Joseph Benavidez and Chris Beal won the performance bonuses
for UFC 172 but I think that Luke Rockhold and Danny Castillo might have ben
robbed. Now if this were to have happened last year when the UFC gave a bonus
for submission of the night and knockout of the night both would have been
given his bonus money. But first let me say in no way am I saying Benavidez and
Beal aren’t worthy of the bonus. I’m just saying if anything Rockhold and
Castillo should have gotten it… even the champ should have gotten it for the
way he nullified Teixeira and beat him at his own game.
Since the bonuses are
referred to as Performance of the Night, I think we should look at the whole
fight from beginning to end not just the way a fight ends. So with that being
said if you look at the stats. Of all 20 fighters Rockhold (100%) and Castillo
(80%/77%) were first and second in total and significant strikes percentage.
| Total Strike Percentage | Significant Strike Percentage | ||||
| Rockhold | 100% | Rockhold | 100% | ||
| Castillo | 80% | Castillo | 77% | ||
| Brenneman | 80% | Elliot | 77% | ||
| Elliot | 78% | Brenneman | 62% | ||
| Vallie-Flagg | 66% | Gomi | 55% | ||
| Gomi | 59% | Boetsch | 50% | ||
| Correia | 55% | Vallie-Flagg | 49% | ||
| Jones | 52% | Correia | 48% | ||
| Benavidez | 50% | Jones | 48% | ||
| Boetsch | 50% | Johnson | 44% | ||
| Duke | 47% | Duke | 41% | ||
| Johnson | 44% | Williams | 40% | ||
| Williams | 40% | Benavidez | 39% | ||
| Beal | 38% | Beal | 38% | ||
| Holloway | 35% | Medeiros | 33% | ||
| Medeiros | 33% | Holloway | 31% | ||
| Fili | 32% | Fili | 31% | ||
| Miller | 30% | Miller | 26% | ||
| Teixeira | 25% | Teixeira | 23% | ||
| Davis | 19% | Davis | 14% | ||
For Beal it’s hard to say he shouldn’t have gotten it
especially after the way he ended it with a flying knee but his opponent
Patrick Williams landed a higher percentage of strikes.
Rockhold also had two submissions lock in as he rolled a
takedown attempt by Boetsch into his favorite technique the inverted triangle,
which he used as a setup for his fight ending kimura. BTW he finished his fight
TWO minutes faster than Benavidez and only took one hit.
I get why Benavidez got it. When you put your oppoenent in a
postion were he has to tap with his feet and the resilience he displayed after
Elliot came out and was out striking him while standing.
In the end I think that the Performance Bonuses that are
given out should reflect the whole fight not just the outcome.
Agree or Disagree? Let me know on
my Twitter or
Facebook Fan Page
No comments:
Post a Comment