UFC 148 Silva vs. Sonnen 2: The Stat Line Video
Posted on July 2, 2012, 02:36 PM by Mike SearsonTwo years ago, Anderson Silva defeated Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 in Oakland, California, and retained his Middleweight Title. When they fought, Sonnen dominated Silva for the first four rounds and most of the fifth. With less than two minutes remaining in that match at 3:10, Silva made "the greatest comeback in UFC history" by submitting Sonnen via triangle armbar.
Silva was hit more times in that fight than in his entire career to that point. According to CompuStrike: in his first 11 UFC fights, Silva was hit 208 times and in that one match, Sonnen hit him a total of 289 times.
Silva claims that he went into the fight with injured ribs and was advised by a physician to withdraw from the fight. During the first round, Sonnen cracked Silva's rib which put Silva out until 2011. Following UFC 117 the California State Athletic Commission confirmed that Sonnen had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs (PED's): Sonnen had an elevated testosterone to epitestosterone ratio which fell outside of the normal range prior to his fight with Silva.
Sonnen paid the price and was out, he has come back clean and added two wins to his record since. Silva's ribs are now fully healed and the two will clash once again in what has to be the most anticipated rematch in history, this Saturday, in the main event of UFC 148.
The following video from UFC explores the stats from UFC 117:
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nice!!
ill give to chael he won the battle lost the war!
You got it wrong "I destroy Shael"
EPIC
i just win!!
I can understand you have to make the hype, but come on, lets not forget the fact that the Chael that showed up was augmented. The zits on his back alone could of smashed an injured Silva up.
Can't wait for this rematch. Anderson is going in there hard. If he throws a single kick, it will be a long round for him, so I hope he doesn't.
Great video. Two incredibly different but incredible fighters. We're in for a treat.
seriously, who hits someone 300+ times , and does not leave a bruise , a scratch, a cut...and ultimatly, could not finish . could not even hit hard enough, and fast enough to get a ref stoppage, much less, TKO, or KO. I dont want to see a boring LnP champ. Please Silva, punish this guy.
I hope Silva rips Cheatie's tongue out of his mouth.
They'd dock him a point for that.
yes Chael, 320 times.. did you finish the fight? Oh, were you on drugs as well??
Thanks.
Wait, are you saying Chael was using some kind of drug?
Most of Chaels punches would come a few at a time, and then Silva would squirm. And then more GnP from Sonnen. Chael was close to getting the stoppage by TKO a couple times. But Silva is black, you won't see bruises till later, and he did have a couple cuts. You didn't see him a few days after the fight though. Guarantee that guy was laying in bed all day crying about his ribs. But this pillow hands guy as yall call him, knocked down your champ, at least twice in that fight. Who else has done that.
roids, or "banned substance", whatever you wanna call it, he got suspended for a year for it, everybody seems to forget about that...
When did that happen? Was it here or in Pride?
Cant wait! I am freaking out already!
Careful Brasil, you're getting saliva on me.
I guess bottom line, what i am trying to say is this :
first, yes, I am a Silva fan, and cannot stand Chael, however, removing all bias...all things you know about each of their personalities that may formulate your opinion. from the Anderson dancing and clowning , perhaps falsely claiming injury, maybe he is ****y, etc...and eliminate Chaels roid use, mortage fraud, disrespect above and beyond hype talk , etc...take all that out , and just look at the fights , as if you knew nothing of the 2...which would you rather see as champ :
1. the guy who is a great wrestler, but finishes once every 6 or 7 fights, and that finish is probably a rear naked because the other guy gassed. or
2. the guy who steps in and makes a real fight, look like a coreographed scene from a movie. who pulls off amazing moves, most of which finish , from the reverse upper elbow in the old cage rage fight, to 1 punch ko of the sandman, to first ever front kick ko in the ufc... pure precision and martial form. and finishes more , than not.
i would bet that 99% of true MMA fans, would much rather see #2. maybe someone who is more a wrestling fan, and less all around MMA , would be entertained by #1...but I know, I am not, and would much rather see 2 as a champion.
Nope, no bias there.
Now, what would an unbiased observer really say?
I would say Sonnen beat upon the worlds best fighter for 23 minutes and had the entire fight world holding it's collective breath and then was submitted. fail.
I would say Silva submitted a guy has a lousy record and who is known for being easy to submit and it took him 23 minutes to do it and he was humiliated in the process. FAIL!!!
Get a job Bruce!
i thought I was commentator of the day...no?
no bias as in the personality traits influence your opinion, just what you want to see in a fight
@Bruce what do you call localized inflammation of the phalanges?
Pillow hands!! :)
I can see you're making a joke KFR but since you asked the phalanges are the bones of the fingers. They don't get inflammed although the joints between the phalanges do - we call it arthritis.
It must be embarassing for Silva to have been knocked down twice and have his rib broken by "pillow hands" eh? Is he made out of glass?
Did Sonnen just call himself a nut? ^_^
did he just say he lost the fight???
Silva will dominate. Late in career does not want to risk legacy.