Home Events UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title Bas Rutten vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka Bas Rutten vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka · UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title Heavyweight · 1 rounds · Card
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UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title
Friday, January 8, 1999 · New Orleans · Louisiana
Full card → Result Bas Rutten def. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka Method KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) Round · time Round 2 · 2:15 · 1 Rnd + OT (12-3) Referee John McCarthy Sig. strikes Bas Rutten 31/61 · Tsuyoshi Kohsaka 23/47 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Bas Rutten 70/100 · Tsuyoshi Kohsaka 120/154 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (2 rounds) Result Bas Rutten def. Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 2:15 · 1 Rnd + OT (12-3)
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KO/TKO · R2 · 2:15
R1 R2
Bas Rutten Round 2 Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
17 / 30 Sig. strikes 6 / 12
57% Accuracy 50%
19 / 32 Total strikes 6 / 12
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 3
0 Sub. attempts 0
— Control —
7.6 Pace / min 2.7
— Control share —
Bas Rutten
Target head 82% · body 6% · leg 12%
Phase distance 59% · clinch 35% · ground 6%
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
Target head 67% · body 17% · leg 17%
Phase distance 67% · clinch 33% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
31 Bas Rutten sig. strikes
23 Tsuyoshi Kohsaka sig. strikes
2 rounds observed
+170% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Bas Rutten)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 2 rounds · PropSports round stats 31 / 61 Sig. strikes 23 / 47
51% Accuracy 49%
70 / 100 Total strikes 120 / 154
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 3 / 9
0 Sub attempts 0
0:00 Control 0:00
21 Head 16
3 Body 4
7 Leg 3
Bas Rutten Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1
Tale of the tape 28-4-1 Record 27-19-2
33 Age 28
6'1" Height 5'11"
— Reach —
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
5.59 Sig. str./min 1.88
0.00 TD / 15 min 1.32
Bas Rutten 1-0 in archive
0 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
0% Finish rate
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka 3-2 in archive
1 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
33% Finish rate
