Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Thiago Tavares

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Khabib Nurmagomedov	0	26 of 80	32%	26 of 80	2 of 3	66%	1	0	0:55
Justin Gaethje	0	29 of 45	64%	29 of 46	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:14

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	0	23 of 60	38%	23 of 60	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:41
Justin Gaethje	0	23 of 36	63%	23 of 37	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	0	3 of 20	15%	3 of 20	1 of 1	100%	1	0	0:14
Justin Gaethje	0	6 of 9	66%	6 of 9	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:14

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Khabib Nurmagomedov	26 of 80	32%	18 of 72	7 of 7	1 of 1	25 of 79	0 of 0	1 of 1
Justin Gaethje	29 of 45	64%	12 of 26	2 of 4	15 of 15	29 of 45	0 of 0	0 of 0

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	23 of 60	38%	15 of 52	7 of 7	1 of 1	22 of 59	0 of 0	1 of 1
Justin Gaethje	23 of 36	63%	10 of 22	2 of 3	11 of 11	23 of 36	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	3 of 20	15%	3 of 20	0 of 0	0 of 0	3 of 20	0 of 0	0 of 0
Justin Gaethje	6 of 9	66%	2 of 4	0 of 1	4 of 4	6 of 9	0 of 0	0 of 0

UFC Lightweight Title Fight: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje

Round 1
We made it to the UFC 254 headliner, in a rare title unification matchup as champion Nurmagomedov (28-0, 12-0 UFC) looks to keep his spotless record intact against interim titleholder “The Highlight” Gaethje (22-2, 5-2 UFC). This lightweight thriller for all the marbles will draw the assignment of referee Jason Herzog, and nothing more needs to be said to introduce what we are about to see here. The two men touch gloves to check in this top-tier fight, and we’re off to the races. Both men keep their distance early, with Gaethje leaning low and starting out with an inside leg kick. Nurmagomedov does not throw anything nor does he set up anything, and Gaethje thinks about another leg kick and lands it hard. Gaethje scores a right hand, and Nurmagomedov counters him with an overhand right. Nurmagomedov leaps up with an uppercut, and Gaethje is well out of the way. Nurmagomedov lands a jab and gets caught with a leg kick, leading him to rush in to a clinch. Nurmagomedov cannot get hold of him, and Gaethje swings wildly with hooks. He cracks Nurmagomedov with a right hand, and he scores two more heavy leg kicks. Nurmagomedov is chasing after him with long punches, and Nurmagomedov lands a body kick. Nurmagomedov jabs and rushes forward with a knee. Gaethje avoids a right hand and kicks the lead leg. Gaethje fires up a head kick, and Nurmagomedov shrugs at him after it gets blocked. Gaethje wings another leg kick, and Nurmagomedov scores a left hand and a body kick. The Russian leaps in the air with a flying knee, and he sticks Gaethje a few times with a jab. A few more jabs disrupt Gaethje’s movement, and the American gets off a leg kick. Two big left hooks score for Nurmagomedov, and Gaethje cracks him back harder. Gaethje smashes his leg into the thigh, and he nails Nurmagomedov with a left hand. The Russian charges in to close the distance, and he hits a double leg takedown with 30 seconds to go. “The Eagle” climbs to mount with ease, and he rolls for an armbar with seconds to go. Gaethje punches the body a few times as he is unconcerned with submission danger, and the round ends.

Sherdog Scores
Jay Pettry scores the round: 10-9 Nurmagomedov
John Brannigan scores the round: 10-9 Nurmagomedov
Tudor Leonte scores the round: 10-9 Nurmagomedov

