Home Events UFC 29: Defense of the Belts Matt Lindland vs Yoji Anjo Matt Lindland vs Yoji Anjo · UFC 29: Defense of the Belts Middleweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
Saturday, December 16, 2000 · Tokyo · Japan
Full card → Result Matt Lindland def. Yoji Anjo Method KO/TKO (Punches to Head From Mount) Round · time Round 1 · 2:58 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee John McCarthy Sig. strikes Matt Lindland 17/26 · Yoji Anjo 0/1 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Matt Lindland 39/52 · Yoji Anjo 0/1 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (1 round) Result Matt Lindland def. Yoji Anjo
KO/TKO (Punches to Head From Mount) · Round 1 · 2:58 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R1 · 2:58
R1
Matt Lindland Round 1 Yoji Anjo
17 / 26 Sig. strikes 0 / 1
65% Accuracy 0%
39 / 52 Total strikes 0 / 1
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 1
0 Sub. attempts 0
2:06 Control 0:12
5.7 Pace / min 0.0
91% Control share 9%
Matt Lindland
Target head 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phase distance 0% · clinch 6% · ground 94%
Yoji Anjo
Target No strikes landed this round
Phase No strikes landed this round
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Fight summary
17 Matt Lindland sig. strikes
0 Yoji Anjo 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 17 / 26 Sig. strikes 0 / 1
65% Accuracy 0%
39 / 52 Total strikes 0 / 1
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 1
0 Sub attempts 0
2:06 Control 0:12
17 Head 0
0 Body 0
0 Leg 0
Matt Lindland Yoji Anjo
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1 Matt Lindland 0 17/26
Tale of the tape 22-9-0 Record 0-5-1
30 Age 33
6'0" Height 5'11"
74" Reach —
Southpaw Stance Orthodox
2.62 Sig. str./min 0.00
3.01 TD / 15 min 0.00
Matt Lindland 8-3 in archive
2 KO/TKO wins
1 Sub wins
38% Finish rate
Yoji Anjo 0-2 in archive
0 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
— Finish rate
