Home Events UFC 54: Boiling Point Diego Sanchez vs Brian Gassaway Diego Sanchez vs Brian Gassaway · UFC 54: Boiling Point Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC 54: Boiling Point
Saturday, August 20, 2005 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Full card → Result Diego Sanchez def. Brian Gassaway Method KO/TKO (Punches to Head From Mount Submission to Strikes) Round · time Round 2 · 1:56 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Steve Mazzagatti Sig. strikes Diego Sanchez 35/64 · Brian Gassaway 3/6 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Diego Sanchez 52/86 · Brian Gassaway 3/6 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (2 rounds) Result Diego Sanchez def. Brian Gassaway
KO/TKO (Punches to Head From Mount Submission to Strikes) · Round 2 · 1:56 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R2 · 1:56
R1 R2
Diego Sanchez Round 2 Brian Gassaway
16 / 30 Sig. strikes 2 / 2
53% Accuracy 100%
18 / 34 Total strikes 2 / 2
0 Knockdowns 0
1 / 1 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
1:25 Control 0:02
8.3 Pace / min 1.0
98% Control share 2%
Diego Sanchez
Target head 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phase distance 0% · clinch 0% · ground 100%
Brian Gassaway
Target head 50% · body 50% · leg 0%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
35 Diego Sanchez sig. strikes
3 Brian Gassaway sig. strikes
2 rounds observed
+417% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Brian Gassaway)
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 35 / 64 Sig. strikes 3 / 6
55% Accuracy 50%
52 / 86 Total strikes 3 / 6
0 Knockdowns 0
3 / 6 Takedowns 0 / 0
1 Sub attempts 0
5:16 Control 0:23
35 Head 1
0 Body 1
0 Leg 1
Diego Sanchez Brian Gassaway
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1
Tale of the tape 31-13-0 Record 29-20-2 (1 NC)
23 Age 33
5'10" Height 6'1"
72" Reach —
Southpaw Stance Orthodox
2.69 Sig. str./min 0.34
1.51 TD / 15 min 0.00
Diego Sanchez 18-13 in archive
5 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
28% Finish rate
Brian Gassaway archive pending
0 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
— Finish rate