Mixed Martial Arts is considered a new sport. It is considered especially new by the mainstream sports media. The mainstream sports media loves the numbers that STATS provides. We have some crazy numbers out there too. I mean if you want to know how Clemens does against left handed batters, in June, when it is raining at night, we can tell you. Now transfer that crazy knowledge of numbers to a sport like MMA. What if you wanted to know how many punches Chris Horodecki landed in the second round from the clinch? Or how about how many times during the fight did Horodecki and Lierley change ranges from kickboxing, clinch, to the ground and who was the most dominate in each range.

Well STATS has found a way.

Horodecki did win a unanimous decision in the fight against a very game Shad Lierley. Here is how the live numbers stacked up. In the first round Horodecki, known for his stand up, was actually just as dominate in other areas of the fight. He landed all his strikes from both the clinch and the ground that he threw in round one. Lierley shot four total takedowns in the round, two takedowns from the clinch and two from long range. He was successful on one from each range. He wasn’t as successful with his strikes, with a punching percentage of 31% and landing just 2 of 7 kicks.

The action in the second round slowed a bit, with both fighters picking their shots more carefully. Horodecki threw mostly punches but landed with laser like accuracy on all his strikes going 42 for 49. Shad wasn’t as surgical but he did score a takedown from both the clinch and from long range, with a striking percentage of 83% accuracy from the ground. He also attempted 2 submissions.

The final round was fought with huge heart from both fighters. Horodecki landed shots in both long range and the ground. Standing he threw focused punches for a 81% hit rate and even better on the ground with a 87% hit rate. Lierley was 3 for 5 in takedowns but wasn’t overly busy on the ground. He did land all seven punches he threw. In total Shad landed just 46% of his strikes in the last round, maybe hoping the takedowns would be enough to earn the round.

This is based on live data recorded at the event. After review of the fight tape, if you want to know the types of submissions attempted, the targets of the punches and kicks landed, and the position changes in the intricate ground game, STATS will have the answer.