Post by The Sandmen on Apr 29, 2013 18:26:39 GMT -5
Shinya Aoki looks very relaxed.
Urijah Faber looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Urijah Faber goes with a looping right hand while Shinya Aoki jumps back and jabs
Faber seems staggered and Shinya Aoki runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Faber
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber grapple with Shinya Aoki and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Shinya Aoki falls hard on the mat with Urijah Faber on top of him
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Faber struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Shinya Aoki blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Faber misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Shinya Aoki uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aoki's side.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Shinya Aoki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Faber breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Urijah Faber gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber is moving on the ground...
Aoki tries to counter Faber's moves on the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aoki blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Aoki's ribs.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Faber launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Aoki's ribs.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Urijah Faber gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Aoki catch Urijah Faber's right arm and tries a kimura
Faber's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Faber's eyes...
Urijah Faber holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll on the ground...
Aoki knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Shinya Aoki rolls Urijah Faber to his stomach and takes his back!
Aoki is in rear mount over Faber
Shinya Aoki throws his leg over Urijah Faber's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Shinya Aoki's rear naked choke attempt!
Urijah Faber frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Shinya Aoki and ends up on top!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber tries to open up Shinya Aoki's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Aoki in the side of the head
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Shinya Aoki holds Urijah Faber and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Faber's moves.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Faber's moves.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Urijah Faber fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Faber with a double overhooks!
Faber wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Urijah Faber swings...
hard impact to Aoki's face!
Aoki decides to launch some tentative punches
Shinya Aoki takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Urijah Faber and Aoki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Faber has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber fakes a move and moves laterally.
Shinya Aoki launches a body shot
Faber dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Aoki's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Faber throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Aoki has a small cut in his Forehead
Nice punches from Urijah Faber.
Even nicer blocks from Aoki.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki is holding Urijah Faber's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Urijah Faber loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Shinya Aoki isolates Urijah Faber's right arm looking for an armbar...
Urijah Faber manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aoki
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Aoki's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki attempts a triangle from bottom! Urijah Faber slips out. Aoki quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Urijah Faber slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Urijah Faber is on his feet again.
Faber is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber decides to jump inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki fights back with his feet, forcing Faber to try something else.
Faber is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Faber decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki tries to fight back with his feet and Faber just needs another plan now.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Aoki tries to hit Urijah Faber with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Faber steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Faber is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki fights back with his feet, forcing Faber to try something else.
Faber is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Faber moves backwards and gestures for Shinya Aoki to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Shinya Aoki is standing now.
Aoki cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Faber can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Urijah Faber tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aoki
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Aoki's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Urijah Faber cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Aoki's being punished here!
Aoki's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Urijah Faber was tooling Shinya Aoki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shinya Aoki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Faber pulls his arm out of danger.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Aoki's being punished here!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber works on the ground with his fingers over Aoki's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Aoki's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki attempts a triangle from bottom! Urijah Faber slips out. Aoki quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Urijah Faber slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki launches a body shot
Faber dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Urijah Faber takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Aoki tries to grapple
He puts Faber in a double underhook!
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber is launching some bone breaking punches to Aoki's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Shinya Aoki's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Urijah Faber!
Shinya Aoki is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Aoki! It would have finished this fight.
Faber misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Urijah Faber slips his head out and ends up in Shinya Aoki's guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Urijah Faber and Aoki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Urijah Faber can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Urijah Faber!
Aoki ducks under...
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Urijah Faber's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Faber
Aoki tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Shinya Aoki fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Faber
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) is cheering him!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Urijah Faber
As the fight continues it seems that Urijah Faber is taking the best of the fight.
Urijah Faber attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Urijah Faber manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Faber
Shinya Aoki pushes Faber's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Aoki who is in full mount! Faber is in trouble now!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Aoki suddenly holds Urijah Faber's arm and tries an armbar!
Faber can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aoki's side.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Shinya Aoki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Faber breaks the lock showing some skills...
