Brown vs Faber Result: Brown wins by UD · WEC 41, Sat, Jun 6, 2009

WECWEC 41: Brown vs Faber 2

Mike BrownWIN

26-9-0

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 5 · 5:00

Judges49-4649-4648-47

FeatherweightTitle bout5 rounds scheduled

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Urijah Faber

“The California Kid” · 35-11-0

Saturday, June 6, 2009Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, United States

Mike Brown defeated Urijah Faber by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Featherweight title main event of WEC 41: Brown vs Faber 2, held Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento. The judges scored it 49-46, 49-46, 48-47, Mike Brown won the decision.

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Judges' Scorecards

Nelson Hamilton

#	Brown	Faber
1
2
3
4
5

Total4946

Marcos Rosales

#	Brown	Faber
1
2
3
4
5

Total4946

Tony Weeks

#	Brown	Faber
1
2
3
4
5

Total4847

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

Media Scores

Mike Brown

Urijah Faber

●49-46 Brown×4●48-47 Brown

All 5 media scorecards

MMAJunkie.com49-46Brown
Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com49-46Brown
Lotfi Sariahmed · Sherdog.com49-46Brown
Mike Fridley · Sherdog.com49-46Brown
MMAWeekly.com48-47Brown

Fan Scorecards

20 fan scorecards submitted

85%

Mike Brown

15%

Urijah Faber

●49-46 Brown40%●48-47 Brown30%●49-47 Brown10%●48-47 Faber10%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

90%

Faber

75%

Brown

90%

Brown

95%

Brown

60%

Brown

Insights

Mike Brown lands 3.03 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 88% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Mike Brown

No background on record

Urijah Faber

Folkstyle Wrestling

2006WEC Featherweight ChampionshipWorld Extreme Cagefighting (WEC)
2004KOTC Bantamweight ChampionshipKing of the Cage (KOTC)
2004GC Bantamweight ChampionshipGladiator Challenge
2002Top 12 · NCAA D1133 lb Catchweight

Camp · Team Alpha Male · Sacramento, California, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

57%

Head

73%

17%

Body

19%

26%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Mike Brownlast 6 fights

30%34%36%

Urijah Faberlast 18 fights

62%14%24%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Mike Brown Urijah Faber

Strikes landed / min

3.062.90

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mike Brown · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fightersUrijah Faber · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.842.89

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mike Brown · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersUrijah Faber · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

3.031.59

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mike Brown · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersUrijah Faber · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

31%28%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mike Brown · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersUrijah Faber · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

69%62%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mike Brown · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersUrijah Faber · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.000.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Mike Brown · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersUrijah Faber · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters

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

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.06

Strikes landed / min

2.90

2.84

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.89

3.03 / 9.8

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.59 / 5.7

31%

Takedown accuracy

28%

69%

Takedown defence

62%

4:29

Control time / fight

2:35

0.00

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.50

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 Brown6 UFC fights · 222 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

20%45/147

7%16/36

6%14/20

Clinch

8%17/28

10%22/24

12%26/26

Ground

28%62/82

1%3/3

8%17/17

Urijah Faber18 UFC fights · 713 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

42%302/1070

13%92/175

7%50/67

Clinch

8%59/99

5%37/39

0%1/1

Ground

23%163/238

1%8/8

0%1/1

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 Brown19 of 24 ended early · 79%5 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

8 early stoppages have no logged time

Urijah Faber21 of 24 ended early · 88%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

9 early stoppages have no logged time

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

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W
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TKO · R1 · 2:23 · Featherweight
W
Jeff Curran
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W
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Submission
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Yves Edwards
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Jason Bryant
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Rocky Long
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Dustin Neace
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L
Masakazu Imanari
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W
Takeshi Yamazaki
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Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
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Taiyo Nakahara
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Submission
W
Renato Tavares
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DEC
L
Joe Lauzon
Combat Zone 8· Oct 2, 2004
Submission · R3 · 2:14 · Lightweight
L
Genki Sudo
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Submission · R1 · 3:31 · Lightweight
W
Leigh Remedios
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DEC
W
Renat Mirzabekov
Hardcore FC 2· Oct 18, 2003
Submission · R1 · 2:38 · Featherweight
W
Mark Hominick
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Submission
W
Shawn Graham
Hardcore FC 1· May 24, 2003
TKO · R2 · 1:05 · Lightweight
W
TBA
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Submission
W
Bill Mahoney
Mass Destruction 10· Jan 25, 2003
Submission · R3 · 3:06 · Lightweight
W
Edward Odquina
USMMA: Ring Of Fury 1· May 18, 2002
Submission · R1 · 1:19 · Featherweight
L
Hermes Franca
HOOKnSHOOT· Nov 17, 2001
Submission
W
Jeff Darienzo
Mass Destruction 1· Apr 14, 2001
Submission · R1 · 2:15

Urijah Faber4-1

W
Jens Pulver
WEC 38: Varner vs Cerrone· Jan 24, 2009
Submission · R1 · 1:34 · Featherweight
L
Mike Brown
WEC 36: Faber vs Brown· Nov 5, 2008
TKO · R1 · 2:23 · Featherweight
W
Jens Pulver
WEC 34: Faber vs Pulver· May 31, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Jeff Curran
WEC 31: Faber vs Curran· Dec 11, 2007
Submission · R2 · 4:34 · Featherweight
W
Chance Farrar
WEC 28: Faber vs Farrar· Jun 2, 2007
Submission · R1 · 3:19 · Featherweight

Full record · 24 fights

W
Dominick Cruz
WEC 26: Condit vs Alessio· Mar 23, 2007
Submission · R1 · 1:38 · Featherweight
W
Joe Pearson
WEC 25: McCullough vs Cope· Jan 19, 2007
TKO · R1 · 2:31 · Featherweight
W
Bibiano Fernandes
KOTC: All Stars· Oct 28, 2006
TKO · R1 · 4:16 · Featherweight
W
Enoch Wilson
California Regional· Sep 9, 2006
TKO
W
Naoya Uematsu
Gladiator Challenge· Jul 1, 2006
TKO
W
Charlie Valencia
KOTC: Predator Returns· May 13, 2006
Submission · R1 · 3:09 · Featherweight
W
Cole Escovedo
WEC 19: Undisputed· Mar 16, 2006
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Ivan Menjivar
TKO Major League MMA· Jan 28, 2006
DQ
W
Charles Bennett
Gladiator Challenge· Dec 11, 2005
Submission
W
Shawn Bias
KOTC: Execution Day· Oct 29, 2005
Submission · R1 · 1:24 · Featherweight
L
Tyson Griffin
Gladiator Challenge· Sep 10, 2005
TKO
W
Hiroyuki Abe
KOTC: Mortal Sins· May 7, 2005
TKO · R3 · 2:37 · Featherweight
W
David Granados
Gladiator Challenge· Mar 13, 2005
Submission
W
Eben Kaneshiro
KOTC: Revenge· Nov 14, 2004
TKO · R3 · 4:33 · Featherweight
W
Rami Boukai
KOTC: Relentless· Sep 24, 2004
MD · Featherweight
W
Del Hawkins
Gladiator Challenge· Aug 19, 2004
TKO
W
David Velasquez
Gladiator Challenge· Jun 3, 2004
DEC
W
George Adkins
Gladiator Challenge· Feb 12, 2004
TKO
W
Jay Valencia
Gladiator Challenge· Nov 13, 2003
Submission

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What were the judges' scorecards for Mike Brown vs Urijah Faber?

The judges scored it 49-46, 49-46, 48-47, Mike Brown won the decision.

Was Mike Brown vs Urijah Faber a robbery?

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