Maj made an interesting post on the Shoryuken.com forums showing Ultra-related statistics for the Justin Wong/Daigo Umehara Evo 2009 match ups. Here's his breakdown.
Daigo Umehara (Ryu) vs. Justin Wong (Abel/Balrog)
Total number of rounds: 29
Rounds Ryu won: 16
Rounds Ryu lost: 13
Total number of times Ryu lands Ultra: 7
Number of times Ryu lands Ultra and wins round: 5
Number of rounds Ryu wins without landing Ultra: 11
Number of times Ryu lands Ultra and still loses round: 2
Number of times Ryu lands Ultra more than once in a round: 0
Ryu's Ultra setups:
Anti-air Light Punch Shoryuken: 0
Anti-air Shoryuken FADC: 2
Ground Shoryuken FADC: 3
EX-Fireball FADC: 1
Air to Air Jumping Medium Punch: 0
Ground combo into Ultra: 1
Ryu vs Abel
Total number rounds: 8
Rounds Ryu won: 6
Rounds Ryu lost: 2
Total number of times Ryu lands Ultra: 1
Number of times Ryu lands Ultra and wins round: 1
Number of rounds Ryu wins without landing Ultra: 5
Number of times Ryu lands Ultra and still loses round: 0
Ryu vs Balrog
Total number rounds: 21
Rounds Ryu won: 10
Rounds Ryu lost: 11
Total number of times Ryu lands Ultra: 6
Number of times Ryu lands Ultra and wins round: 4
Number of rounds Ryu wins without landing Ultra: 6
Number of times Ryu lands Ultra and still loses round: 2
I think the stats are worthwile.