Round 2
Nurmagomedov starts the round with a few jabs and a follow-up right hand. Gaethje jumps at him to respond, and the Russian scores a leg kick of his own. Gaethje is on the defensive as he backs away, and Nurmagomedov is on him pressing the action. Nurmagomedov takes a left hand behind the ear, and he rushes in for a takedown but gets stuffed. Gaethje lands a leg kick to make his opponent stumble, and when Nurmagomedov recovers, he hits a takedown effortlessly. “The Eagle” slices to mount like a hot knife through butter, attacking an arm-triangle submission in the blink of an eye. Nurmagomedov sets up a mounted triangle choke, and he rolls to his back as he threatens with a triangle armbar. Gaethje is stuck in the worst position of his life, and try as he might, he can’t pull himself free. Gaethje lifts him up to slam him down, and he gets no space so he starts tapping out. Herzog does not see the repeated taps as Nurmagomedov tries to inform him that Gaethje submitted. Instead, Gaethje goes out, and Herzog finally calls a stop to the fight. Khabib Nurmagomedov is now 29-0 as a professional, and in the process, he unified his belts and ties the record for the most championship defenses in UFC lightweight history.
When the fight is over, Nurmagomedov is overcome with emotion, letting everything out on his knees in the middle of the cage. As Gaethje comes to, he goes over to console his former foe. Dana White wraps the belt around Nurmagomedov's waist, and Nurmagomedov pulls the tape off his gloves and gets his corner to help him remove it. Nurmagomedov retires in the cage, thanking everything for supporting him, the UFC for signing him, and his family for being there for him. He promised his mother that this would be his last fight, and he leaves his gloves in the center of the Octagon. If this is truly his final UFC bout -- and judging by his post-fight speech, it is -- he leaves behind an incredible legacy with 13 victories under the UFC banner, as arguably the #1 pound-for-pound fighter and one of the best to ever compete in the sport. It's unlikely we'll see someone like him in MMA again.

The Official Result
Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Justin Gaethje R2 1:34 via Technical Submission (Triangle Choke)

Big Brady Expert Confident picked Oct 20, 2020 (4 days before fight)

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Big Brady confidently picks Khabib Nurmagomedov, stating he has never picked against him and never will. He believes Khabib's relentless takedowns and pressure will drain Gaethje's cardio, and that Gaethje's wrestling background hasn't been tested against someone like Khabib. He predicts a fourth-round submission.

submission, fourth round

"i'm gonna pick khabib to win here by uh give me a fourth round submission for khabib"

DFS by the Numbers

Daniel Levi Expert Hesitant picked Oct 23, 2020 (1 day before fight)

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Daniel Levi acknowledges Gaethje's wrestling credentials and power, but ultimately leans with Khabib's consistent dominance and takedown machine style. He notes that Gaethje presents real threats with calf kicks and power, but Khabib's ability to set up takedowns with stand-up and his relentless pressure should prevail. He mentions that long-reigning champions sometimes lose when least expected, but he doesn't have the conviction to pick against Khabib.

Gaethje or pass from a betting perspective; Khabib was -165 vs McGregor and -250 vs Poirier, now -350 which may be adjusted correctly

"i'm gonna lean with habib nurmagomedov to get it done um but will i be surprised if geichi is the guy no i won't"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Oct 19, 2020 (5 days before fight)

Khabib Nurmagomedov

The host picks Khabib Nurmagomedov confidently, citing his dominant wrestling, pressure, and ability to wear down opponents. He notes that Gaethje's leg kicks could be a factor but believes Khabib's grappling will be too much. He expects a fourth or fifth-round stoppage.

Khabib by submission or TKO in rounds 4-5

"i do feel more comfortable saying i'm predicting kabir to win this fight probably by fifth round or fourth round stoppage"

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Oct 16, 2020 (8 days before fight)

Khabib Nurmagomedov

The MMA Guru picks Khabib Nurmagomedov to win by submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round. He notes that Gaethje's new style with more footwork will back him into the cage, and that Gaethje hates wrestling and hasn't used it in fights. He believes Gaethje will get back up a few times but eventually be taken down and submitted due to Khabib's superior grappling and Gaethje's lack of high-level ground experience.

first round submission (rear-naked choke)

"i'm going to go with khabib nurmagomedov getting the job done... sinking the rear naked choke in the first round"

THE MMA GURU

WIN vs Dustin Poirier

Submission (rear-naked choke) R3 2:06 · UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier · Sep 07, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Khabib Nurmagomedov	0	22 of 41	53%	54 of 77	7 of 8	87%	2	0	8:51
Dustin Poirier	0	12 of 39	30%	30 of 57	0 of 0	---	1	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	8 of 12	66%	22 of 27	3 of 4	75%	1	3:39
1	Dustin Poirier	2 of 6	33%	11 of 15	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	13 of 26	50%	26 of 39	3 of 3	100%	0	3:41
2	Dustin Poirier	8 of 28	28%	17 of 37	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	1 of 3	33%	6 of 11	1 of 1	100%	1	1:31
3	Dustin Poirier	2 of 5	40%	2 of 5	0 of 0	---	1	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Khabib Nurmagomedov	22 of 41	53%	16 of 35	3 of 3	3 of 3	10 of 27	1 of 1	11 of 13
Dustin Poirier	12 of 39	30%	5 of 26	2 of 7	5 of 6	12 of 38	0 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	8 of 12	66%	7 of 11	0 of 0	1 of 1	1 of 3	0 of 0	7 of 9
1	Dustin Poirier	2 of 6	33%	0 of 1	0 of 2	2 of 3	2 of 6	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	13 of 26	50%	9 of 22	2 of 2	2 of 2	8 of 21	1 of 1	4 of 4
2	Dustin Poirier	8 of 28	28%	5 of 23	2 of 4	1 of 1	8 of 27	0 of 1	0 of 0
3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	1 of 3	33%	0 of 2	1 of 1	0 of 0	1 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Dustin Poirier	2 of 5	40%	0 of 2	0 of 1	2 of 2	2 of 5	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Conor McGregor

