FightMatrix Program: UFC 146 (05-26-2012)

Heavyweight Championship (265)
[#1/#5DD] Junior dos Santos (14-1-0) vs. [#5] Frank Mir (16-5-0)
Junior dos Santos is the All-Time #8 ranked Heavyweight fighter.
Frank Mir is the All-Time #7 ranked Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Junior dos Santos (3-0-0)
2011-11-12: W vs. [#3HW+] Cain Velasquez (9-1-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:04 of round 1
2011-06-11: W vs. [#8HW+] Shane Carwin (12-2-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
2010-08-07: W vs. [#17HW+] Roy Nelson (16-7-0) via UD (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Frank Mir (3-0-0)
2011-12-10: W vs. [#9HW+] Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (33-7-1) via Technical Submission (Kimura) in 3:38 of round 1
2011-05-28: W vs. [#17HW+] Roy Nelson (16-7-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
2010-09-25: W vs. [#41HW+] Mirko Filipovic (27-10-2) via KO (Knee) in 4:02 of round 3

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Junior dos Santos 196, Frank Mir 168
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Junior dos Santos leads 3-2
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Heavyweight (265)
[#3] Cain Velasquez (9-1-0) vs. [#7] Antonio Silva (16-3-0)
Cain Velasquez is the All-Time #10 ranked Heavyweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Cain Velasquez (2-1-0)
2011-11-12: L vs. [#1HW+/#5DD] Junior dos Santos (14-1-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:04 of round 1
2010-10-23: W vs. [#7HW+] Brock Lesnar (5-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:12 of round 1
2010-02-20: W vs. [#9HW+] Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (33-7-1) via KO (Punches) in 2:20 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Antonio Silva (2-1-0)
2011-09-10: L vs. [#4HW+] Daniel Cormier (10-0-0) via KO (Punches) in 3:56 of round 1
2011-02-12: W vs. [#11HW+] Fedor Emelianenko (33-4-0) via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) in 5:00 of round 2
2010-12-04: W vs. [#32LHW] Mike Kyle (19-9-1) via TKO (Punches) in 2:49 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Cain Velasquez 196, Antonio Silva 259
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Heavyweight (265)
[#23] Stipe Miocic (8-0-0) vs. [*] Shane del Rosario (11-0-0)

Last 3 Fights: Stipe Miocic (3-0-0)
2012-02-15: W vs. [#71HW+] Philip De Fries (8-1-0) via KO (Punches) in 0:43 of round 1
2011-10-08: W vs. [#50LHW] Joey Beltran (14-7-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2011-06-04: W vs. [#67HW+] Bobby Brents (12-3-0) via Submission (Leg Kick) in 4:27 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Shane del Rosario (3-0-0)
2011-02-12: W vs. [#31HW+] Lavar Johnson (17-5-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 4:31 of round 1
2010-07-23: W vs. [#299HW+] Lolohea Mahe (5-2-1) via TKO (Knees and Punches) in 3:48 of round 1
2009-11-06: W vs. [*] Brandon Cash (5-3-0) via Submission (Omoplata) in 2:57 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Stipe Miocic 101, Shane del Rosario 469
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Heavyweight (265)
[#17] Roy Nelson (16-7-0) vs. [#42] Dave Herman (21-3-0)

Last 3 Fights: Roy Nelson (1-2-0)
2012-02-04: L vs. [#6HW+] Fabricio Werdum (15-5-1) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2011-10-29: W vs. [#41HW+] Mirko Filipovic (27-10-2) via TKO (Punches) in 1:30 of round 3
2011-05-28: L vs. [#5HW+] Frank Mir (16-5-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Last 3 Fights: Dave Herman (2-1-0)
2012-02-15: L vs. [#20HW+] Stefan Struve (23-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:52 of round 2
2011-06-11: W vs. [#382HW+] John Olav Einemo (6-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:19 of round 2
2010-12-30: W vs. [*] Yoshihiro Nakao (9-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Roy Nelson 112, Dave Herman 101
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Roy Nelson leads 2-1
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Heavyweight (265)
[#20] Stefan Struve (23-5-0) vs. [#31] Lavar Johnson (17-5-0)

