Maurice Smith vs Marco Ruas prediction

UFC 21: Return of the Champions · Saturday, 17 July 1999 · Heavyweight · main event

Maurice Smith6-7-0UFC wins: 1 KO, 1 SUB, 2 DEC
vs
Marco Ruas5-3-0UFC wins: 1 KO, 3 SUB, 0 DEC

Result: Maurice Smith by KO/TKO, R1 5:00.

Maurice Smith vs Marco Ruas: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Maurice SmithTale of the tapeMarco Ruas
6-7-0Record5-3-0
–Nationality–
7UFC fights6
37Age–
188 cmHeight–
–Reach–
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
1 / 1 / 2UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC1 / 3 / 0
0 / 0 / 3UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC1 / 0 / 1
3.6Sig. strikes landed per minute3.6
3.6Sig. strikes absorbed per minute3.6
1.5Takedowns per 15 minutes1.5
0.31Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.31

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

Maurice Smith: last UFC fights

Won 2 (50%)Lost 2 (50%)

Marco Ruas: last UFC fights

Won 4 (80%)Lost 1 (20%)

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