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The Clinch

-- “Tank” 1995-2008 · 23 rounds on file

David Abbott

8-13-0 W-L-D in this database

No photograph on file
Strike accuracy 163/383
Takedown accuracy 11/19
Sig. strikes / round 7.1
Control / round 0:05
Inside the distance 88% 7 of 8 wins
Height
6′0″182.9 cm
Reach
--
Leg reach
--
Stance
Switch
Age
6126 APR 1965
Listed weight
265 lb120.2 kg
Well-Rounded Automatically assigned from data across 21 fights - 2.5 takedown attempts and 14% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Striking 7 2-5-0 vs 1544 avg
Pressure Striker 6 1-5-0
Distance Striker 1 1-0-0
Grappling 6 0-6-0 vs 1533 avg
Submission Grappler 5 0-5-0
Positional Controller 1 0-1-0
Hybrid 4 2-2-0 vs 1502 avg
Well-Rounded 4 2-2-0
-- Not classified 4 4-0-0 vs 1525 avg

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 7 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

14 JUL 1995 - lost to Oleg Taktarov · Submission 14 JUL 1995 - beat Paul Varelans · Technical Knockout 14 JUL 1995 - beat John Matua · Technical Knockout 16 DEC 1995 - lost to Dan Severn · Decision (Unanimous) 16 DEC 1995 - beat Steve Jennum · Submission 20 SEP 1996 - lost to Scott Ferrozzo · Decision (Unanimous) 20 SEP 1996 - beat Sam Adkins · Submission 07 DEC 1996 - lost to Don Frye · Submission 07 DEC 1996 - beat Steve Nelmark · Technical Knockout 07 DEC 1996 - beat Cal Worsham · Technical Knockout 30 MAY 1997 - lost to Vitor Belfort · Technical Knockout 17 OCT 1997 - lost to Maurice Smith · Submission 21 DEC 1997 - beat Yoji Anjo · Decision (Unanimous) 15 MAY 1998 - beat Hugo Duarte · Technical Knockout 16 OCT 1998 - lost to Pedro Rizzo · Technical Knockout 28 FEB 2003 - lost to Frank Mir · Submission 06 JUN 2003 - lost to Kimo Leopoldo · Submission 21 NOV 2003 - lost to Wesley Correira · Technical Knockout 28 AUG 2005 - lost to Hidehiko Yoshida · Submission 07 OCT 2006 - lost to Paul Buentello · Technical Knockout 16 FEB 2008 - lost to Kevin Ferguson · Technical Knockout

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 23 rounds across 21 of 21 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 7.1
Sig. strikes absorbed 10.7
Takedowns landed 0.5
Knockdowns 0.2
Sub. attempts 0.2
Control time 0:05 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 43% 163/383
Takedowns 58% 11/19
Opponents’ accuracy 67% 245/363

Where the strikes land

Head 94% 153
Body 6% 10
Leg 0% 0

And from where

At distance 34% 55
In the clinch 31% 50
On the ground 36% 58

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 5 won Technical Knockout · 5-5
Submission 2 won Submission · 2-6
Decision 1 won Decision (Unanimous) · 1-2

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
16 FEB 2008 Kevin Ferguson Lost Technical Knockout R1 0:43 1 13 EliteXC - Street Certified
07 OCT 2006 Paul Buentello Lost Technical Knockout R1 0:43 4 9 Strikeforce - Tank vs. Buentello
28 AUG 2005 Hidehiko Yoshida Lost Submission R1 7:40 2 14 PRIDE Final Conflict 2005
21 NOV 2003 Wesley Correira Lost Technical Knockout R1 2:14 11 13 UFC 45: Revolution
06 JUN 2003 Kimo Leopoldo Lost Submission R1 1:59 0 1 UFC 43: Meltdown
28 FEB 2003 Frank Mir Lost Submission R1 0:46 1 0 UFC 41: Onslaught
16 OCT 1998 Pedro Rizzo Lost Technical Knockout R1 8:07 16 24 UFC - Ultimate Brazil
15 MAY 1998 Hugo Duarte Won Technical Knockout R1 0:43 11 0 UFC 17: Redemption
21 DEC 1997 Yoji Anjo Won Decision (Unanimous) R2 3:00 13 9 UFC - Ultimate Japan
17 OCT 1997 Maurice Smith Lost Submission R1 8:08 5 12 UFC 15: Collision Course
30 MAY 1997 Vitor Belfort Lost Technical Knockout R1 0:52 2 15 UFC 13: The Ultimate Force
07 DEC 1996 Cal Worsham Won Technical Knockout R1 2:51 4 5 UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '96
07 DEC 1996 Steve Nelmark Won Technical Knockout R1 1:03 9 2 UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '96
07 DEC 1996 Don Frye Lost Submission R1 1:22 13 6 UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '96
20 SEP 1996 Sam Adkins Won Submission R1 2:06 8 0 UFC 11: The Proving Ground
20 SEP 1996 Scott Ferrozzo Lost Decision (Unanimous) R2 3:00 21 60 UFC 11: The Proving Ground
16 DEC 1995 Steve Jennum Won Submission R1 1:14 1 0 UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95
16 DEC 1995 Dan Severn Lost Decision (Unanimous) R1 18:00 3 57 UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95
14 JUL 1995 John Matua Won Technical Knockout R1 0:20 7 0 UFC 6: Clash of the Titans
14 JUL 1995 Paul Varelans Won Technical Knockout R1 1:53 14 1 UFC 6: Clash of the Titans
14 JUL 1995 Oleg Taktarov Lost Submission R1 17:45 17 4 UFC 6: Clash of the Titans