Derrick Lewis got back to doing what he does best at UFC on ESPN 56.
After testing out his grappling and clinch work for a couple of rounds, “The Black Beast” added to his knockout record, putting away49 seconds into Round 3 of Saturday’s headliner at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. While he may never capture UFC gold, Lewis remains one of the Las Vegas-based promotion’s most entertaining attractions — both in the cage and on the microphone.Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC on ESPN 56, with statistics courtesy of UFCStats.com.
4: Takedowns landed in four attempts for Buckley, the second most of his 13-bout UFC tenure. “New Mansa” also racked up 5:30 of control time and outlanded Ruziboev 71-7 in significant ground strikes.123: Significant strikes landed by Ferreira, the most of his 15-bout promotional tenure. His previous best of 109 came in a decision win against80: Significant strike advantage for Ferreira over the bout’s final 10 minutes. This included a whopping 62-to-6 edge in Round 3 before the finish arrived.
101: Significant strikes landed by Woodson. By comparison, Caceres landed 82. Woodson outlanded his foe 31 to 18 in Round 1 and 39 to 32 in Round 3, while Caceres enjoyed a 32-to-31 advantage in Round 2. 12: Fighters in UFC history with six hours or more of Octagon time. Caceres joined this group during the third round of his bout against Woodson. Caceres’ 6:00:46 of total Octagon time ranks seventh among active UFC fighters.37: Significant ground strikes for Cortes-Acosta. Despaigne, meanwhile, failed to land a single significant strike on the ground. Cortes-Acosta also held a 130-to-28 edge in total strikes landed while securing 9:49 of control time.in a lightweight contest.
1: Knockdown in nine UFC appearances for Hooper, who floored an opponent for the first time in the opening stanza of his fight against Borschchev.with a head kick 37 seconds into the opening round of their lightweight bout. The Argentina native has finished 12 of his 13 career triumphs overall inside the distance.80: Significant strikes landed by Pennington. By comparison, Ricci landed 54.
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