Home Events UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 Alexander Volkanovski vs Chad Mendes Alexander Volkanovski vs Chad Mendes · UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 Featherweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
Saturday, December 29, 2018 · Los Angeles · California
Full card → Result Alexander Volkanovski def. Chad Mendes Method KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) Round · time Round 2 · 4:14 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Mark Smith Sig. strikes Alexander Volkanovski 54/124 · Chad Mendes 28/51 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Alexander Volkanovski 54/124 · Chad Mendes 28/51 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (2 rounds) Result Alexander Volkanovski def. Chad Mendes
KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 4:14 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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KO/TKO · R2 · 4:14
R1 R2
Alexander Volkanovski Round 2 Chad Mendes
38 / 71 Sig. strikes 13 / 24
54% Accuracy 54%
38 / 71 Total strikes 13 / 24
1 Knockdowns 1
0 / 0 Takedowns 2 / 2
0 Sub. attempts 0
0:08 Control 0:36
9.0 Pace / min 3.1
18% Control share 82%
Alexander Volkanovski
Target head 76% · body 16% · leg 8%
Phase distance 79% · clinch 13% · ground 8%
Chad Mendes
Target head 69% · body 23% · leg 8%
Phase distance 77% · clinch 23% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
54 Alexander Volkanovski sig. strikes
28 Chad Mendes sig. strikes
2 rounds observed
+181% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Alexander Volkanovski)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 2 rounds · PropSports round stats 54 / 124 Sig. strikes 28 / 51
44% Accuracy 55%
54 / 124 Total strikes 28 / 51
1 Knockdowns 1
0 / 0 Takedowns 3 / 4
0 Sub attempts 0
0:08 Control 0:45
36 Head 16
10 Body 6
8 Leg 6
Alexander Volkanovski Chad Mendes
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 28-4-0 Record 18-5-0
30 Age 33
5'6" Height 5'6"
71.5" Reach 66"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
5.99 Sig. str./min 2.78
1.63 TD / 15 min 4.13
Alexander Volkanovski 14-3 in archive
4 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
29% Finish rate