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UFC 21: Return of the Champions
Friday, July 16, 1999 · Cedar Rapids · Iowa
Full card → Result Maurice Smith def. Marco Ruas Method KO/TKO (to Knee Injury) Round · time Round 1 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee John McCarthy Sig. strikes Maurice Smith 4/4 · Marco Ruas 1/1 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Maurice Smith 12/12 · Marco Ruas 4/6 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (1 round) Result Maurice Smith def. Marco Ruas
KO/TKO (to Knee Injury) · Round 1 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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No official scorecard exists for this fight The fight ended by KO/TKO (to Knee Injury) in round 1 at 5:00, so it never went to the judges and no scorecard was rendered. Nothing is missing: an official scorecard only exists where a bout goes the distance or is stopped and scored. PropBetEdge does not estimate, reconstruct or infer scores for a finish.
Result source · PropSports round data ↗
Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R1 · 5:00
R1
Maurice Smith Round 1 Marco Ruas
4 / 4 Sig. strikes 1 / 1
100% Accuracy 100%
12 / 12 Total strikes 4 / 6
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 1 / 1
0 Sub. attempts 2
0:34 Control 3:41
0.8 Pace / min 0.2
13% Control share 87%
Maurice Smith
Target head 50% · body 0% · leg 50%
Phase distance 50% · clinch 0% · ground 50%
Marco Ruas
Target head 0% · body 0% · leg 100%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
4 Maurice Smith sig. strikes
1 Marco Ruas 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 4 / 4 Sig. strikes 1 / 1
100% Accuracy 100%
12 / 12 Total strikes 4 / 6
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 1 / 1
0 Sub attempts 2
0:34 Control 3:41
2 Head 0
0 Body 0
2 Leg 1
Maurice Smith Marco Ruas
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1 Maurice Smith 0
Tale of the tape 12-14-0 Record 9-4-2
37 Age 38
6'2" Height 6'1"
— Reach —
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
0.41 Sig. str./min 0.00
0.89 TD / 15 min 0.00
Maurice Smith 3-3 in archive
0 KO/TKO wins
1 Sub wins
33% Finish rate
