Since we started producing in-depth fight reports way back in 2007, there has been one fight that is consistently our most requested: the controversial heavyweight championship match between Bas Rutten and Kevin Randleman from way back at UFC 20. And while we've had the stats compiled for that fight for quite some time, it just never seemed like the right moment to publish the report. But now, for those that have been clamoring for it, here is our holiday present to you:

Bas Rutten vs. Kevin Randleman

One thing to note: Even though the UFC said they had no rounds at the time, they did have what they called "overtime periods." The distinction is lost on us. When you stop the action, let the fighters rest for a period of time, restart the action with both fighters coming out of their corners, and reset the clock to zero, that sounds suspiciously like a new round. As such, we've split the fight into three rounds. The first round was 15 minutes and the next two rounds were three minutes each. Keep in mind that the ten-point must system did not exist at the time either.

Happy Holidays!

There's no need to belabor the point about how dominant Penn's performance was, but here's an interesting point:

Fact: Penn hit himself in the face more times immediately after the fight was called (11 strikes) than Sanchez landed to his head in the entire fight (7 strikes).

Check out the stats posted for last night's title fight between BJ Penn and Diego Sanchez. When you look at the Grappling tab, you'll see something that's never been done in the UFC before: No fighter has attempted so many takedowns in a UFC fight without landing a single one. Sanchez went 0 for 27 on takedowns. Prior to last night, the distinction belonged to Jason Brilz, who went 0 for 16 in his decision loss to Eliot Marshall at UFC 103. In Penn's long and storied history of excellent takedown defense, his previous highest total of takedowns defended was against Matt Serra, who went 1 for 17.

Question: When was the last time that BJ Penn got taken down while fighting at 155 pounds?

Answer: You have to go back more than six years to Penn's fight against Takanori Gomi. Lightweight opponents are 0 for their last 39 takedown attempts against BJ.

We've now posted the stats from the Kimbo Slice vs. Houston Alexander fight, but there was a much more statistically significant occurrence during last night's event. Wish your best to Jon Jones because he now holds the modern UFC record for most strikes landed in a single round in a losing effort. In the four minutes, fourteen seconds he fought against Matt Hamill, Jones landed a total of 44 significant strikes.

Prior to last night, the record was held by Alan Belcher in the third round of his fight against Yoshihiro Akiyama. Belcher managed 39 significant strikes in that round but lost the decision. But that was a decision, and a controversial one too. The greatest number of strikes in a single round by a fighter that lost by stoppage belongs to Colin Robinson who landed 36 strikes against Eddie Sanchez in Round 1 before getting knocked out in Round 2 at UFC 72.

But that was a different round, you'll say. If you want the previous record-holder for most strikes landed in the same round in which a fighter lost by stoppage, you have to go back to UFC 65, when Alessio Sakara landed 32 strikes on Drew McFedries before getting TKO'd at 4:07.

And here's where things get weird. While Jones now holds the record for most strikes landed in a round in a lost effort, he does not hold the record for most strikes landed in a round in a non-winning effort. That distinction belongs to...Alessio Sakara, who landed 46 strikes on Ron Faircloth in Round 1 of their fight at UFC 55. The fight was ruled a No Contest in Round 2 when Sakara couldn't continue after an accidental kick to the groin.