By the Numbers: TUF 19 Finale
If this really was goodbye, then Frankie Edgar gave B.J. Penn a bittersweet send-off.
In his first bout in a year, Edgar encountered little resistance from Penn in ““The Ultimate Fighter 19” Finale headliner, stopping the popular Hawaiian with ground-and-pound 4:16 into the third round at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Sunday night.
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5:18:07: Total Octagon time for B.J. Penn, No. 2 in promotion history behind only Georges St. Pierre (5:28:12). Penn’s 14:16 of fight time against Edgar on Sunday could be his last: “The Prodigy” announced his retirement in the cage after the bout.
4:45:25: Total Octagon time for Edgar. The Toms
River, N.J., native moved ahead of Diego
Sanchez (4:37:57) and Randy
Couture (4:41:50) on Sunday.
77: Significant strikes by which Edgar outlanded Penn. The former lightweight champion held a 90-to-13 edge against his opponent, including 36-2 in round two and 37-6 in round three. Edgar also outlanded his foe 159-60 in total strikes.
10: Significant strikes by which Penn outlanded Edgar in their first meeting, a controversial five-round decision in favor of Edgar at UFC 112. In their UFC 118 rematch, Edgar outlanded Penn by 58 significant strikes en route to a more clear-cut verdict.
998: Significant strikes landed by Frankie Edgar, No. 2 UFC history behind Georges St. Pierre (1,254).
86.3: Average significant strike disadvantage for Penn in his last three UFC appearances. In addition to Edgar’s 90-to-13 margin, the Hawaiian was outlanded 178-88 by Nick Diaz at UFC 137 and 116-24 by Rory MacDonald at UFC on Fox 5.
1-5-1: Record for Penn in his last seven fights. Since 2010, the former two-division champion’s only victory came against Matt Hughes at UFC 123.
49: Takedowns landed by Frankie Edgar in his Octagon tenure. Edgar landed all three of his takedown attempts vs. Penn to move past Randy Couture and into a tie with Nik Lentz for No. 8 in the promotion all-time.
1,408: Days since the second bout between Edgar and Penn, a five-round verdict in favor of “The Answer” at UFC 118.
46: Combined significant strikes landed by Eddie Gordon and Corey Anderson in their “Ultimate Fighter” finale victories. Gordon landed 22 significant strikes in a first-round stoppage of Dhiego Lima at middleweight, while Anderson landed 24 significant strikes in finishing Matt Van Buren inside of a round at light heavyweight.
1:11: Official time of Gordon’s victory, the fourth fastest KO by a debuting middleweight in UFC history behind Anderson Silva, Yoel Romero and Chris Leben.
11: Finishes -- among 11 professional victories -- for Derrick Lewis, who utilized brutal ground-and-pound to put away Carlos Augusto Filho 3:30 into the opening frame of their heavyweight affair. Ten of “The Black Beast’s” triumphs have come via KO or TKO.
68: Total strikes by which Dustin Ortiz outlanded Justin Scoggins in their flyweight tilt. The Roufusport product outlanded his opponent 20-10 in round one, 48-7 in round two and 32-15 in round three.
5:Takedowns landed, in eight attempts by Scoggins. Meanwhile, Ortiz landed two of his seven takedowns.
3: Split decision losses in the UFC for Jesse Ronson, tying him with Clay Guida and Ricky Story for most split decision losses in promotion history. Ronson dropped a split verdict to Kevin Lee on Sunday.
110: Total strikes landed by Patrick Walsh in his unanimous decision victory over Daniel Spohn. “The Beast of the East” outlanded his foe by 58 total strikes, including a 41-to-9 edge in round one. Walsh also landed five of seven takedown attempts.
7: Submissions in seven professional outings for Robert Drysdale, who tapped Keith Berish with a rear-naked choke 2:03 into the opening round of their light heavyweight clash. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has yet to see a second round thus far in his career.
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