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Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 21: Return of the Champions
Friday, July 16, 1999 · Cedar Rapids · Iowa
Result
Maurice Smith def. Marco Ruas
KO/TKO (to Knee Injury) · Round 1 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · John McCarthySource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R1 · 5:00
Maurice SmithRound 1Marco Ruas
4 / 4Sig. strikes1 / 1
100%Accuracy100%
12 / 12Total strikes4 / 6
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns1 / 1
0Sub. attempts2
0:34Control3:41
0.8Pace / min0.2
13%Control share87%
Maurice Smith
Targethead 50% · body 0% · leg 50%
Phasedistance 50% · clinch 0% · ground 50%
Marco Ruas
Targethead 0% · body 0% · leg 100%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeMaurice Smith landed 4 significant strikes to 1.Control edgeMarco Ruas held 221s of control to 34s.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
Maurice Smith
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Marco Ruas
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Fight summary
4Maurice Smith sig. strikes
1Marco Ruas sig. strikes
1rounds 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 · UFC Stats
4 / 4Sig. strikes1 / 1
100%Accuracy100%
12 / 12Total strikes4 / 6
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns1 / 1
0Sub attempts2
0:34Control3:41
2Head0
0Body0
2Leg1
Maurice SmithMarco Ruas
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 | Maurice Smith | 0 |
Tale of the tape
12-14-0Record9-4-2
37Age38
6'2"Height6'1"
—Reach—
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
0.41Sig. str./min0.00
0.89TD / 15 min0.00
Maurice Smith3-3 in archive
0KO/TKO wins
1Sub wins
33%Finish rate
