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UFC 53/ATLANTIC CITY/8 Fights

UFC 53: Heavy Hitters

June 3, 2005 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Fights
8
KO/TKO
5
Submissions
2
Strike Rate
591▼ 6.0%
Knockdown Rate
7.6▲ 214.6%
Submission Rate
2.2▲ 118.8%
Avg Fight Time
6.9 min▼ 36.8%
Takedowns / Hr
13▲ 11.8%
Ground Control
37%▼ 8.2%
1st Round Finishes
71%▲ 40.9%

Main Event

CARD 01 / 08
TitleUFC Interim Heavyweight Title Bout01 / 8
Andrei ArlovskiHeavyweightElusive Finisher
Pow82
Vol61
Acc30
SDf74
TDs4
Con12
Sub58
GDf60
Exp100
Justin EilersUnranked

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Andrei ArlovskiWon by knockout · R1 4:10

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Main Card

CARDS 02–05
Welterweight Bout02 / 8
Karo ParisyanUnranked

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Matt SerraUnranked

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Karo ParisyanWon by decision · R3 5:00

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TitleUFC Middleweight Title Bout03 / 8
Rich FranklinUnranked

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Evan TannerUnranked

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Rich FranklinWon by knockout · R4 3:25

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Light Heavyweight Bout04 / 8
Forrest GriffinUnranked

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Bill MahoodUnranked

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Forrest GriffinWon by submission · R1 2:18

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Heavyweight Bout05 / 8
Paul BuentelloUnranked

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Kevin JordanUnranked

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Paul BuentelloWon by submission · R1 4:00

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Preliminary Card · 3 Bouts
Middleweight Bout06 / 8
Nate QuarryUnranked

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Shonie CarterUnranked

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Nate QuarryWon by knockout · R1 2:37

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Welterweight Bout08 / 8
Nick DiazMiddleweightRelentless Hunter
Pow71
Vol74
Acc23
SDf62
TDs36
Con36
Sub78
GDf69
Exp89
Koji OishiUnranked

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Nick DiazWon by knockout · R1 1:24

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Level up

2 cards moved

Every card on this page is a percentile against the whole roster, so the only way to know what a night did to one is to rank the roster twice — as it stood the morning of the card, and again once the results were in. 11 bars were won across this card and 1 given back.

  1. Nick Diazwon4 up · 1 down
    Pow5↑91.67→2.28
    Vol5↑72.33→2.86
    Acc1↑244→45.4
    Con7↓627.2→26.5
    GDf1↑268→68.3
    Grappler → All-Rounder2 straight wins
  2. SDf7↑849→50.6
    Exp4↑646→63
    5 straight wins