Submission (neck crank) R4 3:03 · UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor · Oct 06, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Khabib Nurmagomedov	0	70 of 119	58%	104 of 157	3 of 7	42%	1	0	12:14
Conor McGregor	0	51 of 81	62%	96 of 128	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	7 of 9	77%	18 of 21	1 of 2	50%	0	4:08
1	Conor McGregor	6 of 7	85%	39 of 40	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	41 of 60	68%	58 of 78	1 of 1	100%	0	4:22
2	Conor McGregor	5 of 13	38%	7 of 17	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	15 of 37	40%	17 of 39	0 of 3	0%	0	1:47
3	Conor McGregor	34 of 52	65%	44 of 62	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
4	Khabib Nurmagomedov	7 of 13	53%	11 of 19	1 of 1	100%	1	1:57
4	Conor McGregor	6 of 9	66%	6 of 9	0 of 0	---	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Khabib Nurmagomedov	70 of 119	58%	58 of 105	11 of 13	1 of 1	24 of 53	1 of 3	45 of 63
Conor McGregor	51 of 81	62%	34 of 60	16 of 19	1 of 2	35 of 65	10 of 10	6 of 6

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	7 of 9	77%	7 of 8	0 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 1	0 of 0	7 of 8
1	Conor McGregor	6 of 7	85%	6 of 6	0 of 1	0 of 0	1 of 2	0 of 0	5 of 5
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	41 of 60	68%	33 of 52	8 of 8	0 of 0	5 of 9	0 of 0	36 of 51
2	Conor McGregor	5 of 13	38%	3 of 10	2 of 3	0 of 0	3 of 11	1 of 1	1 of 1
3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	15 of 37	40%	12 of 33	2 of 3	1 of 1	14 of 34	1 of 3	0 of 0
3	Conor McGregor	34 of 52	65%	22 of 39	12 of 13	0 of 0	25 of 43	9 of 9	0 of 0
4	Khabib Nurmagomedov	7 of 13	53%	6 of 12	1 of 1	0 of 0	5 of 9	0 of 0	2 of 4
4	Conor McGregor	6 of 9	66%	3 of 5	2 of 2	1 of 2	6 of 9	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Al Iaquinta

Decision (unanimous) (50–44, 50–43, 50–43) R5 5:00 · UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta · Apr 07, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Khabib Nurmagomedov	0	134 of 304	44%	172 of 352	6 of 15	40%	1	0	10:33
Al Iaquinta	0	41 of 141	29%	43 of 143	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	13 of 24	54%	35 of 55	3 of 6	50%	0	3:59
1	Al Iaquinta	0 of 8	0%	0 of 8	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	19 of 34	55%	25 of 40	2 of 3	66%	0	4:00
2	Al Iaquinta	3 of 9	33%	5 of 11	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	37 of 87	42%	37 of 87	0 of 1	0%	0	0:00
3	Al Iaquinta	7 of 36	19%	7 of 36	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
4	Khabib Nurmagomedov	35 of 93	37%	35 of 93	0 of 2	0%	0	0:00
4	Al Iaquinta	15 of 45	33%	15 of 45	0 of 1	0%	0	0:00
5	Khabib Nurmagomedov	30 of 66	45%	40 of 77	1 of 3	33%	1	2:34
5	Al Iaquinta	16 of 43	37%	16 of 43	0 of 0	---	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Khabib Nurmagomedov	134 of 304	44%	122 of 287	7 of 12	5 of 5	100 of 255	0 of 0	34 of 49
Al Iaquinta	41 of 141	29%	27 of 117	11 of 20	3 of 4	41 of 141	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	13 of 24	54%	12 of 23	1 of 1	0 of 0	1 of 3	0 of 0	12 of 21
1	Al Iaquinta	0 of 8	0%	0 of 7	0 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 8	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	19 of 34	55%	17 of 32	2 of 2	0 of 0	2 of 12	0 of 0	17 of 22
2	Al Iaquinta	3 of 9	33%	0 of 6	2 of 2	1 of 1	3 of 9	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	37 of 87	42%	31 of 78	2 of 5	4 of 4	37 of 87	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Al Iaquinta	7 of 36	19%	4 of 29	1 of 5	2 of 2	7 of 36	0 of 0	0 of 0
4	Khabib Nurmagomedov	35 of 93	37%	32 of 89	2 of 3	1 of 1	35 of 93	0 of 0	0 of 0
4	Al Iaquinta	15 of 45	33%	12 of 40	3 of 4	0 of 1	15 of 45	0 of 0	0 of 0
5	Khabib Nurmagomedov	30 of 66	45%	30 of 65	0 of 1	0 of 0	25 of 60	0 of 0	5 of 6
5	Al Iaquinta	16 of 43	37%	11 of 35	5 of 8	0 of 0	16 of 43	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Edson Barboza

Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–24) R3 5:00 · UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm · Dec 30, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Khabib Nurmagomedov	0	89 of 177	50%	154 of 246	4 of 13	30%	0	0	10:31
Edson Barboza	0	25 of 76	32%	25 of 77	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	36 of 68	52%	50 of 83	1 of 3	33%	3:43
1	Edson Barboza	10 of 19	52%	10 of 20	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	31 of 60	51%	59 of 89	1 of 4	25%	3:28
2	Edson Barboza	9 of 26	34%	9 of 26	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	22 of 49	44%	45 of 74	2 of 6	33%	3:20
3	Edson Barboza	6 of 31	19%	6 of 31	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Khabib Nurmagomedov	89 of 177	50%	77 of 162	8 of 11	4 of 4	32 of 96	2 of 3	55 of 78
Edson Barboza	25 of 76	32%	6 of 47	11 of 19	8 of 10	23 of 74	2 of 2	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	36 of 68	52%	31 of 63	5 of 5	0 of 0	5 of 22	0 of 0	31 of 46
1	Edson Barboza	10 of 19	52%	0 of 6	4 of 6	6 of 7	10 of 19	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	31 of 60	51%	26 of 53	3 of 5	2 of 2	15 of 41	2 of 2	14 of 17
2	Edson Barboza	9 of 26	34%	4 of 17	5 of 9	0 of 0	8 of 25	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	22 of 49	44%	20 of 46	0 of 1	2 of 2	12 of 33	0 of 1	10 of 15
3	Edson Barboza	6 of 31	19%	2 of 24	2 of 4	2 of 3	5 of 30	1 of 1	0 of 0

WIN vs Michael Johnson

Submission (kimura) R3 2:31 · UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor · Nov 12, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Khabib Nurmagomedov	0	94 of 142	66%	140 of 190	2 of 6	33%	1	0	8:44
Michael Johnson	0	19 of 77	24%	20 of 78	0 of 0	---	1	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	33 of 58	56%	49 of 74	1 of 2	50%	0	3:03
1	Michael Johnson	16 of 52	30%	16 of 52	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	49 of 69	71%	73 of 95	0 of 3	0%	0	3:35
2	Michael Johnson	1 of 20	5%	1 of 20	0 of 0	---	1	0:00
3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	12 of 15	80%	18 of 21	1 of 1	100%	1	2:06
3	Michael Johnson	2 of 5	40%	3 of 6	0 of 0	---	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Khabib Nurmagomedov	94 of 142	66%	93 of 141	1 of 1	0 of 0	5 of 21	1 of 1	88 of 120
Michael Johnson	19 of 77	24%	9 of 51	7 of 21	3 of 5	19 of 77	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	33 of 58	56%	32 of 57	1 of 1	0 of 0	1 of 6	0 of 0	32 of 52
1	Michael Johnson	16 of 52	30%	7 of 32	6 of 16	3 of 4	16 of 52	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	49 of 69	71%	49 of 69	0 of 0	0 of 0	3 of 11	1 of 1	45 of 57
2	Michael Johnson	1 of 20	5%	1 of 15	0 of 4	0 of 1	1 of 20	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	12 of 15	80%	12 of 15	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 4	0 of 0	11 of 11
3	Michael Johnson	2 of 5	40%	1 of 4	1 of 1	0 of 0	2 of 5	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Darrell Horcher

