James Irvin vs Alessio Sakara prediction

UFC on Versus: Vera vs. Jones · Monday, 22 March 2010 · Middleweight · main event

James Irvin17-10-0UFC wins: 3 KO, 0 SUB, 0 DEC
vs
Alessio Sakara21-13-0UFC wins: 4 KO, 0 SUB, 2 DEC

Result: Alessio Sakara by KO/TKO, R1 3:01.

James Irvin vs Alessio Sakara: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
James IrvinTale of the tapeAlessio Sakara
17-10-0Record21-13-0
–Nationality–
10UFC fights15
31Age28
188 cmHeight183 cm
191 cmReach183 cm
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
3 / 0 / 0UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC4 / 0 / 2
4 / 2 / 0UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC4 / 2 / 1
2.6Sig. strikes landed per minute3.9
3.8Sig. strikes absorbed per minute2.9
0.5Takedowns per 15 minutes2.1
1.14Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.71

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

James Irvin: last UFC fights

Won 3 (60%)Lost 2 (40%)

Alessio Sakara: last UFC fights

Won 2 (67%)Lost 1 (33%)

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