun 2, 2007
Submission
W
Clifford Hall
Ultimate Warrior Challenge UK · Feb 24, 2007
Submission
W
Lee Dixon
Ultimate Warrior Challenge UK · Nov 4, 2006
Submission
W
Clifford Hall
United Kingdom Regional · Aug 19, 2006
Submission

Besam Yousef1-4

W
Max Duarte
Superior Challenge 11 · Nov 29, 2014
Submission · Welterweight
L
David Bielkheden
Superior Challenge 10 · May 3, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
L
Danny Mitchell
Superior Challenge 9 · Nov 23, 2013
Submission · R2 · 2:13 · Catchweight
L
Papy Abedi
UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi · Apr 7, 2013
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Simeon Thoresen
UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva · Apr 15, 2012
Submission · R2 · 2:36 · Welterweight

Full record · 11 fights

W
Jason Ponet
The Zone Pro League · May 7, 2011
Submission
W
Joao Neves
The Zone Pro League · Mar 27, 2010
Submission
W
TBA
The Zone Pro League · Nov 7, 2009
DEC
W
TBA
The Zone Pro League · Apr 24, 2009
TKO
W
Thomas Formo
The Zone Pro League · Nov 8, 2008
Submission
W
Fredrik Klingsell
The Zone Pro League · May 10, 2008
TKO

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Who won Simeon Thoresen vs Besam Yousef?

Simeon Thoresen defeated Besam Yousef by Submission in round 2 (2:36) in the Welterweight bout of UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva, held Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Avicii Arena, Stockholm.