MMA rematch history points to repeat winners
Penn hopes to even the score in a rematch woth Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder Frankie Edgar. The challenger says he’s…
Penn hopes to even the score in a rematch woth Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder Frankie Edgar. The challenger says he’s a different fighters this time, in better shape, better mental condition and better prepared overall.
But the history of relatively quick rematches at the elite level suggests that the first result tends to repeat itself.
Fighting Stances looked at the outcomes of notable rematches involving high-level competitors from the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride Fighting Championships and Strikeforce.The list is limited to sequels that took place within two years of the first bout, because it would be unfair to compare fights when too much time has passed.
Rematches in two years or less that ended with the same winner:
1. Dan Severn – Oleg Taktarov
2. Oleg Taktarov – Dave Beneteau
3. Randy Couture – Pedro Rizzo
4. Dennis Hallman – Matt Hughes
5. Guy Mezger – Alexander Otsuka
6. Matt Hughes – Carlos Newton
7. Wanderlei Silva – Hidehiko Yoshida
8. Wanderlei Silva – Quinton Jackson
9. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira – Alistair Overeem
10. Matt Hughes – Frank Trigg
11. Mauricio Rua – Alistair Overeem
12. Forrest Griffin – Stephan Bonnar
13. Anderson Silva – Rich Franklin
14. Georges St. Pierre – Matt Hughes
15. Mike Brown – Urijah Faber
16. Tito Ortiz – Ken Shamrock
Rematches in two years or less that ended with a different winner:
1. Dan Severn – Ken Shamrock
2. Tito Ortiz – Guy Mezger
3. Royce Gracie – Hidehiko Yoshida
4. Chuck Liddell – Randy Couture
5. Kazuo Misaki – Dan Henderson
6. Takanori Gomi – Marcus Aurelio
7. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira – Josh Barnett
8. Tim Sylvia – Andrei Arlovski