Home Events UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo Marco Ruas vs Paul Varelans Marco Ruas vs Paul Varelans · UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo Openweight · Title bout · 1 rounds · Card
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UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo
Friday, September 8, 1995 · Buffalo · New York
Full card → Result Marco Ruas def. Paul Varelans Method KO/TKO (Kicks to Leg At Distance) Round · time Round 1 · 13:17 · 1 Rnd + OT (30-5) Referee John McCarthy Sig. strikes Marco Ruas 33/59 · Paul Varelans 10/30 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Marco Ruas 54/84 · Paul Varelans 36/63 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (1 round) Result Marco Ruas def. Paul Varelans
KO/TKO (Kicks to Leg At Distance) · Round 1 · 13:17 · 1 Rnd + OT (30-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R1 · 13:17
R1
Marco Ruas Round 1 Paul Varelans
33 / 59 Sig. strikes 10 / 30
56% Accuracy 33%
54 / 84 Total strikes 36 / 63
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub. attempts 1
— Control —
2.5 Pace / min 0.8
— Control share —
Marco Ruas
Target head 27% · body 0% · leg 73%
Phase distance 82% · clinch 6% · ground 12%
Paul Varelans
Target head 30% · body 20% · leg 50%
Phase distance 70% · clinch 30% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
33 Marco Ruas sig. strikes
10 Paul Varelans sig. strikes
1 rounds observed
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 1 round · PropSports round stats 33 / 59 Sig. strikes 10 / 30
56% Accuracy 33%
54 / 84 Total strikes 36 / 63
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub attempts 1
0:00 Control 0:00
9 Head 3
0 Body 2
24 Leg 5
Marco Ruas Paul Varelans
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1
Tale of the tape 9-4-2 Record 9-9-0
34 Age 25
6'1" Height 6'8"
— Reach —
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
0.00 Sig. str./min 0.00
0.00 TD / 15 min 0.00
Marco Ruas 3-2 in archive
0 KO/TKO wins
3 Sub wins
100% Finish rate
Paul Varelans 4-3 in archive
2 KO/TKO wins
1 Sub wins
75% Finish rate
