Home Events UFC 61: Bitter Rivals Drew Fickett vs Kurt Pellegrino Drew Fickett vs Kurt Pellegrino · UFC 61: Bitter Rivals Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC 61: Bitter Rivals
Saturday, July 8, 2006 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Full card → Result Drew Fickett def. Kurt Pellegrino Method Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round · time Round 3 · 1:20 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Steve Mazzagatti Sig. strikes Drew Fickett 18/35 · Kurt Pellegrino 25/47 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Drew Fickett 70/92 · Kurt Pellegrino 84/114 Scorecards None — the fight ended by Submission Analysis Round-by-round (3 rounds) Result Drew Fickett def. Kurt Pellegrino
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Round 3 · 1:20 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R3 · 1:20
R1 R2 R3
Drew Fickett Round 3 Kurt Pellegrino
1 / 3 Sig. strikes 2 / 4
33% Accuracy 50%
4 / 6 Total strikes 4 / 8
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 1 / 1
1 Sub. attempts 0
0:09 Control 0:42
0.8 Pace / min 1.5
18% Control share 82%
Drew Fickett
Target head 0% · body 0% · leg 100%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Kurt Pellegrino
Target head 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
18 Drew Fickett sig. strikes
25 Kurt Pellegrino sig. strikes
3 rounds observed
-56% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Kurt Pellegrino)
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 3 rounds · PropSports round stats 18 / 35 Sig. strikes 25 / 47
51% Accuracy 53%
70 / 92 Total strikes 84 / 114
0 Knockdowns 0
1 / 1 Takedowns 5 / 9
2 Sub attempts 0
0:36 Control 7:15
11 Head 13
4 Body 10
3 Leg 2
Drew Fickett Kurt Pellegrino
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 42-21-0 Record 16-7-0
26 Age 27
5'10" Height 5'8"
70" Reach 70"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
2.33 Sig. str./min 2.45
1.30 TD / 15 min 2.90
Drew Fickett 3-3 in archive
0 KO/TKO wins
2 Sub wins
67% Finish rate
