BARE AND BRAWL / MMAIlia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje
UFC Freedom 250
Lightweight · TITLE BOUT
“El Matador”
🇩🇪 Germany
loss“The Highlight”
🇺🇸 United States
winKO/TKO · ROUND 4 · 5:00
| Ilia Topuria | TALE OF THE TAPE | Justin Gaethje |
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| Germany | Country | United States |
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| 17–1–0 | MMA record | 28–5–0 |
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| 29 | Age | 37 |
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| 67 in | Height | 71 in |
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| 69 in | Reach | 70 in |
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| 155 lb | Weight | 155 lb |
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| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
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Tape uses current supplied profiles, not measurements reconstructed for the bout date.
Fight totals
| Ilia Topuria | FIGHT STATISTICS | Justin Gaethje |
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| 97 of 162 | Significant strikes | 91 of 192 |
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| 111 of 177 | Total strikes | 119 of 228 |
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| 1 | Knockdowns | 0 |
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| 1 of 3 | Takedowns | 0 of 5 |
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| 0 | Sub. attempts | 0 |
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| 0 | Reversals | 0 |
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| 2:32 | Control | 1:32 |
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| 55 of 112 | Head | 79 of 175 |
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| 37 of 45 | Body | 8 of 12 |
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| 5 of 5 | Leg | 4 of 5 |
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| 68 of 125 | Distance | 73 of 167 |
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| 22 of 29 | Clinch | 15 of 21 |
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| 7 of 8 | Ground | 3 of 4 |
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Round by round
Round 1
| Ilia Topuria | FIGHT STATISTICS | Justin Gaethje |
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| 29 of 58 | Significant strikes | 32 of 68 |
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| 29 of 58 | Total strikes | 35 of 71 |
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| 0 | Knockdowns | 0 |
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| 0 of 0 | Takedowns | 0 of 3 |
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| 0 | Sub. attempts | 0 |
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| 0 | Reversals | 0 |
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| 0:00 | Control | 0:00 |
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| 19 of 48 | Head | 30 of 65 |
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| 7 of 7 | Body | 2 of 2 |
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| 3 of 3 | Leg | 0 of 1 |
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| 25 of 53 | Distance | 28 of 62 |
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| 4 of 5 | Clinch | 4 of 6 |
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| 0 of 0 | Ground | 0 of 0 |
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Round 2
| Ilia Topuria | FIGHT STATISTICS | Justin Gaethje |
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| 44 of 60 | Significant strikes | 12 of 35 |
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| 52 of 69 | Total strikes | 13 of 37 |
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| 1 | Knockdowns | 0 |
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| 0 of 0 | Takedowns | 0 of 1 |
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| 0 | Sub. attempts | 0 |
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| 0 | Reversals | 0 |
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| 2:02 | Control | 0:00 |
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| 19 of 30 | Head | 11 of 32 |
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| 24 of 29 | Body | 1 of 3 |
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| 1 of 1 | Leg | 0 of 0 |
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| 29 of 39 | Distance | 11 of 32 |
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| 10 of 15 | Clinch | 1 of 3 |
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| 5 of 6 | Ground | 0 of 0 |
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Round 3
| Ilia Topuria | FIGHT STATISTICS | Justin Gaethje |
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| 7 of 15 | Significant strikes | 22 of 36 |
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| 10 of 18 | Total strikes | 31 of 46 |
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| 0 | Knockdowns | 0 |
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| 0 of 1 | Takedowns | 0 of 0 |
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| 0 | Sub. attempts | 0 |
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| 0 | Reversals | 0 |
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| 0:05 | Control | 0:47 |
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| 5 of 12 | Head | 19 of 32 |
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| 2 of 3 | Body | 2 of 3 |
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| 0 of 0 | Leg | 1 of 1 |
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| 3 of 10 | Distance | 16 of 30 |
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| 4 of 5 | Clinch | 6 of 6 |
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| 0 of 0 | Ground | 0 of 0 |
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Round 4
| Ilia Topuria | FIGHT STATISTICS | Justin Gaethje |
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| 17 of 29 | Significant strikes | 25 of 53 |
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| 20 of 32 | Total strikes | 40 of 74 |
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| 0 | Knockdowns | 0 |
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| 1 of 2 | Takedowns | 0 of 1 |
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| 0 | Sub. attempts | 0 |
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| 0 | Reversals | 0 |
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| 0:25 | Control | 0:45 |
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| 12 of 22 | Head | 19 of 46 |
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| 4 of 6 | Body | 3 of 4 |
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| 1 of 1 | Leg | 3 of 3 |
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| 11 of 23 | Distance | 18 of 43 |
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| 4 of 4 | Clinch | 4 of 6 |
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| 2 of 2 | Ground | 3 of 4 |
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UFC profile statistics and overall MMA records have different coverage. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
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