By the Numbers: UFC 135

Tristen CritchfieldSep 24, 2011
Nate Diaz embarrassed Takanori Gomi at UFC 135. | AP Photo/Jack Dempsey



A look at UFC 135 by the numbers, with statistics courtesy of FightMetric:

16 - Strikes landed by Quinton Jackson on Jon Jones, the most since Stephan Bonnar connected 37 times against the New York native at UFC 94.

28 - Fights since Quinton Jackson’s last submission defeat against Kazushi Sakuraba in 2001.

1 - Successful title defenses for Jones, which ties him for most in the division since 2007.

0 - Times Jones has been taken down in his UFC career.

23 - Low kicks that Jones landed on Rampage. By comparison, Forrest Griffin connected on 35 leg kicks when he defeated Jackson for the light heavyweight strap at UFC 86.

2.53 - The average amount of strikes per minute by which Jones outlands his opponents.

25 - UFC appearances for Matt Hughes, tying him with Tito Ortiz for most all-time.

3 hours, 43 minutes, 12 seconds - The total amount of fight time inside the Octagon for Hughes.

40 - Takedowns Hughes has landed in his UFC career, good for ninth all-time in the organization. He landed none against Josh Koscheck, however.

36 to 4 - Significant strikes that Nate Diaz landed as compared to Takanori Gomi in his first round submission victory over the former Pride Fighting Championships standout.

37 - The difference between the number of strikes that heavyweight Travis Browne attempted in the first round (51) and the third round (14) of his unanimous decision victory over Rob Broughton.

6 - The difference in strikes attempted by Ben Rothwell in the first (30) and the second and third rounds combined (24) in his loss to Mark Hunt.

2 - Times in UFC history that a fight has ended by a doctor stoppage due to a broken jaw. Both instances involved Aaron Riley.

21 - Power strikes that Tim Boetsch landed in the third round of his unanimous decision win over Nick Ring.

70 - Significant strikes landed by Takeya Mizugaki against Cole Escovedo, the most of anyone at UFC 135.

5 - Punches James Te Huna landed before his light-heavyweight bout against Ricardo Romero was stopped 47 seconds into the first round.

$300,000 - The amount in post-fight bonuses the UFC distributed for Fight of the Night (Jon Jones and Quinton Jackson), Knockout of the Night (Josh Koscheck) and Submission of the Night (Nate Diaz).