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WECWEC 25: McCullough vs Cope
J
Canada
John AlessioWIN
“The Natural” · 35-17-0
No contest · No ContestWin · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Unanimous Decision
RESULT
Submission
ROUND 1 · 4:50
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
Full card
B
United States
Brian Gassaway
“Mandingo” · 29-20-2
Loss · SubmissionWin · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Submission
Friday, January 19, 2007The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas), Las Vegas, United States

John Alessio defeated Brian Gassaway by Submission in round 1 (4:50) in the Welterweight bout of WEC 25: McCullough vs Cope, held Friday, January 19, 2007 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas), Las Vegas.

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John Alessio vs Brian Gassaway

Insights

  • Brian Gassaway absorbs 5.05 significant strikes a minute, more than 88% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

John Alessio

No background on record

Camp · Xtreme Couture
Brian Gassaway

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

81%
Head
33%
11%
Body
33%
8%
Leg
33%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

John Alessiolast 5 fights
83%15%
Brian Gassawaylast 1 fight
67%33%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

John Alessio Brian Gassaway
Strikes landed / min
1.480.43
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Alessio · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fightersBrian Gassaway · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.795.05
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Alessio · Good · better than 71% of UFC fightersBrian Gassaway · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.450.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Alessio · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersBrian Gassaway · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
69%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Alessio · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersBrian Gassaway · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.700.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Alessio · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersBrian Gassaway · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

1.48
Strikes landed / min
0.43
2.79
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.05
0.45 / 2.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00
69%
Takedown defence
50%
1:18
Control time / fight
0:23
0.70
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

John Alessio5 UFC fights · 99 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
71%70/280
4%4/11
8%8/8
Clinch
8%8/19
7%7/9
0%0/0
Ground
2%2/4
0%0/0
0%0/0
Brian Gassaway1 UFC fight · 3 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
33%1/3
33%1/1
0%0/0
Clinch
0%0/1
0%0/0
33%1/1
Ground
0%0/0
0%0/0
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

John Alessio19 of 26 ended early · 73%7 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5

6 early stoppages have no logged time

Brian Gassaway27 of 42 ended early · 64%15 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5