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Urijah Faber gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Faber
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Urijah Faber can't prevent his opponent from passing. Aoki looks to work from half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Faber
Aoki is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Urijah Faber tries to turn in and scramble out. Shinya Aoki timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Urijah Faber slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aoki
Faber tries to move to full mount
Faber succeeds
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Urijah Faber isolates Shinya Aoki's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Shinya Aoki is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Urijah Faber doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Faber is in rear mount over Aoki
Aoki has Faber controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber fires a barrage of punches at Aoki's head!
This is bad! Faber is just pounding on Shinya Aoki's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Aoki's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Chin
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Urijah Faber wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Urijah Faber can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Urijah Faber uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Urijah Faber tries to take advantage...
Faber fires a barrage of punches at Aoki's head!
This is bad! Faber is just pounding on Shinya Aoki's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Aoki has a small cut in his Left eye
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Urijah Faber storms over Aoki with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Faber doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Aoki's face with his elbows!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Aoki uses his forearms to block the impact!
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shinya Aoki didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Urijah Faber, but it's close.
The cutman is working on Aoki's face.
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Round 4
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Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Faber
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Urijah Faber can't prevent his opponent from passing. Aoki looks to work from half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Faber
Stand up! This is what Faber's cornermen are shouting. Shinya Aoki is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Shinya Aoki's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Shinya Aoki looks to posture up and open Urijah Faber's guard...
Urijah Faber has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Faber
You can see Aoki's blood making stains in the mat.
Aoki is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Urijah Faber tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Aoki is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Faber misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Faber's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber was tooling Shinya Aoki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shinya Aoki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Faber
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Faber waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Shinya Aoki! He is reversed and nor Urijah Faber is on half guard!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Faber
He is not able to do it
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Faber struggles to free himself
Urijah Faber lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Shinya Aoki doesn't break the lock and Urijah Faber is running out of time!
Urijah Faber cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aoki
Urijah Faber storms over Aoki with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Faber doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Aoki's face with his elbows!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aoki
Urijah Faber pushes Shinya Aoki against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Faber jumps and tries to free his leg! Aoki doesn't allow this but Urijah Faber is able to get half guard here.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to stand up!
Faber doesn't allow him!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Faber tries to get a side mount...
Aoki wraps his leg around Urijah Faber leg and prevents him from moving.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Urijah Faber fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Aoki's face!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Aoki's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Aoki's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Faber gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Shinya Aoki! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Shinya Aoki doesn't defend himself!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Urijah Faber was tooling Shinya Aoki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shinya Aoki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shinya Aoki's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Faber launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Aoki is covering himself! Faber tries to force the situation and Aoki clumsily gives his back!
Faber is in rear mount over Aoki
Shinya Aoki is cooling the fight on the ground
Faber is in rear mount over Aoki
Good looking punches from Urijah Faber on the ground
They could take their toll on Aoki.
Faber is in rear mount over Aoki
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Faber tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki launches a kick
but Urijah Faber avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Shinya Aoki is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Faber wants nothing of that and pushes Aoki.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Urijah Faber to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Urijah Faber
that forces Aoki to try and defend better.
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Urijah Faber!
Aoki is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Aoki crumples to the mat and Faber moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
Winner is Urijah Faber by KO (Punch) at 4:51 Round 4
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 12/16 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 14/14 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 852 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 14/28 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 2/1 (200%)
GnP strikes 46/77 (60%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 810 s
Check out Faber's takedowns in this fight.
Urijah Faber looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Urijah Faber goes with a looping right hand while Shinya Aoki jumps back and jabs
Faber seems staggered and Shinya Aoki runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Aoki moves forward and holds Faber
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber grapple with Shinya Aoki and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Shinya Aoki falls hard on the mat with Urijah Faber on top of him
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Faber struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Shinya Aoki blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Faber misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Faber is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Shinya Aoki uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aoki's side.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Shinya Aoki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Faber breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Urijah Faber gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber is moving on the ground...
Aoki tries to counter Faber's moves on the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Aoki blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Aoki's ribs.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Faber launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Aoki's ribs.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Urijah Faber gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Aoki catch Urijah Faber's right arm and tries a kimura
Faber's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Faber's eyes...
Urijah Faber holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll on the ground...
Aoki knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Aoki tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Shinya Aoki rolls Urijah Faber to his stomach and takes his back!
