What fighter lost a fight but would beat their opponent in a rematch 9/10 times?

[sampuncher]

I was watching Serra/GSP earlier and this is a prime example of that, I was trying to think of others though but was struggling.

I don't want to call the first Serra win a complete fluke but I can't see Serra being able to duplicate that if they fought 5 or even 10 times.

What other fights are a prime example of this?

 

[KeiranMc]

Mousasi vs Hall

 

[Papa Doc]

Aldo/Conor

 

[MMA since 1993]

Obviously cain/jds

 

[Agnawedbone]

Off the top of my head..

Askren/Masvidal
Nate/Conor
Ferguson/Johnson

 

[JayPettryMMA]

Mousasi vs Hall

First one that came to mind, good call.

 

[huhwhat]

conor vs holloway

 

[Vegesus44]

Not Ben Askren and Jorge Mastival.

 

[whaleshark]

All of Platinum Married Mikes loses

 

[sampuncher]

Not Ben Askren and Jorge Mastival.

Yeah I agree with that, I really wasn't sure how that fight would go at the time and I feel the same if there was a rematch. I still wojdknt be able to call it.

The same goes for Conor/Max

Whilst on the subject of Masvidal though, Masvidal/Iaquinta.

 

[sampuncher]

Wanderlei/Leben comes to mind aswell.

Also a not so serious one but I really wouldn't be able to see Koscheck having much luck against Rumble these days.

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

RDA against Alvarez imo.

 

[djason1988]

Mousasi vs Hall

For another fighter, maybe, but hall was renowned for these crazy highlight reel wins.

 

[ThoskaBrah]

Khabib/Conor

Spoiler

 

[Ares Black]

Wanderlei/Leben comes to mind aswell.

By the time they fought, Wanderlei was pretty much shot, and Leben is underrated.

Leben wins that fight pretty much every time. Prime Wanderlei is a different story.

 

[mkess101]

Ferguson/MJ is the most obvious
I'd also have to say Ngannou/Black Beast at this point.
Others would be Islam over Martins and Colby over Warrley Alves

 

[BlackPanther]

Sage northcutt vs Cody Pfister

 

[TheJohnnyWalkerEra]

Hamill - Jones

 

[Papasmurf45619]

Wanderlei/Leben comes to mind aswell.

disagree, I would even argue against the idea of wand beating leben 5 times out of 10 let alone 9

 

[NekMinnit]

Mousasi vs Jacare 1. Jacare Dominated until the lucky upkick - but the rematch sorted it though. Kind of like Uriah vs Moose