By the Numbers: UFC 135
Nate
Diaz embarrassed Takanori Gomi at UFC 135. | AP Photo/Jack
Dempsey
A look at UFC 135 by the numbers, with statistics courtesy of FightMetric:
16 - Strikes landed by Quinton Jackson on Jon Jones, the most since Stephan Bonnar connected 37 times against the New York native at UFC 94.
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1 - Successful title defenses for Jones, which ties him for most in the division since 2007.
0 - Times Jones has been taken down in
his UFC career.
23 - Low kicks that Jones landed on Rampage. By comparison, Forrest Griffin connected on 35 leg kicks when he defeated Jackson for the light heavyweight strap at UFC 86.
2.53 - The average amount of strikes per minute by which Jones outlands his opponents.
25 - UFC appearances for Matt Hughes, tying him with Tito Ortiz for most all-time.
3 hours, 43 minutes, 12 seconds - The total amount of fight time inside the Octagon for Hughes.
40 - Takedowns Hughes has landed in his UFC career, good for ninth all-time in the organization. He landed none against Josh Koscheck, however.
36 to 4 - Significant strikes that Nate Diaz landed as compared to Takanori Gomi in his first round submission victory over the former Pride Fighting Championships standout.
37 - The difference between the number of strikes that heavyweight Travis Browne attempted in the first round (51) and the third round (14) of his unanimous decision victory over Rob Broughton.
6 - The difference in strikes attempted by Ben Rothwell in the first (30) and the second and third rounds combined (24) in his loss to Mark Hunt.
2 - Times in UFC history that a fight has ended by a doctor stoppage due to a broken jaw. Both instances involved Aaron Riley.
21 - Power strikes that Tim Boetsch landed in the third round of his unanimous decision win over Nick Ring.
70 - Significant strikes landed by Takeya Mizugaki against Cole Escovedo, the most of anyone at UFC 135.
5 - Punches James Te Huna landed before his light-heavyweight bout against Ricardo Romero was stopped 47 seconds into the first round.
$300,000 - The amount in post-fight bonuses the UFC distributed for Fight of the Night (Jon Jones and Quinton Jackson), Knockout of the Night (Josh Koscheck) and Submission of the Night (Nate Diaz).
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