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UFC 61: Bitter Rivals
Saturday, July 8, 2006 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Full card → Result Joe Stevenson def. Yves Edwards Method KO/TKO (Facial Cut) Round · time Round 2 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee John McCarthy Sig. strikes Joe Stevenson 28/57 · Yves Edwards 18/52 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Joe Stevenson 76/109 · Yves Edwards 29/63 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (2 rounds) Result Joe Stevenson def. Yves Edwards
KO/TKO (Facial Cut) · Round 2 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R2 · 5:00
R1 R2
Joe Stevenson Round 2 Yves Edwards
20 / 37 Sig. strikes 8 / 22
54% Accuracy 36%
67 / 88 Total strikes 10 / 24
0 Knockdowns 0
1 / 1 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
3:46 Control 0:00
4.0 Pace / min 1.6
100% Control share 0%
Joe Stevenson
Target head 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phase distance 10% · clinch 5% · ground 85%
Yves Edwards
Target head 75% · body 25% · leg 0%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
28 Joe Stevenson sig. strikes
18 Yves Edwards sig. strikes
2 rounds observed
+150% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Joe Stevenson)
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 / 57 Sig. strikes 18 / 52
49% Accuracy 35%
76 / 109 Total strikes 29 / 63
0 Knockdowns 1
3 / 6 Takedowns 0 / 0
1 Sub attempts 2
5:39 Control 0:40
27 Head 13
0 Body 4
1 Leg 1
Joe Stevenson Yves Edwards
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 33-16-0 Record 42-22-1 (1 NC)
24 Age 29
5'7" Height 5'9"
70" Reach 73"
Orthodox Stance Southpaw
2.05 Sig. str./min 2.91
2.75 TD / 15 min 0.76
Joe Stevenson 7-8 in archive
1 KO/TKO wins
3 Sub wins
57% Finish rate
