Nordine Taleb vs Chris Clements

Apr 25, 2015 · ESPN+

DateApr 25, 2015

DivisionWelterweight

StatusScheduled

VenueBell Centre

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, April 25, 2015 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 1:30 PM
US West (PT): Sat 10:30 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 6:30 PM
Central Europe: Sat 7:30 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 3:30 AM
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Nordine Taleb15-7-0Nordine Taleb vs Chris ClementsChris ClementsThe Menace |12-6-0

Nordine Taleb15-7-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

15-7-0Record12-6-0

45Age50

6'1"Height5'10"

74,5"ReachTBD

170 lbsWeight170 lbs

WelterweightWeight ClassWelterweight

Chris ClementsThe Menace12-6-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Nordine Taleb owns a 44-point Elo edge (good). Nordine Taleb shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 2 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Nordine Taleb and Chris Clements across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Nordine TalebChris Clements

Recent form

Nordine TalebL W L L W · -16 Elo last 5

LWLLW

Chris ClementsL W L W W · +13 Elo last 5

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Elo edge

Nordine Taleb1651-18 last move

Chris Clements1607-15 last move

Why they are ranked here

Nordine TalebNot on the active ladder · 1651 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Danny Roberts (rated 1690 at the time): +21.
Costliest loss: Lost to Claudio Silva (rated 1632 at the time): -19.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -16 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1561, not 1651: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Chris ClementsNot on the active ladder · 1607 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Mark Blackburn (rated 1500 at the time): +26.
Costliest loss: Lost to Stephen Thompson (rated 1569 at the time): -23.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +13 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1517, not 1607: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Nordine TalebNow 1651

Wins by decision+14→ 1665

Loses by decision-18→ 1633

Chris ClementsNow 1607

Wins by decision+18→ 1625

Loses by decision-14→ 1593

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Nordine TalebvsChris Clements

Takedown average

1.94vs0

Takedown accuracy

76%vs0%

Takedown defense

74%vs32%

Sig. strike defense

67%vs45%

Finishing profile

Nordine Talebdecision leads 53% of wins

Chris ClementsKO/TKO leads 92% of wins

Common opponents

Vik Grujic Nordine Taleb: win · Decision · Apr 16, 2014 Chris Clements: win · Knee & Punches · Nov 7, 2014

Siyar BahadurzadaNordine Taleb: cancelled · May 4, 2019Chris Clements: cancelled · Jul 21, 2012

Tale of the tape

Nordine TalebChris Clements

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.66Sig. strikes landed per min3.20

UFC welterweight average : 3.66

51Sig. strike accuracy50

UFC welterweight average : 46%

2.62Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.37

UFC welterweight average : 3.86

67Sig. strike defense45

UFC welterweight average : 53%

1.94Takedown average0

UFC welterweight average : 1.41

76Takedown accuracy0

UFC welterweight average : 30%

74Takedown defense32

UFC welterweight average : 59%

0Submission average0.29

UFC welterweight average : 0.54

7Wins by knockout11

0Wins by submission0

8Wins by decision1

3Losses by knockout2

2Losses by submission3

2Losses by decision1

Nordine Taleb vs Chris Clements is a scheduled Welterweight fight on UFC 186 : JOHNSON VS HORIGUCHI. Nordine Taleb enters with a 15-7-0 record and Chris Clements enters with a 12-6-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.