Nurmagomedov vs Barboza

Who won Nurmagomedov vs Barboza?

Khabib Nurmagomedov beat Edson Barboza by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 219, on Saturday 30th December 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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

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 Barboza stats

Khabib Nurmagomedov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

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

Edson Barboza marked his 30th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2010.

Khabib Nurmagomedov's UFC record stood at 13-0-0, while Edson Barboza's came in at 18-12-0.

The stats suggested Nurmagomedov had a massive power advantage over Barboza, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Barboza's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nurmagomedov had a massive advantage over Barboza, boasting a 33% submission rate over Barboza's 0%.

Khabib Nurmagomedov was the younger man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Barboza had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nurmagomedov. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Nurmagomedov's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Barboza's, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 months earlier than Barboza, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 60 to Barboza's 88.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Edson Barboza had been fighting more than Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Going to this contest, Khabib Nurmagomedov had last fought 8 years, 4 months and 18 days ago, while Edson Barboza's last outing had been 8 years and 19 days ago.

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