Aoki is in rear mount over Faber
Shinya Aoki throws his leg over Urijah Faber's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Shinya Aoki's rear naked choke attempt!
Urijah Faber frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Shinya Aoki and ends up on top!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber tries to open up Shinya Aoki's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Aoki in the side of the head
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Shinya Aoki holds Urijah Faber and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Faber's moves.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Faber's moves.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Shinya Aoki. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Urijah Faber fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Aoki moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Faber with a double overhooks!
Faber wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Urijah Faber swings...
hard impact to Aoki's face!
Aoki decides to launch some tentative punches
Shinya Aoki takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Urijah Faber and Aoki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Faber has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber fakes a move and moves laterally.
Shinya Aoki launches a body shot
Faber dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Aoki's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Faber throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Aoki has a small cut in his Forehead
Nice punches from Urijah Faber.
Even nicer blocks from Aoki.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Shinya Aoki to fight back!
Aoki is holding Urijah Faber's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Urijah Faber loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Shinya Aoki isolates Urijah Faber's right arm looking for an armbar...
Urijah Faber manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Shinya Aoki lost his dominant position.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aoki
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Aoki's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki attempts a triangle from bottom! Urijah Faber slips out. Aoki quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Urijah Faber slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Urijah Faber is on his feet again.
Faber is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber decides to jump inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki fights back with his feet, forcing Faber to try something else.
Faber is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Faber decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki tries to fight back with his feet and Faber just needs another plan now.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Aoki tries to hit Urijah Faber with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Faber steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Faber is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Aoki's guard.
Aoki fights back with his feet, forcing Faber to try something else.
Faber is standing while Aoki is on the ground on his back
Urijah Faber seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Faber moves backwards and gestures for Shinya Aoki to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Shinya Aoki is standing now.
Aoki cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Faber can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Urijah Faber tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Faber grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aoki
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Aoki's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Urijah Faber cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Aoki's being punished here!
Aoki's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Urijah Faber was tooling Shinya Aoki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shinya Aoki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Faber pulls his arm out of danger.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Aoki's being punished here!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber works on the ground with his fingers over Aoki's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Aoki's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Aoki attempts a triangle from bottom! Urijah Faber slips out. Aoki quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Urijah Faber slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Shinya Aoki launches a body shot
Faber dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Urijah Faber takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Aoki tries to grapple
He puts Faber in a double underhook!
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber is launching some bone breaking punches to Aoki's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Shinya Aoki's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Urijah Faber!
Shinya Aoki is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Aoki! It would have finished this fight.
Faber misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shinya Aoki locks up a guillotine and tries to pull guard...
Urijah Faber slips his head out and ends up in Shinya Aoki's guard.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Urijah Faber and Aoki engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Urijah Faber can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Urijah Faber!
Aoki ducks under...
Urijah Faber gets sloppy and Shinya Aoki tries to take advantage...
Shinya Aoki attempts a sweep single...
Shinya Aoki catches Urijah Faber's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Aoki.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Faber
Aoki tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Shinya Aoki fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Faber
Aoki use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) is cheering him!
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Urijah Faber
As the fight continues it seems that Urijah Faber is taking the best of the fight.
Urijah Faber attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Shinya Aoki keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shinya Aoki is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to trap Shinya Aoki in his guard.
Urijah Faber manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Faber
Shinya Aoki pushes Faber's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Aoki who is in full mount! Faber is in trouble now!
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Aoki suddenly holds Urijah Faber's arm and tries an armbar!
Faber can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Shinya Aoki!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Aoki's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Aoki's side.
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Shinya Aoki throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Faber breaks the lock showing some skills...
Shinya Aoki is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber tries to roll to his side and trap Shinya Aoki in his guard...
Urijah Faber gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Faber
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Urijah Faber can't prevent his opponent from passing. Aoki looks to work from half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Faber
Aoki is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Urijah Faber tries to turn in and scramble out. Shinya Aoki timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Urijah Faber slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aoki
Faber tries to move to full mount
Faber succeeds
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Urijah Faber isolates Shinya Aoki's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Shinya Aoki is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Aoki is trying to counter now!
Aoki tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Urijah Faber doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki tries to roll to his side and trap Urijah Faber in his guard...