16 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

John Alessio2-3
  • L
    Thiago Alves
    Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter· Oct 10, 2006
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Diego Sanchez
    UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie· May 26, 2006
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Savant Young
    KOTC: Shock And Awe· Oct 1, 2005
    Submission · R3 · 2:09 · Welterweight
  • W
    Shannon Ritch
    KOTC: Prime Time· Aug 5, 2005
    TKO · R1 · 0:41 · Middleweight
  • L
    Jonathan Goulet
    TKO Major League MMA· Nov 26, 2004
    Decision
Full record · 26 fights
  • W
    Brandon Olsen
    British Columbia Regional· Mar 6, 2004
    Submission
  • W
    Ronald Jhun
    KOTC: Renegade· Sep 5, 2003
    Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
  • L
    Jason Black
    TKO Major League MMA· Jan 25, 2003
    Decision
  • W
    Eiji Mitsuoka
    PRIDE: The Best Vol. 2· Jul 20, 2002
    TKO · R2 · 3:13
  • W
    Chris Brennan
    KOTC: Bad Intentions· Jun 22, 2002
    TKO · R1 · 2:20 · Middleweight
  • W
    John Delao
    British Columbia Regional· Apr 13, 2002
    TKO
  • W
    Nassor Lewis
    KOTC: Cold Blood· Feb 9, 2002
    Submission · R1 · 2:07 · Welterweight
  • W
    Sean Pierson
    TKO Major League MMA· Jan 25, 2002
    TKO
  • W
    Thomas Denny
    KOTC: Domination· Sep 29, 2001
    Submission · R1 · 1:55 · Welterweight
  • L
    Joe Doerksen
    Superbrawl 19· Nov 14, 2000
    Submission · R2 · 3:48 · Welterweight
  • L
    Pat Miletich
    UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams· Jun 9, 2000
    Submission · R2 · 1:43 · Welterweight
  • W
    John Chrisostomo
    Superbrawl 16· Feb 8, 2000
    TKO · R2 · 3:04 · Lightweight
  • W
    Jay Palmer
    Superbrawl 16· Feb 8, 2000
    Submission · R1 · 1:20 · Lightweight
  • L
    Egan Inoue
    Superbrawl 15· Dec 7, 1999
    Submission · R1 · 2:41 · Middleweight
  • W
    Jason Meaders
    California Regional· Nov 20, 1999
    Decision
  • L
    Kosei Kubota
    Pancrase 78· Oct 25, 1999
    Submission · R1 · 10:53 · Heavyweight
  • W
    TBA
    Extreme Challenge· Oct 9, 1999
    TKO
  • W
    Ben Earwood
    Extreme Challenge· Oct 9, 1999
    Decision
  • L
    David Harris
    Bas Rutten Invitational 2· Apr 24, 1999
    Submission · R1 · 8:32 · Lightweight
  • W
    TBA
    British Columbia Regional· May 17, 1998
  • W
    TBA
    British Columbia Regional· May 17, 1998
Brian Gassaway2-3
  • L
    Donnie Liles
    Xtreme Fighting Organization· Nov 11, 2006
    Submission
  • W
    Sam Jackson
    Xtreme Fighting Organization· Aug 19, 2006
    TKO
  • W
    Jamie Toney
    Extreme Challenge· Jul 15, 2006
    Decision
  • L
    Joey Clark
    KOTC: Redemption On The River· Feb 17, 2006
    Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
  • L
    Diego Sanchez
    UFC 54: Boiling Point· Aug 20, 2005
    TKO · R2 · 1:56 · Welterweight
Full record · 43 fights
  • W
    Gia Chirragishvili
    Georgia Regional· May 15, 2005
    Submission
  • W
    Trevor Garrett
    Superbrawl 40· Apr 30, 2005
    Submission · R1 · 2:36 · Welterweight
  • NC
    Ross Ebanez
    WEC 14: Vengeance· Mar 17, 2005
    NC · R1 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Nick Thompson
    Combat-Do Fighting Challenge· Feb 5, 2005
    Decision
  • W
    Paul Jenkins
    United Kingdom Regional· May 30, 2004
    Decision
  • D
    Gideon Ray
    Shooto USA: Midwest Fighting· May 21, 2003
    Decision · Welterweight
  • W
    TBA
    Germany Regional· Apr 12, 2003
  • L
    Tetsuji Kato
    Shooto: Sato vs. Hansen· Mar 18, 2003
    Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
  • W
    Jason Rigsby
    Ironheart Crown 5· Oct 26, 2002
    Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
  • L
    Yuki Kondo
    Pancrase 93· Mar 31, 2001
    Submission · R1 · 1:45 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Ikuhisa Minowa
    Pancrase 88· Sep 24, 2000
    Submission · R1 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    John Chrisostomo
    Pancrase 86· Jul 23, 2000
    Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Yuji Hisamatsu
    Pancrase 86· Jul 23, 2000
    MD · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Adrian Serrano
    Extreme Challenge· Mar 24, 2000
    Decision
  • W
    TBA
    Illinois Regional· Feb 19, 2000
    Submission
  • W
    Henry Matamoros
    Illinois Regional· Feb 19, 2000
    TKO
  • W
    Dennis Reed
    Extreme Challenge· Jul 21, 1999
    Submission
  • D
    Kevin Cook
    World Extreme Fighting· Jun 12, 1999
    DRAW
  • W
    John Chrisostomo
    Superbrawl 12· Jun 1, 1999
    TKO · R2 · 0:32 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Joe Slick
    Extreme Boxing 4· Apr 27, 1999
    Decision · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Adam Palmer
    Extreme Boxing 4· Apr 27, 1999
    TKO · R1 · 5:51 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Mark Hughes
    Illinois Regional· Apr 24, 1999
    Decision
  • W
    TBA
    Indiana Regional· Apr 3, 1999
    Submission
  • W
    Joshua Taibl
    Ohio Regional· Jul 15, 1998
    Submission
  • W
    John Renken
    Ohio Regional· Jul 15, 1998
    TKO
  • W
    Travis Fulton
    Ohio Regional· Jul 15, 1998
    Decision
  • W
    Jeremy Morrison
    Illinois Regional· Apr 25, 1998
    Submission
  • W
    Jason Nicholsen
    Texas Regional· Jan 16, 1998
    Submission
  • L
    Vernon White
    Texas Regional· Oct 26, 1997
    Submission
  • L
    Egidio Amaro da Costa
    International Vale Tudo Championship· Sep 15, 1997
    Submission
  • L
    Osami Shibuya
    Pancrase 44· Jun 30, 1997
    Submission · R1 · 8:47 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Keiichiro Yamamiya
    Pancrase 38· Jan 17, 1997
    Decision · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jay Palmer
    Superbrawl 2· Oct 11, 1996
    TKO · R1 · 4:05 · Lightweight
  • L
    Mike Sciortino
    IFC 3: Alabama Fight Night· Sep 14, 1996
    Middleweight
  • W
    Loren Phillips
    IFC 3: Alabama Fight Night· Sep 14, 1996
    Middleweight
  • L
    Anthony Macias
    IFC 2: Mayhem In Mississippi· Aug 23, 1996
    Submission · R1 · 1:28 · Heavyweight
  • W
    William Knorr
    IFC 2: Mayhem In Mississippi· Aug 23, 1996
    Submission · R1 · 1:12 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Michael Pacholik
    IFC 2: Mayhem In Mississippi· Aug 23, 1996
    Submission · R1 · 1:38 · Heavyweight
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Who won John Alessio vs Brian Gassaway?

John Alessio defeated Brian Gassaway by Submission in round 1 (4:50) in the Welterweight bout of WEC 25: McCullough vs Cope, held Friday, January 19, 2007 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas), Las Vegas.

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