UFC 131
12. Junior dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin (Heavyweight bout): Junior dos Santos defeated Shane Carwin via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).
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According to FightMetric Velasquez and dos Santos now sit at #1 and #2, respectively, among the all-time UFC leaders in significant strikes landed per minute. Velasquez hits his opponents an average of 7.46 times per minute while dos Santos manages 6.79. They are the only two fighters with SLpM above 5.5.
The pair also sit atop the rankings in +/-, a stat that subtracts strikes absorbed per minute (SApM) from SLpM. On a per minute basis, Velasquez dishes out 6.31 more strikes than he takes and dos Santos sits at 4.8. They are the only two fighters above 3.1.
The biggest drop in the rankings at UFC 131 belonged to Shane Carwin, who went from #1 in SLpM to #11. Carwin only landed 20 significant strikes in 15 minutes against dos Santos, dropping his SLpM from 7.65 to 4.44.
Dos Santos beat Carwin up for three rounds with the jab and an occasional cross or hook. Most impressive were the strategic takedowns in the last round.
R:3 A:3 S:4 T:3+