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UFC 79: Nemesis
Saturday, December 29, 2007 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Full card → Result Georges St-Pierre def. Matt Hughes Method Submission (Armbar From Side Control) Round · time Round 2 · 4:54 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5) Referee Steve Mazzagatti Sig. strikes Georges St-Pierre 28/40 · Matt Hughes 5/13 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Georges St-Pierre 97/117 · Matt Hughes 10/19 Scorecards None — the fight ended by Submission Analysis Round-by-round (2 rounds) Result Georges St-Pierre def. Matt Hughes
Submission (Armbar From Side Control) · Round 2 · 4:54 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R2 · 4:54
R1 R2
Georges St-Pierre Round 2 Matt Hughes
5 / 9 Sig. strikes 3 / 4
56% Accuracy 75%
31 / 40 Total strikes 4 / 6
0 Knockdowns 0
2 / 2 Takedowns 0 / 1
2 Sub. attempts 0
3:52 Control 0:17
1.0 Pace / min 0.6
93% Control share 7%
Georges St-Pierre
Target head 40% · body 60% · leg 0%
Phase distance 0% · clinch 20% · ground 80%
Matt Hughes
Target head 33% · body 67% · leg 0%
Phase distance 0% · clinch 67% · ground 33%
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Fight summary
28 Georges St-Pierre sig. strikes
5 Matt Hughes sig. strikes
2 rounds observed
-78% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Georges St-Pierre)
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 28 / 40 Sig. strikes 5 / 13
70% Accuracy 38%
97 / 117 Total strikes 10 / 19
0 Knockdowns 0
3 / 3 Takedowns 0 / 3
3 Sub attempts 0
7:01 Control 0:17
18 Head 3
8 Body 2
2 Leg 0
Georges St-Pierre Matt Hughes
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 26-2-0 Record 45-9-0
26 Age 34
5'11" Height 5'9"
76" Reach 73"
Orthodox Stance Switch
3.78 Sig. str./min 2.14
4.16 TD / 15 min 2.95
Georges St-Pierre 19-2 in archive
5 KO/TKO wins
2 Sub wins
37% Finish rate
