Bas Rutten vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka — UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title Result, Stats & Scorecards

Heavyweight · 1 rounds · Card

Final

UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title

Friday, January 8, 1999 · New Orleans · Louisiana

Bas Rutten def. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 2:15 · 1 Rnd + OT (12-3)

Referee · John McCarthySource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 2:15

Bas RuttenRound 2Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

17 / 30Sig. strikes6 / 12

57%Accuracy50%

19 / 32Total strikes6 / 12

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 3

0Sub. attempts0

—Control—

7.6Pace / min2.7

—Control share—

Bas Rutten

Targethead 82% · body 6% · leg 12%

Phasedistance 59% · clinch 35% · ground 6%

Tsuyoshi Kohsaka

Targethead 67% · body 17% · leg 17%

Phasedistance 67% · clinch 33% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeBas Rutten landed 17 significant strikes to 6.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R1

Pace upBas Rutten's significant-strike pace moved +170% from R1 to R2, 7.6 against 2.8 per minute.
Accuracy shiftBas Rutten's significant-strike accuracy moved +12 pts, 57% against 45%.
Target shiftBas Rutten's head share of landed strikes moved +32 pts, to 82% head with 6% body and 12% leg.
Phase shiftBas Rutten's ground share of landed strikes moved -16 pts, to 6% on the ground against 59% at distance.
Pace downTsuyoshi Kohsaka's significant-strike pace moved -22% from R1 to R2, 2.7 against 3.4 per minute.
Phase shiftTsuyoshi Kohsaka's ground share of landed strikes moved -88 pts, to 0% on the ground against 67% at distance.
Defensive driftTsuyoshi Kohsaka absorbed significant strikes +170% faster than in R1, 7.6 against 2.8 per minute.