Last 3 Fights: Stefan Struve (2-1-0)
2012-02-15: W vs. [#42HW+] Dave Herman (21-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:52 of round 2
2011-10-01: W vs. [#56HW+] Pat Barry (7-5-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 3:22 of round 2
2011-05-28: L vs. [#14HW+] Travis Browne (13-0-1) via KO (Punch) in 4:11 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Lavar Johnson (2-1-0)
2012-05-05: W vs. [#56HW+] Pat Barry (7-5-0) via TKO (Punches) in 4:38 of round 1
2012-01-28: W vs. [#50LHW] Joey Beltran (14-7-0) via KO (Punches) in 4:24 of round 1
2011-09-23: L vs. [#75HW+] Shawn Jordan (13-3-0) via Submission (Keylock) in 3:08 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Stefan Struve 101, Lavar Johnson 21
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#48] Edson Barboza (10-0-0) vs. [#53] Jamie Varner (19-6-1)

Last 3 Fights: Edson Barboza (3-0-0)
2012-01-14: W vs. [#235LW] Terry Etim (15-4-0) via KO (Spinning Wheel Kick) in 2:02 of round 3
2011-08-27: W vs. [#16FW] Ross Pearson (13-5-0) via SD (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
2011-03-19: W vs. [#84LW] Anthony Njokuani (14-6-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Jamie Varner (2-1-0)
2012-02-10: W vs. [#81LW] Drew Fickett (42-17-0) via Submission (Punches) in 0:40 of round 1
2011-10-21: W vs. [#221FW] Nate Jolly (12-4-0) via KO (Punches) in 1:09 of round 1
2011-09-23: L vs. [#261LW] Dakota Cochrane (11-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Edson Barboza 133, Jamie Varner 106
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Featherweight (145)
[#31] Daniel Pineda (17-7-0) vs. [#39] Mike Thomas Brown (25-8-0)
Mike Thomas Brown is the All-Time #5 ranked Featherweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Daniel Pineda (3-0-0)
2012-03-03: W vs. [#101FW] Mackens Semerzier (6-4-0) via Submission (Triangle Armbar) in 2:06 of round 1
2012-01-20: W vs. [#303FW] Pat Schilling (5-1-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:37 of round 1
2011-12-16: W vs. [#313LW] Gilbert Jimenez (6-5-1) via TKO (Spinning Backfist) in 1:37 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Mike Thomas Brown (1-2-0)
2011-08-06: W vs. [#84FW] Nam Phan (17-10-0) via UD (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-01-22: L vs. [#38FW] Rani Yahya (16-7-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-01-01: L vs. [#13FW] Diego Nunes (17-3-0) via SD (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Daniel Pineda 84, Mike Thomas Brown 294
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Middleweight (185)
[#85] CB Dollaway (11-4-0) vs. [#86] Jason Miller (23-8-0)

Last 3 Fights: CB Dollaway (1-2-0)
2011-08-14: L vs. [#83MW] Jared Hamman (13-4-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:38 of round 2
2011-03-03: L vs. [#4MW] Mark Munoz (12-2-0) via KO (Punches) in 0:54 of round 1
2010-09-25: W vs. [#82MW] Joe Doerksen (47-16-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 2:13 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Jason Miller (2-1-0)
2011-12-03: L vs. [#14MW] Michael Bisping (22-4-0) via TKO (Knees to the Body and Punches) in 3:34 of round 3
2010-09-25: W vs. [#413WW] Kazushi Sakuraba (26-16-1) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 2:09 of round 1
2010-04-17: W vs. [*] Tim Stout (11-10-0) via TKO (Punches) in 3:09 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: CB Dollaway 286, Jason Miller 175
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Featherweight (145)
[#32] Darren Elkins (13-2-0) vs. [#79] Diego Brandao (14-7-0)

