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David Branch vs Rousimar Palhares

Result, odds and stats · Middleweight · 3 rounds

Thu, Mar 3, 2011
Rousimar Palhares def. David Branch · submission, round 2 (1:44)
 
David
Branch
Middleweight
Record
8-1
UFC
2-1
Age
29
Height
6'1"
Reach
78"
Stance
Orthodox
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BranchPalhares
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Rousimar
Palhares
Middleweight
Photo: Rhdesantana, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
11-4
UFC
4-2
Age
31
Height
5'8"
Reach
71"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

David BranchRousimar Palhares
Significant strikes6 of 232 of 3
Knockdowns00
Takedowns1 of 10 of 2
Control time3:180:26
Submission attempts03

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

6
7
Round 1
6
6
Round 2
■ David Branch ■ Rousimar Palhares

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Tomasz Drwal
David Branch
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Sep 2010 · landed 0.3 more significant strikes a minute
Rousimar Palhares
Won · submission, round 1
Mar 2010

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