Cannonier vs Gastelum

Who won Cannonier vs Gastelum?

Jared Cannonier beat Kelvin Gastelum by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 34, on Saturday 21st August 2021 at UFC APEX in Enterprise.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Jared Cannonier.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Cannonier vs Gastelum stats

Jared Cannonier stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Kelvin Gastelum made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Jared Cannonier's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Kelvin Gastelum marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Jared Cannonier's UFC record stood at 11-8-0, while Kelvin Gastelum's came in at 13-9-0.

The stats suggested Cannonier had a massive power advantage over Gastelum, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Gastelum's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gastelum had a slight advantage over Cannonier, with a 25% submission rate over Cannonier's 15%.

Jared Cannonier was the older man by 8 years, at 41 years old.

Cannonier had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gastelum. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Cannonier was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 months later than Gastelum, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 70 to Gastelum's 76.

Cannonier vs Gastelum form

Cannonier had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Israel Adesanya at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Derek Brunson at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

He was victorious against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Kelvin Gastelum had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Robert Whittaker at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ian Heinisch at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had lost to Darren Till at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

He had been beaten by Israel Adesanya at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jared Cannonier had been fighting more than Kelvin Gastelum.

Going to this contest, Jared Cannonier had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 13 days ago, while Kelvin Gastelum's last outing had been 4 years, 1 month and 13 days ago.

Cannonier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Gastelum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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