Nate Marquardt vs. Thales Leites Result

Thales Leites def. Nate Marquardt

Split decisionR3 · 5:00

UFC 85: BedlamJune 7, 2008London, England, United Kingdom

Thales Leites defeated Nate Marquardt by split decision at UFC 85: Bedlam on June 7, 2008 in London, England, United Kingdom. The referee was Herb Dean. Judges' scores: 28-27, 27-28, 28-27.

Nate Marquardt vs. Thales Leites — UFC 85: Bedlam (Jun 7, 2008)

Result: Thales Leites won
Method: DECSplit decision
Round & time: R3 · 5:00
Referee: Herb Dean
Division: Middleweight
Format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Event: UFC 85: Bedlam
Location: London, England, United Kingdom

Judges' scorecards

Nelson Hamilton
28–27
For Thales Leites
Chris Watts
27–28
Dissenting card
Cecil Peoples
28–27
For Thales Leites

Nate Marquardt was docked 2 points: Illegal Knee and Strike to Back of Head

Fight stats

Nate MarquardtThales Leites

0Knockdowns1
3535/72 · 49%Significant strikes13/45 · 29%13
4949/88 · 56%Total strikes33/66 · 50%33
55/7 · 71%Takedowns0/1 · 0%0
0Submission attempts2
0Reversals0
7:04Control time1:53

Significant strikes by target

Nate MarquardtHead 23 · Body 8 · Legs 4

Thales LeitesHead 12 · Body 1 · Legs 0

Significant strikes by position

Nate MarquardtDistance 11 · Clinch 8 · Ground 16

Thales LeitesDistance 8 · Clinch 1 · Ground 4

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table

Round	Fighter	Knockdowns	Significant strikes	Total strikes	Takedowns	Submission attempts	Control time
1	Nate Marquardt	0	9/26	12/29	0/0	0	0:33
	Thales Leites	1	8/24	13/30	0/0	0	1:28
2	Nate Marquardt	0	14/25	21/34	2/4	0	3:39
	Thales Leites	0	1/6	10/15	0/1	0	0:25
3	Nate Marquardt	0	12/21	16/25	3/3	0	2:52
	Thales Leites	0	4/15	10/21	0/0	2	0:00

Where it sat in their careers

Nate Marquardt

UFC record before: 5-1
UFC record after: 5-2
Age at the fight: 29

Last UFC bouts before this one

WJeremy HornFeb 2, 2008
LAnderson SilvaJul 7, 2007
WDean ListerJan 25, 2007

Next fight: W vs. Martin Kampmann

Thales Leites

UFC record before: 3-1
UFC record after: 4-1
Streak coming in: 3 wins in a row
Age at the fight: 26

Last UFC bouts before this one

WRyan JensenAug 25, 2007
WFloyd SwordJun 23, 2007
WPete SellApr 7, 2007

Next fight: W vs. Drew McFedries

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