Nurmagomedov vs Gonzalez

Who won Nurmagomedov vs Gonzalez?

Usman Nurmagomedov beat Chris Gonzalez by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator MMA, on Friday 22nd July 2022 at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel in Tacoma.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Nurmagomedov vs Gonzalez stats

Usman Nurmagomedov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Chris Gonzalez made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Usman Nurmagomedov's Bellator record stood at 7-0-0, while Chris Gonzalez's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Nurmagomedov had a massive power advantage over Gonzalez, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Gonzalez's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nurmagomedov had a large advantage over Gonzalez, boasting a 29% submission rate over Gonzalez's 0%.

Usman Nurmagomedov was the older man by 26 years, at 26 years old.

Gonzalez had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Nurmagomedov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 33 to Gonzalez's 24.

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Nurmagomedov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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