Nurmagomedov vs Gaethje

Who won Nurmagomedov vs Gaethje?

Khabib Nurmagomedov beat Justin Gaethje by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC 254, on Saturday 24th October 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

This contest was for the vacant UFC Lightweight championship.

Nurmagomedov vs Gaethje stats

Khabib Nurmagomedov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Justin Gaethje made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Justin Gaethje marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Khabib Nurmagomedov's UFC record stood at 13-0-0, while Justin Gaethje's came in at 9-5-0.

The stats suggested Gaethje had a massive power advantage over Nurmagomedov, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Nurmagomedov's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nurmagomedov had a massive advantage over Gaethje, boasting a 36% submission rate over Gaethje's 5%.

Khabib Nurmagomedov was the same age as Justin Gaethje, at 36 years old.

Gaethje had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nurmagomedov. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Nurmagomedov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Gaethje, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 60 to Gaethje's 69.

Nurmagomedov vs Gaethje form

Nurmagomedov remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 on 7th September 2019 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at du Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Conor McGregor at UFC 229 on 6th October 2018 by submission in the 4th round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Al Iaquinta at UFC 223 on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Before that, he was victorious against Edson Barboza at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Michael Johnson at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by submission in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Gaethje had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Dustin Poirier at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Rafael Fiziev at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Charles Oliveira at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he was victorious against Michael Chandler at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

He had been beaten by Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Khabib Nurmagomedov had last fought 5 years, 8 months and 17 days ago, while Justin Gaethje's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 25 days ago.

Nurmagomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Gaethje's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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