Urijah Faber rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Faber is in rear mount over Aoki
Aoki has Faber controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to trap Urijah Faber in his guard.
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber fires a barrage of punches at Aoki's head!
This is bad! Faber is just pounding on Shinya Aoki's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Aoki's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Shinya Aoki's Chin
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Urijah Faber wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Urijah Faber can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Faber is in closed guard... Aoki tries to roll on the ground!
Urijah Faber uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Shinya Aoki gets sloppy and Urijah Faber tries to take advantage...
Faber fires a barrage of punches at Aoki's head!
This is bad! Faber is just pounding on Shinya Aoki's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Aoki has a small cut in his Left eye
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Urijah Faber storms over Aoki with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Faber doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Aoki's face with his elbows!
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Aoki uses his forearms to block the impact!
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shinya Aoki didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Urijah Faber, but it's close.
The cutman is working on Aoki's face.
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Round 4
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Aoki grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shinya Aoki
Shinya Aoki is in open guard over Faber
Shinya Aoki tries to pass to half guard...
Urijah Faber can't prevent his opponent from passing. Aoki looks to work from half guard.
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Faber
Stand up! This is what Faber's cornermen are shouting. Shinya Aoki is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Shinya Aoki's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Shinya Aoki looks to posture up and open Urijah Faber's guard...
Urijah Faber has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Faber
You can see Aoki's blood making stains in the mat.
Aoki is in closed guard... Faber tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shinya Aoki!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Shinya Aoki
Urijah Faber tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Aoki is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Faber misses a step and Shinya Aoki sees an opportunity to counter him!
Aoki is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Faber's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Shinya Aoki is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber was tooling Shinya Aoki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shinya Aoki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Urijah Faber attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber manages to switch to full guard.
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Aoki's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Aoki tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
Shinya Aoki is in closed guard over Faber
Aoki tries to escape from closed guard...
Faber waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Shinya Aoki! He is reversed and nor Urijah Faber is on half guard!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Shinya Aoki manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to close his guard around Faber
He is not able to do it
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Faber struggles to free himself
Urijah Faber lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Shinya Aoki doesn't break the lock and Urijah Faber is running out of time!
Urijah Faber cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aoki
Urijah Faber storms over Aoki with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Faber doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Aoki's face with his elbows!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Aoki
Urijah Faber pushes Shinya Aoki against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Faber jumps and tries to free his leg! Aoki doesn't allow this but Urijah Faber is able to get half guard here.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to stand up!
Faber doesn't allow him!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Faber tries to get a side mount...
Aoki wraps his leg around Urijah Faber leg and prevents him from moving.
Poorly executed technique. Shinya Aoki looks to counter!
Shinya Aoki attempts to move to full guard
Urijah Faber keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Urijah Faber fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Aoki's face!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Aoki tries to move on the ground and shows Urijah Faber a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Aoki's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Aoki's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Faber gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Shinya Aoki! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Shinya Aoki doesn't defend himself!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Aoki
Urijah Faber was tooling Shinya Aoki for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shinya Aoki lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shinya Aoki's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Faber launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Aoki is covering himself! Faber tries to force the situation and Aoki clumsily gives his back!
Faber is in rear mount over Aoki
Shinya Aoki is cooling the fight on the ground
Faber is in rear mount over Aoki
Good looking punches from Urijah Faber on the ground
They could take their toll on Aoki.
Faber is in rear mount over Aoki
Shinya Aoki doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Faber tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Aoki launches a kick
but Urijah Faber avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Shinya Aoki is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Aoki doesn't stop bleeding.
Aoki wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Faber wants nothing of that and pushes Aoki.
Aoki clumsily fails here and it's time for Urijah Faber to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Urijah Faber
that forces Aoki to try and defend better.
Shinya Aoki is a bloody mess!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Urijah Faber!
Aoki is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Aoki crumples to the mat and Faber moves in to finish him. The referee jumps in and stops the fight!
Winner is Urijah Faber by KO (Punch) at 4:51 Round 4
Statistics: Shinya Aoki
Punches 12/16 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 14/14 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 852 s
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 14/28 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 2/1 (200%)
GnP strikes 46/77 (60%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 810 s
Check out Faber's takedowns in this fight.