UFC 5: The Return of the Beast

Friday, April 7, 1995·Charlotte, North Carolina, USA·10 fights
Model: 9/9(100%)
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Main Card

Open WeightHIT
Dan Severn
Dan Severn
CO-II1355
Submission Artist
VS
Dave Beneteau
Dave Beneteau
RK-I1140
Knockout Artist
Dan Severn won by Submission (R1)
Severn 83%17% Beneteau
Over/UnderUnder 80%
Under 80%Over 20%
STRONG
Submission Artist vs Knockout ArtistSubmission Artist wins 49% historically
Elo gap: +248(favors Severn)
Striking volume advantage: +0.2(favors Severn)
Takedown rate advantage: +3.3(favors Severn)
Open Weight
Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock
CO-III1231
Submission Artist
VS
Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie
CO-II1379
Submission Artist
Shamrock 46%54% Gracie
Over/UnderUnder 65%
Under 65%Over 35%
TOSS-UP
Submission Artist vs Submission ArtistSubmission Artist wins 50% historically
Elo gap: -147(favors Gracie)
Striking volume advantage: +0.7(favors Shamrock)
Takedown rate advantage: +2.3(favors Shamrock)
Open WeightHIT
Dan Severn
Dan Severn
CO-II1355
Submission Artist
VS
Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov
CO-III1272
Submission Artist
Dan Severn won by KO/TKO (R1)
Severn 85%15% Taktarov
Over/UnderUnder 69%
Under 69%Over 31%
STRONG
Submission Artist vs Submission ArtistSubmission Artist wins 50% historically
Elo gap: +312(favors Severn)
Striking volume advantage: +0.3(favors Severn)
Takedown rate advantage: +3.5(favors Severn)
Open WeightHIT
VS
Todd Medina
Todd Medina
RK-III1034
Dave Beneteau won by KO/TKO (R1)
Beneteau 87%13% Medina
Over/UnderUnder 80%
Under 80%Over 20%
STRONG
Elo gap: -64(favors Medina)
Striking volume advantage: +0.7(favors Beneteau)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.0(favors Medina)
Open WeightHIT
Dan Severn
Dan Severn
CO-II1355
VS
Joe Charles
Joe Charles
RK-II1092
Dan Severn won by Submission (R1)
Severn 92%8% Charles
Over/UnderUnder 79%
Under 79%Over 21%
STRONG
Elo gap: +183(favors Severn)
Striking volume advantage: +0.6(favors Severn)
Takedown rate advantage: +3.5(favors Severn)

Prelims

Open WeightHIT
Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Taktarov
CO-III1272
VS
Oleg Taktarov won by Submission (R1)
Taktarov 82%18% Verdicia
Over/UnderUnder 81%
Under 81%Over 19%
STRONG
Elo gap: -54(favors Verdicia)
Striking volume advantage: -0.0(favors Verdicia)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.0(favors Verdicia)
Open WeightHIT
Todd Medina
Todd Medina
RK-III1034
VS
Todd Medina won by Submission (R1)
Medina 81%19% Cureton
Over/UnderUnder 80%
Under 80%Over 20%
STRONG
Elo gap: -226(favors Cureton)
Striking volume advantage: -0.0(favors Cureton)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.0(favors Cureton)
Open WeightHIT
Jon Hess
Jon Hess
RK-I1191
VS
Andy Anderson
Andy Anderson
PR-III809
Jon Hess won by KO/TKO (R1)
Hess 69%31% Anderson
Over/UnderUnder 84%
Under 84%Over 16%
CONFIDENT
Elo gap: -0(favors Anderson)
Striking volume advantage: -0.0(favors Anderson)
Takedown rate advantage: -0.0(favors Anderson)
Open WeightHIT
Guy Mezger
Guy Mezger
CO-III1258
VS
John Dowdy
John Dowdy
MC-III905
Guy Mezger won by KO/TKO (R1)
Mezger 93%7% Dowdy
Over/UnderUnder 82%
Under 82%Over 18%
STRONG
Elo gap: +191(favors Mezger)
Striking volume advantage: +8.6(favors Mezger)
Takedown rate advantage: +6.8(favors Mezger)

Early Prelims

Open WeightHIT
VS
Dave Beneteau won by KO/TKO (R1)
Beneteau 96%4% Cancio
Over/UnderUnder 80%
Under 80%Over 20%
STRONG
Elo gap: +162(favors Beneteau)
Striking volume advantage: +1.9(favors Beneteau)
Takedown rate advantage: +2.9(favors Beneteau)