TKO (punches) R2 3:38 · UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans · Apr 16, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Khabib Nurmagomedov	0	75 of 105	71%	107 of 139	2 of 3	66%	0	0	5:33
Darrell Horcher	0	6 of 27	22%	18 of 42	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	27 of 44	61%	33 of 51	1 of 2	50%	2:21
1	Darrell Horcher	4 of 22	18%	12 of 31	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	48 of 61	78%	74 of 88	1 of 1	100%	3:12
2	Darrell Horcher	2 of 5	40%	6 of 11	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Khabib Nurmagomedov	75 of 105	71%	73 of 103	0 of 0	2 of 2	3 of 10	1 of 1	71 of 94
Darrell Horcher	6 of 27	22%	4 of 23	1 of 3	1 of 1	5 of 26	0 of 0	1 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	27 of 44	61%	25 of 42	0 of 0	2 of 2	2 of 9	1 of 1	24 of 34
1	Darrell Horcher	4 of 22	18%	2 of 18	1 of 3	1 of 1	4 of 22	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	48 of 61	78%	48 of 61	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 1	0 of 0	47 of 60
2	Darrell Horcher	2 of 5	40%	2 of 5	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 4	0 of 0	1 of 1

WIN vs Rafael dos Anjos

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne · Apr 19, 2014

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Khabib Nurmagomedov	0	20 of 56	35%	40 of 76	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:14
Rafael dos Anjos	0	36 of 97	37%	72 of 135	6 of 12	50%	0	0	9:47

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	10 of 32	31%	21 of 43	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Rafael dos Anjos	8 of 35	22%	14 of 42	2 of 4	50%	2:21
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	5 of 14	35%	10 of 19	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Rafael dos Anjos	18 of 37	48%	31 of 50	3 of 5	60%	3:58
3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	5 of 10	50%	9 of 14	0 of 1	0%	0:14
3	Rafael dos Anjos	10 of 25	40%	27 of 43	1 of 3	33%	3:28

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Khabib Nurmagomedov	20 of 56	35%	11 of 39	7 of 14	2 of 3	18 of 52	1 of 3	1 of 1
Rafael dos Anjos	36 of 97	37%	24 of 83	6 of 8	6 of 6	14 of 72	4 of 4	18 of 21

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	10 of 32	31%	6 of 22	4 of 9	0 of 1	9 of 29	1 of 3	0 of 0
1	Rafael dos Anjos	8 of 35	22%	4 of 29	2 of 4	2 of 2	6 of 33	2 of 2	0 of 0
2	Khabib Nurmagomedov	5 of 14	35%	3 of 11	0 of 1	2 of 2	4 of 13	0 of 0	1 of 1
2	Rafael dos Anjos	18 of 37	48%	10 of 29	4 of 4	4 of 4	6 of 24	2 of 2	10 of 11
3	Khabib Nurmagomedov	5 of 10	50%	2 of 6	3 of 4	0 of 0	5 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Rafael dos Anjos	10 of 25	40%	10 of 25	0 of 0	0 of 0	2 of 15	0 of 0	8 of 10

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Thiago Tavares - Fight History

LOSS vs Dooho Choi

TKO (punches) R1 2:42 · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia Finale · Jul 08, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Dooho Choi	1	4 of 7	57%	6 of 11	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:17
Thiago Tavares	0	2 of 5	40%	13 of 17	2 of 2	100%	0	0	1:58

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Dooho Choi	1	4 of 7	57%	6 of 11	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:17
1	Thiago Tavares	0	2 of 5	40%	13 of 17	2 of 2	100%	0	0	1:58

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Dooho Choi	4 of 7	57%	4 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 0	3 of 6	0 of 0	1 of 1
Thiago Tavares	2 of 5	40%	0 of 2	1 of 2	1 of 1	0 of 3	2 of 2	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Dooho Choi	4 of 7	57%	4 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 0	3 of 6	0 of 0	1 of 1
1	Thiago Tavares	2 of 5	40%	0 of 2	1 of 2	1 of 1	0 of 3	2 of 2	0 of 0

Play-by-Play

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Doo Ho Choi vs. Thiago Tavares

Round 1
Tavares shoots in early and completes a takedown at the fence; Choi nearly regains his footing, but the Brazilian sucks out his legs and keeps him on the mat. Tavares isn’t doing much with the position, and now Choi finds the angle to land some short punches while his back is pressed against the cage. It’s all pressure from Tavares in the first two minutes, but little in the way of offense. Choi posts and stands, but he’s taken down again almost immediately. Back up comes Choi, now creating some space from Tavares at the midway point of the round. Tavares stands with his back to the wall as Choi melts him with a perfect straight right hand. Tavares hits the deck in a heap, and one more punch from Choi is all that referee Herb Dean needs to see to stop the fight.

