Gane vs Santos

Who won Gane vs Santos?

Ciryl Gane beat Junior dos Santos by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 256, on Saturday 12th December 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Gane vs Santos stats

Ciryl Gane stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Junior dos Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Ciryl Gane's UFC record stood at 9-2-0, while Junior dos Santos' came in at 15-8-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a massive power advantage over Gane, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Gane's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gane had a massive advantage over Santos, boasting a 50% submission rate over Santos' 5%.

Ciryl Gane was the younger man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Gane had a 6-inch reach advantage.

Gane was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 12 years later than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 37 to Santos' 65.

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Santos' last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gane vs Santos?

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