Pierce vs Rocha Result & Stats: Pierce wins by UD · UFC on FX, Fri, Jun 8, 2012

UFCUFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall

Mike PierceWIN

17-7-0

UDSUBTKO

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 3 · 5:00

Welterweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Carlos Eduardo Rocha

“Ta Danado” · 9-4-0

TKOTKOUD

Friday, June 8, 2012BB&T Center, Sunrise, United States

Mike Pierce defeated Carlos Eduardo Rocha by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall, held Friday, June 8, 2012 at BB&T Center, Sunrise. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Mike Pierce won the decision.

The result

Mike PierceWIN

def. Carlos Eduardo Rocha

Unanimous Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Judges30-2730-2730-27

Referee: Frank Gentile
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Mike PierceCarlos Eduardo Rocha

67%Power Index✓ Called it33%

67%Market · 4 sportsbooks✓ Called it33%

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

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Mike Pierce

-232

70% implied win probability · Open: -242

Carlos Eduardo Rocha

+187

35% implied win probability · Open: +196

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Every judge gave Mike Pierce all 3 rounds.
Mike Pierce out-landed Carlos Eduardo Rocha 32 to 17 in significant strikes.
Mike Pierce controlled Carlos Eduardo Rocha for 11:19 of the fight.
Mike Pierce landed 3 of 10 takedowns.

Tale of the tape

17-7-0

Record

9-4-0

Age

5'8" · 173 cm

Height

5'10" · 178 cm

71" · 180 cm

Reach

73" · 185 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Win Streak

1786

Power Index

1664

3-2

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

Mike PierceCarlos Eduardo Rocha

Knockdowns

32 / 51

Significant strikes

17 / 37

63%

Sig. strike accuracy

46%

117 / 149

Total strikes

38 / 66

3 / 10

Takedowns

0 / 0

11:19

Control time

0:00

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Mike PierceCarlos Eduardo Rocha

1856%

Head

318%

39%

Body

847%

1134%

Leg

635%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Mike Pierce

16%41%44%

Carlos Eduardo Rocha

35%65%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Range × target

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

Mike Pierce32 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

44/12

00/1

11/3

Clinch

11/2

22/2

1010/11

Ground

1313/19

11/1

Carlos Eduardo Rocha17 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

33/20

33/3

Clinch

00/1

88/10

33/3

Ground

Judges' Scorecards

Ric Bays

#	Pierce	Rocha
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Richard Davis

#	Pierce	Rocha
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Chris Lee

#	Pierce	Rocha
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9

Total3027

Media Scores

Mike Pierce

Carlos Eduardo Rocha

●30-27 Pierce×6

All 6 media scorecards

Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com30-27Pierce
TJ DeSantis · Sherdog.com30-27Pierce
Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com30-27Pierce
MMAJunkie.com30-27Pierce
MMAWeekly.com30-27Pierce
Mike Chiappetta · MMAFighting.com30-27Pierce

Fan Scorecards

5 fan scorecards submitted

80%

Mike Pierce

20%

Carlos Eduardo Rocha

●30-27 Pierce80%●30-27 Rocha20%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

80%

Pierce

80%

Pierce

80%

Pierce

Betting Odds

Mike Pierce

-232

70% implied win probability

Open: -242Best: -221

Carlos Eduardo Rocha

+187

35% implied win probability

Open: +196Best: +198

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Mike Pierce	Carlos Eduardo Rocha
Bookmaker	-225	+185
Bovada	-235	+180
Pinnacle	-221	+198
sports-interaction	-250	+185

Odds are for information only.

Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API

Insights

Carlos Eduardo Rocha's last two losses were both stopped early.
Mike Pierce lands 3.08 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 88% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Mike Pierce

No background on record

Camp · Sports Lab

Carlos Eduardo Rocha

No background on record

Camp · Team Nogueira · Brazil

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

64%

Head

30%

19%

Body

25%

18%

Leg

45%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Mike Piercelast 14 fights

48%29%24%

Carlos Eduardo Rochalast 3 fights

68%30%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Mike Pierce Carlos Eduardo Rocha

Strikes landed / min

2.621.24

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mike Pierce · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersCarlos Eduardo Rocha · Poor · better than 2% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.361.85

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mike Pierce · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersCarlos Eduardo Rocha · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

3.080.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mike Pierce · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersCarlos Eduardo Rocha · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

42%0%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mike Pierce · Good · better than 60% of UFC fightersCarlos Eduardo Rocha · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

71%52%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mike Pierce · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersCarlos Eduardo Rocha · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.201.40

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mike Pierce · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fightersCarlos Eduardo Rocha · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.62

Strikes landed / min

1.24

2.36

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.85

3.08 / 7.3

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.00

42%

Takedown accuracy

71%

Takedown defence

52%

5:37

Control time / fight

1:20

0.20

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.40

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

Mike Pierce13 UFC fights · 400 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

36%142/528

5%20/33

4%17/27

Clinch

12%47/100

8%32/41

10%38/40

Ground

16%62/102

6%24/26

5%18/19

Carlos Eduardo Rocha3 UFC fights · 40 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

30%12/74

0%0/2

38%15/21

Clinch

0%0/3

23%9/12

8%3/3

Ground

0%0/1

3%1/1

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

Mike Pierce10 of 25 ended early · 40%15 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Carlos Eduardo Rocha11 of 13 ended early · 85%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

8 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Mike Pierce3-2

L
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Johny Hendricks
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Kenny Robertson
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Amilcar Alves
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Julio Paulino
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Jon Fitch
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Brock Larson
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Paul Bradley
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Justin Haskins
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Sean Huffman
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TKO · R2 · 4:40 · Welterweight
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Mark Miller
SportFight 24 · Sep 19, 2008
TKO · R2 · 1:38 · Welterweight
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Jake Paul
EWC 6: Summer Slaughter · Aug 2, 2008
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L
Nathan Coy
SportFight 23 · Jun 20, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
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Ed Nuno
SportFight 21 · Dec 22, 2007
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Mike Dolce
SportFight 20 · Oct 27, 2007
TKO · R1 · 0:05 · Welterweight
L
Mark Munoz
Gladiator Challenge · Sep 22, 2007
DEC
W
Nick Gilardi
EWC 1: The Beginning · Jun 2, 2007
TKO · R2 · 4:54 · Welterweight

Carlos Eduardo Rocha1-4

L
James Terry
Bellator 142: Dynamite · Sep 19, 2015
TKO · R1 · 4:00 · Welterweight
L
Florent Betorangal
GMC 4: Next Level · Jul 6, 2013
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L
Mike Pierce
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Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Jake Ellenberger
UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · Feb 5, 2011
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Kris McCray
UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami · Nov 13, 2010
Submission · R1 · 2:21 · Welterweight

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Submission
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Artur Kadlubek
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W
TBA
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Submission
W
Jimmy Sidoni
La Onda Fight Club · Oct 19, 2008
Submission
W
Steve Mensing
We Love MMA · Jul 12, 2008
Submission
W
TBA
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Mike Pierce vs Carlos Eduardo Rocha?

What were the judges' scorecards for Mike Pierce vs Carlos Eduardo Rocha?

The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Mike Pierce won the decision.

Was Mike Pierce vs Carlos Eduardo Rocha a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 6 media scores picked Mike Pierce.

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