The Official Result
Doo Ho Choi def. Thiago Tavares via KO (Punches) R1 2:42

WIN vs Clay Guida

Submission (guillotine choke) R1 0:39 · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 · Nov 07, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Thiago Tavares	0	3 of 11	27%	3 of 11	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:18
Clay Guida	0	2 of 7	28%	2 of 7	0 of 0	---	1	0	0:01

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Thiago Tavares	0	3 of 11	27%	3 of 11	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:18
1	Clay Guida	0	2 of 7	28%	2 of 7	0 of 0	---	1	0	0:01

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Thiago Tavares	3 of 11	27%	2 of 10	0 of 0	1 of 1	3 of 11	0 of 0	0 of 0
Clay Guida	2 of 7	28%	2 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 0	2 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Thiago Tavares	3 of 11	27%	2 of 10	0 of 0	1 of 1	3 of 11	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Clay Guida	2 of 7	28%	2 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 0	2 of 7	0 of 0	0 of 0

LOSS vs Brian Ortega

TKO (punches) R3 4:10 · UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson · Jun 06, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Brian Ortega	0	39 of 94	41%	114 of 177	6 of 11	54%	0	0	8:22
Thiago Tavares	1	41 of 101	40%	56 of 117	0 of 0	---	1	1	0:54

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Brian Ortega	0	10 of 25	40%	36 of 54	3 of 3	100%	0	0	3:07
1	Thiago Tavares	0	5 of 17	29%	14 of 27	0 of 0	---	1	1	0:40
2	Brian Ortega	0	9 of 18	50%	57 of 71	3 of 4	75%	0	0	4:29
2	Thiago Tavares	0	5 of 13	38%	9 of 17	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:02
3	Brian Ortega	0	20 of 51	39%	21 of 52	0 of 4	0%	0	0	0:46
3	Thiago Tavares	1	31 of 71	43%	33 of 73	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:12

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Brian Ortega	39 of 94	41%	33 of 87	2 of 2	4 of 5	26 of 76	1 of 1	12 of 17
Thiago Tavares	41 of 101	40%	39 of 97	1 of 3	1 of 1	22 of 72	5 of 7	14 of 22

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Brian Ortega	10 of 25	40%	10 of 25	0 of 0	0 of 0	6 of 21	0 of 0	4 of 4
1	Thiago Tavares	5 of 17	29%	5 of 16	0 of 1	0 of 0	0 of 11	0 of 1	5 of 5
2	Brian Ortega	9 of 18	50%	8 of 17	1 of 1	0 of 0	1 of 5	0 of 0	8 of 13
2	Thiago Tavares	5 of 13	38%	5 of 13	0 of 0	0 of 0	2 of 8	3 of 4	0 of 1
3	Brian Ortega	20 of 51	39%	15 of 45	1 of 1	4 of 5	19 of 50	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Thiago Tavares	31 of 71	43%	29 of 68	1 of 2	1 of 1	20 of 53	2 of 2	9 of 16

WIN vs Robert Peralta

Submission (rear-naked choke) R1 4:27 · UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux · Aug 16, 2014

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Thiago Tavares	0	18 of 31	58%	45 of 63	2 of 3	66%	1	0	3:53
Robert Peralta	0	0 of 2	0%	3 of 5	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Thiago Tavares	0	18 of 31	58%	45 of 63	2 of 3	66%	1	0	3:53
1	Robert Peralta	0	0 of 2	0%	3 of 5	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Thiago Tavares	18 of 31	58%	18 of 31	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 2	0 of 0	18 of 29
Robert Peralta	0 of 2	0%	0 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Thiago Tavares	18 of 31	58%	18 of 31	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 2	0 of 0	18 of 29
1	Robert Peralta	0 of 2	0%	0 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Justin Salas

Submission (rear-naked choke) R1 2:38 · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2 · Nov 09, 2013

