Nurmagomedov vs Gooden

Who won Nurmagomedov vs Gooden?

Abubakar Nurmagomedov beat Jared Gooden by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 260, on Saturday 27th March 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Abubakar Nurmagomedov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Nurmagomedov vs Gooden stats

Abubakar Nurmagomedov stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Jared Gooden made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Abubakar Nurmagomedov's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Jared Gooden's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Gooden had a slight advantage in power over Nurmagomedov, with a 41% knock out percentage over Nurmagomedov's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gooden had a slight advantage over Nurmagomedov, with a 35% submission rate over Nurmagomedov's 27%.

Abubakar Nurmagomedov was the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Gooden had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nurmagomedov. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Nurmagomedov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Gooden, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 34 less professional rounds, 42 to Gooden's 76.

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Nurmagomedov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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