Nurmagomedov vs Gaethje

Who won Nurmagomedov vs Gaethje?

Khabib Nurmagomedov beat Justin Gaethje by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC 254, on Saturday 24th October 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

This contest was for the UFC lightweight championship.

Nurmagomedov vs Gaethje stats

Khabib Nurmagomedov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Justin Gaethje made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Justin Gaethje marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in July 2017.

Khabib Nurmagomedov's UFC record stood at 13-0-0, while Justin Gaethje's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Gaethje had a massive power advantage over Nurmagomedov, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Nurmagomedov's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nurmagomedov had a massive advantage over Gaethje, boasting a 36% submission rate over Gaethje's 5%.

Khabib Nurmagomedov was the same age as Justin Gaethje, at 35 years old.

Gaethje had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nurmagomedov. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Nurmagomedov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Gaethje, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 60 to Gaethje's 66.

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Gaethje's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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