Karalexis vs Pettis Result: Pettis wins by SUB R2 · WEC 48, Fri, Apr 23, 2010

WECWEC 48: Aldo vs Faber

Alex Karalexis

“The Assassin” · 10-6-0

RESULT

Submission

ROUND 2 · 1:35

Lightweight3 rounds scheduled

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Anthony PettisWIN

“Showtime” · 24-10-0

Friday, April 23, 2010Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, United States

Anthony Pettis defeated Alex Karalexis by Submission in round 2 (1:35) in the Lightweight bout of WEC 48: Aldo vs Faber, held Friday, April 23, 2010 at Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento.

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Insights

Alex Karalexis's last two losses were both stopped early.

Style & credentials

Alex Karalexis

No background on record

Camp · Team Sityodtong

Anthony Pettis

TaekwondoKickboxingBJJ

2018Black belt · BJJDaniel Wanderley
2013UFC Lightweight ChampionshipUFC
2010WEC Lightweight ChampionshipWEC
—Black belt · Taekwondo

Camp · Roufusport MMA Academy · Milwaukee, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

83%

Head

65%

12%

Body

21%

Leg

14%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Alex Karalexislast 3 fights

26%52%21%

Anthony Pettislast 25 fights

81%12%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Alex Karalexis Anthony Pettis· incl. 5 fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

2.023.32

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alex Karalexis · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fightersAnthony Pettis · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.223.99

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alex Karalexis · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersAnthony Pettis · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.720.52

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alex Karalexis · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersAnthony Pettis · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

20%40%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alex Karalexis · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fightersAnthony Pettis · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

80%56%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alex Karalexis · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersAnthony Pettis · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

2.200.70

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Alex Karalexis · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersAnthony Pettis · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1491 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.02

Strikes landed / min

3.32

3.22

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.99

0.72 / 3.6

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.52 / 1.3

20%

Takedown accuracy

40%

80%

Takedown defence

56%

1:27

Control time / fight

1:21

2.20

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.70

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

Alex Karalexis3 UFC fights · 42 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

24%10/73

2%1/3

0%0/0

Clinch

40%17/43

7%3/5

5%2/2

Ground

19%8/11

2%1/1

0%0/0

Anthony Pettis20 UFC fights · 769 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

53%409/1071

19%144/232

14%104/122

Clinch

5%38/61

1%10/13

1%5/5

Ground

7%50/75

1%8/9

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

Alex Karalexis10 of 13 ended early · 77%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

Anthony Pettis9 of 11 ended early · 82%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

7 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Alex Karalexis3-2

W
Greg McIntyre
WEC 39: Brown vs Garcia· Feb 28, 2009
TKO · R1 · 4:19 · Lightweight
L
Bart Palaszewski
WEC 37: Torres vs Tapia· Dec 2, 2008
TKO · R2 · 1:11 · Lightweight
L
Ed Ratcliff
WEC 31: Faber vs Curran· Dec 11, 2007
TKO · R2 · 1:26 · Lightweight
W
Josh Smith
WEC 28: WrekCage· Jun 3, 2007
Majority Decision · Lightweight
W
Olaf Alfonso
WEC 25: McCullough vs Cope· Jan 19, 2007
TKO · R2 · 3:53 · Welterweight

Full record · 13 fights

W
Josh Lydell
Reality Fighting· Jun 17, 2006
Submission
L
Jason Von Flue
UFC Fight Night 3· Jan 16, 2006
Submission · R3 · 1:17 · Welterweight
L
Kenny Florian
UFC Fight Night 1· Aug 6, 2005
TKO · R2 · 2:52 · Welterweight
W
Josh Rafferty
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs Team Liddell Finale· Apr 9, 2005
TKO · R1 · 1:40 · Welterweight
W
Mike Littlefield
Mass Destruction 15· Feb 21, 2004
UD · Middleweight
W
Ted Govola Jr.
Mass Destruction 13· Oct 25, 2003
TKO · Middleweight
W
Mike Varner
Mass Destruction 11· Jun 7, 2003
UD
W
Julio Colon
Mass Destruction 10· Jan 25, 2003
TKO · R1 · 5:00

Anthony Pettis4-1

W
Danny Castillo
WEC 47: Bowles vs Cruz· Mar 6, 2010
TKO · R1 · 2:17 · Lightweight
L
Bart Palaszewski
WEC 45: Cerrone vs Ratcliff· Dec 18, 2009
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Mike Campbell
WEC 41: Brown vs Faber 2· Jun 6, 2009
Submission · R1 · 1:49 · Lightweight
W
Gabe Wallbridge
Gladiators Cage Fighting· Dec 13, 2008
TKO
W
Jay Ellis
Gladiators Cage Fighting· Oct 4, 2008
Submission

Full record · 11 fights

W
Sherron Leggett
Gladiators Cage Fighting· Jun 21, 2008
DEC
W
Mike Lambrecht
Gladiators Cage Fighting· Mar 29, 2008
TKO
W
George Barrazza
Gladiators Cage Fighting· Feb 16, 2008
TKO
W
Mike Skinner
Gladiators Cage Fighting· Dec 1, 2007
Submission
W
Lonny Amdahl
Gladiators Cage Fighting· Aug 17, 2007
Submission
W
Tom Erspamer
Gladiators Cage Fighting· Jan 27, 2007
TKO

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Alex Karalexis vs Anthony Pettis?

Anthony Pettis defeated Alex Karalexis by Submission in round 2 (1:35) in the Lightweight bout of WEC 48: Aldo vs Faber, held Friday, April 23, 2010 at Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento.

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