Heavyweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Eddie Sanchez v Soa Palelei
UFC 79: Nemesis, Sat, Dec 29, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee Mario Yamasaki
Referee Mario Yamasaki
Eddie Sanchez won by KO/TKO, R3 3:24. Punches to Head In Clinch
“The Manic Hispanic”
Height 6'2", Reach 74", Stance Orthodox, Age 25 on the night
Coming in 2-1-0 in the UFC over 3 fights
“The Hulk”
Height 6'4", Reach 81", Stance Orthodox, Age 30 on the night
Coming in on UFC debut
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Eddie Sanchez | Soa Palelei | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 12 of 30 | 0 of 1 | 1:17 | 0 | 12 of 17 | 1 of 1 | 2:26 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 20 of 45 | 1 of 2 | 0:53 | 0 | 8 of 15 | 0 of 0 | 2:26 | 0 |
| Round 33:24 | 20 of 40 | 0 of 2 | 1:09 | 0 | 1 of 5 | 0 of 0 | 0:55 | 0 |
| Fight, 13:24 | 52 of 115 | 1 of 5 | 3:19 | 0 | 21 of 37 | 1 of 1 | 5:47 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 13.4 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.