Nurmagomedov vs Gonzalez

Who won Nurmagomedov vs Gonzalez?

Usman Nurmagomedov beat Chris Gonzalez by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator MMA, on Friday 22nd July 2022 at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel in Tacoma.

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 Gonzalez stats

Usman Nurmagomedov stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

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

This was Usman Nurmagomedov's 8th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Usman Nurmagomedov's Bellator record stood at 7-0-0, while Chris Gonzalez's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Nurmagomedov had a massive power advantage over Gonzalez, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Gonzalez's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nurmagomedov had a large advantage over Gonzalez, boasting a 29% submission rate over Gonzalez's 0%.

Usman Nurmagomedov was the older man by 27 years, at 27 years old.

Gonzalez had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Nurmagomedov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 43 to Gonzalez's 24.

Nurmagomedov vs Gonzalez form

Nurmagomedov remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Paul Hughes at PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes on 25th January 2025 by majority decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alexander Shabliy at Bellator Champions Series: San Diego on 7th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brent Primus at Bellator 300 on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Before that, he was victorious against Benson Henderson at Bellator 292 on 10th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at SAP Center, San Jose.

He had won against Patricky Pitbull at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Lightweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Activity check

Nurmagomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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