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The Clinch

United States of America “H20” 1999-2008 · 15 rounds on file

Ron Waterman

5-4-1 W-L-D in this database

Ron Waterman, photograph by Cpl. Anthony Ward Jr
Strike accuracy 120/197
Takedown accuracy 15/29
Sig. strikes / round 8.0
Control / round 1:24
Inside the distance 60% 3 of 5 wins
Height
6′2″188 cm
Reach
--
Leg reach
--
Stance
Orthodox
Age
6023 NOV 1965
Listed weight
280 lb127 kg
Submission Grappler Automatically assigned from data across 9 fights - 5.8 takedown attempts and 60% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

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

Grappling 5 3-1-1 vs 1525 avg
Positional Controller 4 2-1-1
Submission Grappler 1 1-0-0
Striking 3 1-2-0 vs 1556 avg
Pressure Striker 3 1-2-0
-- Not classified 2 1-1-0 vs 1496 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 5 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.

07 MAY 1999 - beat Chris Condo · Technical Knockout 16 JUL 1999 - lost to Andre Roberts · Technical Knockout 24 SEP 1999 - drew with Tim Lajcik · Decision (Unanimous) 14 APR 2000 - beat Satoshi Honma · Decision (Unanimous) 23 DEC 2002 - beat Valentijn Overeem · Submission 01 FEB 2004 - lost to Mirko Filipovic · Technical Knockout 15 AUG 2004 - beat Kevin Randleman · Submission 18 AUG 2005 - beat Ricco Rodriguez · Decision (Unanimous) 22 JUL 2006 - lost to Ricco Rodriguez · Technical Knockout 14 JUN 2008 - lost to Dave Herman · Technical Knockout

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 15 rounds across 9 of 10 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 8.0
Sig. strikes absorbed 4.8
Takedowns landed 1.0
Knockdowns 0.0
Sub. attempts 0.6
Control time 1:24 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 61% 120/197
Takedowns 52% 15/29
Opponents’ accuracy 51% 72/142

Where the strikes land

Head 75% 90
Body 15% 18
Leg 10% 12

And from where

At distance 14% 17
In the clinch 22% 26
On the ground 64% 77

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 1 won Technical Knockout · 1-4
Submission 2 won Submission · 2-0
Decision 2 won Decision (Unanimous) · 2-0

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
14 JUN 2008 Dave Herman Lost Technical Knockout R1 2:19 8 25 EliteXC - Return of the King
22 JUL 2006 Ricco Rodriguez Lost Technical Knockout R1 5:00 -- -- WFA - King of the Streets
18 AUG 2005 Ricco Rodriguez Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 15 10 WEC 16: Clash of the Titans 2
15 AUG 2004 Kevin Randleman Won Submission R1 7:44 3 5 PRIDE Final Conflict 2004
01 FEB 2004 Mirko Filipovic Lost Technical Knockout R1 4:53 1 4 PRIDE 27: Inferno
23 DEC 2002 Valentijn Overeem Won Submission R1 2:18 0 0 PRIDE 24: Cold Fury 3
14 APR 2000 Satoshi Honma Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 51 6 UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3
24 SEP 1999 Tim Lajcik No decision Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 14 12 UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion
16 JUL 1999 Andre Roberts Lost Technical Knockout R1 2:51 22 10 UFC 21: Return of the Champions
07 MAY 1999 Chris Condo Won Technical Knockout R1 0:28 6 0 UFC 20: Battle for the Gold

Photographs on this page

  • Ron Waterman - Cpl. Anthony Ward Jr, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.