www.mmaweekly.com
WINNER: St-Pierre
CONTROL: Hendricks (5:30)
TOTAL STRIKES: Hendricks (142-125)
SIGNIFICANT STRIKES: St. Pierre (101-85)
TAKE DOWNS: St. Pierre (3-2)
SUBMISSION ATTEMPTS: St. Pierre (1-0)
source: http://www.ufc.com/event/UFC167
Yet again, St. Pierre has retained the UFC welterweight belt on his waist, but there has been a lot of discussion whether or not St. Pierre did deserve his victory against Johny Hendricks. If one were to look at the faces of both of these competitors after the fight, then your obvious bet would be that Hendricks won the fight. After the fight, Hendricks had his face barely scratched, while St. Pierre had several scars and bruises on his face, and even claimed that he had lost memory after the fight.
Based on the stats above, St Pierre did win most of the criteria by a slight margin. But again, that's not what most people think. Most people were not convinced that St. Pierre won his title defense. As a fan of the UFC I've been watching most of Hendrick's fight before GSP, and I have to say that I am a big fan of his fighting style. That's why i rooted for him to win against St. Pierre. But frankly, I was dissappointed in Hendricks. There were some instances during the fight that he could've dominated St. Pierre, but he just didnt. He was too complacent and he kept his "cool" way too much.
The way Hendricks fought highlights the statement that as a challenger, you are down 1 point against a champion. On equal footing, yes, Hendricks would have won the fight. But on a belt fight, challengers should fight like they have nothing to loose because the scoring favors the champ even before the fighters enter the octagon.
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