Gastelum vs Heinisch

Who won Gastelum vs Heinisch?

Kelvin Gastelum beat Ian Heinisch by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 258, on Saturday 13th February 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kelvin Gastelum.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Gastelum vs Heinisch stats

Kelvin Gastelum stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Ian Heinisch made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Kelvin Gastelum's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013.

Kelvin Gastelum's UFC record stood at 13-9-0, while Ian Heinisch's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Gastelum had a slight advantage in power over Heinisch, with a 40% knock out percentage over Heinisch's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gastelum had an advantage over Heinisch, with a 27% submission rate over Heinisch's 14%.

Kelvin Gastelum was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Heinisch had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gastelum. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Gastelum was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Heinisch, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 76 to Heinisch's 41.

Gastelum vs Heinisch form

Kelvin Gastelum had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Sean Brady at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Chris Curtis at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jared Cannonier at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he had been defeated by Robert Whittaker at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Ian Heinisch at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Gastelum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Heinisch's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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