Tim Sylvia vs Andrei Arlovski — UFC 61: Bitter Rivals Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 61: Bitter Rivals
Tim Sylvia vs Andrei Arlovski

Heavyweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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UFC 61: Bitter Rivals

Saturday, July 8, 2006 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Tim Sylvia def. Andrei Arlovski

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · John McCarthyNelson Hamilton · 47-48Dave Hagen · 46-49Glenn Trowbridge · 47-48Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00

Tim SylviaRound 5Andrei Arlovski

24 / 62Sig. strikes12 / 77

39%Accuracy16%

24 / 62Total strikes12 / 77

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:00

4.8Pace / min2.4

—Control share—

Tim Sylvia

Targethead 83% · body 0% · leg 17%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Andrei Arlovski

Targethead 83% · body 0% · leg 17%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeTim Sylvia landed 24 significant strikes to 12.Striking edgeTim Sylvia struck at 39% accuracy to 16%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R4

Pace upTim Sylvia's significant-strike pace moved +71% from R4 to R5, 4.8 against 2.8 per minute.
Accuracy shiftTim Sylvia's significant-strike accuracy moved +15 pts, 39% against 23%.
Pace upAndrei Arlovski's significant-strike pace moved +20% from R4 to R5, 2.4 against 2.0 per minute.
Target shiftAndrei Arlovski's head share of landed strikes moved +23 pts, to 83% head with 0% body and 17% leg.
Defensive driftAndrei Arlovski absorbed significant strikes +71% faster than in R4, 4.8 against 2.8 per minute.

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.

Tim Sylvia

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.

Andrei Arlovski

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

97Tim Sylvia sig. strikes

66Andrei Arlovski sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+71%largest pace swing, R4 to R5 (Tim Sylvia)