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Thiago Tavares	0	7 of 11	63%	20 of 24	1 of 1	100%	1	0	1:17
Justin Salas	0	4 of 17	23%	14 of 27	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:17

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Thiago Tavares	0	7 of 11	63%	20 of 24	1 of 1	100%	1	0	1:17
1	Justin Salas	0	4 of 17	23%	14 of 27	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:17

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Thiago Tavares	7 of 11	63%	4 of 8	3 of 3	0 of 0	5 of 9	1 of 1	1 of 1
Justin Salas	4 of 17	23%	3 of 12	0 of 1	1 of 4	1 of 11	0 of 1	3 of 5

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Thiago Tavares	7 of 11	63%	4 of 8	3 of 3	0 of 0	5 of 9	1 of 1	1 of 1
1	Justin Salas	4 of 17	23%	3 of 12	0 of 1	1 of 4	1 of 11	0 of 1	3 of 5

LOSS vs Khabib Nurmagomedov

KO (punches and elbows) R1 1:55 · UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez · Apr 20, 2013

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Khabib Nurmagomedov	0	2 of 10	20%	2 of 10	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Thiago Tavares	1	22 of 31	70%	22 of 31	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:13

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	0	2 of 10	20%	2 of 10	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
1	Thiago Tavares	1	22 of 31	70%	22 of 31	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:13

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Khabib Nurmagomedov	2 of 10	20%	0 of 7	1 of 2	1 of 1	2 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0
Thiago Tavares	22 of 31	70%	22 of 29	0 of 2	0 of 0	5 of 12	0 of 0	17 of 19

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	2 of 10	20%	0 of 7	1 of 2	1 of 1	2 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Thiago Tavares	22 of 31	70%	22 of 29	0 of 2	0 of 0	5 of 12	0 of 0	17 of 19

LOSS vs Khabib Nurmagomedov

KO (punches and elbows) R1 1:55 · UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping · Jan 19, 2013

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Khabib Nurmagomedov	0	2 of 10	20%	2 of 10	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Thiago Tavares	1	22 of 31	70%	22 of 31	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:13

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	0	2 of 10	20%	2 of 10	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
1	Thiago Tavares	1	22 of 31	70%	22 of 31	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:13

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Khabib Nurmagomedov	2 of 10	20%	0 of 7	1 of 2	1 of 1	2 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0
Thiago Tavares	22 of 31	70%	22 of 29	0 of 2	0 of 0	5 of 12	0 of 0	17 of 19

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Khabib Nurmagomedov	2 of 10	20%	0 of 7	1 of 2	1 of 1	2 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Thiago Tavares	22 of 31	70%	22 of 29	0 of 2	0 of 0	5 of 12	0 of 0	17 of 19

WIN vs Sam Stout

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes · Jan 14, 2012

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Thiago Tavares	0	50 of 128	39%	57 of 136	2 of 11	18%	0	0	2:22
Sam Stout	0	45 of 172	26%	52 of 179	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:21

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Thiago Tavares	9 of 19	47%	16 of 27	2 of 6	33%	2:08
1	Sam Stout	7 of 27	25%	11 of 31	0 of 0	---	0:21
2	Thiago Tavares	18 of 56	32%	18 of 56	0 of 3	0%	0:08
2	Sam Stout	16 of 62	25%	16 of 62	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Thiago Tavares	23 of 53	43%	23 of 53	0 of 2	0%	0:06
3	Sam Stout	22 of 83	26%	25 of 86	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Thiago Tavares	50 of 128	39%	22 of 92	24 of 30	4 of 6	49 of 127	1 of 1	0 of 0
Sam Stout	45 of 172	26%	18 of 137	22 of 27	5 of 8	40 of 165	5 of 7	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Thiago Tavares	9 of 19	47%	6 of 15	3 of 4	0 of 0	8 of 18	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Sam Stout	7 of 27	25%	2 of 20	5 of 7	0 of 0	5 of 25	2 of 2	0 of 0
2	Thiago Tavares	18 of 56	32%	8 of 43	9 of 10	1 of 3	18 of 56	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Sam Stout	16 of 62	25%	5 of 47	10 of 12	1 of 3	15 of 61	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Thiago Tavares	23 of 53	43%	8 of 34	12 of 16	3 of 3	23 of 53	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Sam Stout	22 of 83	26%	11 of 70	7 of 8	4 of 5	20 of 79	2 of 4	0 of 0

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