Last 3 Fights: Darren Elkins (2-1-0)
2011-10-08: W vs. [#207FW] Tiequan Zhang (15-3-0) via UD (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
2011-06-11: W vs. [#40FW] Michihiro Omigawa (13-11-1) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
2010-08-01: L vs. [#24FW] Charles Oliveira (15-2-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 0:41 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Diego Brandao (3-0-0)
2011-12-03: W vs. [#112FW] Dennis Bermudez (8-3-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 4:51 of round 1
2011-02-11: W vs. [NA] Nick Buschman (5-19-0) via KO (Punches) in 2:14 of round 1
2010-12-18: W vs. [*] Richard Villa (6-4-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:31 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Darren Elkins 231, Diego Brandao 175
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#25] Glover Teixeira (16-2-0) vs. [#48] Kyle Kingsbury (11-3-0)

Last 3 Fights: Glover Teixeira (3-0-0)
2011-11-27: W vs. [#140HW+] Ricco Rodriguez (48-18-0) via Submission (Punches) in 1:58 of round 1
2011-08-25: W vs. [#76LHW] Marvin Eastman (18-14-1) via KO (Punch) in 4:00 of round 1
2011-08-05: W vs. [#383HW+] Antonio Mendes (17-11-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:06 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Kyle Kingsbury (2-1-0)
2011-11-19: L vs. [#24LHW] Stephan Bonnar (14-7-0) via UD (30-27, 30-25, 30-27)
2011-06-04: W vs. [#84LHW] Fabio Maldonado (18-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-02-05: W vs. [#123LHW] Ricardo Romero (11-3-0) via TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches) in 0:21 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Glover Teixeira 181, Kyle Kingsbury 189
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Welterweight (170)
[#60] Dan Hardy (23-10-0) vs. [#82] Duane Ludwig (21-12-0)
Dan Hardy is the All-Time #25 ranked Welterweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Dan Hardy (0-3-0)
2011-08-14: L vs. [#18WW] Chris Lytle (31-18-5) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 4:16 of round 3
2011-03-26: L vs. [#25MW] Anthony Johnson (10-4-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2010-10-16: L vs. [#2WW] Carlos Condit (28-5-0) via KO (Punch) in 4:27 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Duane Ludwig (2-1-0)
2012-01-20: L vs. [#29WW] Josh Neer (33-10-1) via Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 3:04 of round 1
2011-08-14: W vs. [#52WW] Amir Sadollah (6-3-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2010-11-13: W vs. [*] Nick Osipczak (5-3-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Dan Hardy 286, Duane Ludwig 127
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#24] Jacob Volkmann (14-2-0) vs. [#62] Paul Sass (12-0-0)

Last 3 Fights: Jacob Volkmann (3-0-0)
2011-12-30: W vs. [#116LW] Efrain Escudero (18-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-08-14: W vs. [#33LW] Danny Castillo (14-4-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2011-01-01: W vs. [#19LW] Antonio McKee (28-4-2) via SD (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Last 3 Fights: Paul Sass (3-0-0)
2011-10-01: W vs. [#31LW] Michael Johnson (11-6-0) via Submission (Heel Hook) in 3:00 of round 1
2010-10-16: W vs. [#259WW] Mark Holst (10-3-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 4:45 of round 1
2010-03-06: W vs. [#45FW] Jason Young (9-5-0) via Submission (Heel Hook) in 2:01 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Jacob Volkmann 148, Paul Sass 238
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Notes about the Fight Card
– Highest-rated fighter always listed first.
– A ‘*’ ranking suggests a fighter is inactive.
– An ‘NA’ ranking suggests the fighter is too low for a ranking or we do not have division info for them.

Fight Card Statistics

Highest Pre-Bout Raw Rating: Junior dos Santos (793)
Highest Stored DD Rating: Junior dos Santos
Highest Pre-Bout Fight Raw Rating: Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir (1187)
Highest Stored Fight DD Rating: Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir (352)
Average Pre-Bout Fight Raw Rating: 161
Event Matchmaking Competitiveness Rating (of 5*): Great [****]
Average Per Fight MMA Rankings Impact (of 5*): Large [***½]
Total Event MMA Rankings Impact (of 5*): Very Large [****]