Home Events UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Cody Garbrandt vs Brian Kelleher Cody Garbrandt vs Brian Kelleher · UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Bantamweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Saturday, December 16, 2023 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Full card → Result Cody Garbrandt def. Brian Kelleher Method KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) Round · time Round 1 · 3:42 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Marc Goddard Sig. strikes Cody Garbrandt 20/41 · Brian Kelleher 17/25 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Cody Garbrandt 21/42 · Brian Kelleher 21/29 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (1 round) Result Cody Garbrandt def. Brian Kelleher
KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) · Round 1 · 3:42 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R1 · 3:42
R1
Cody Garbrandt Round 1 Brian Kelleher
20 / 41 Sig. strikes 17 / 25
49% Accuracy 68%
21 / 42 Total strikes 21 / 29
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 1
0 Sub. attempts 0
0:21 Control 0:36
5.4 Pace / min 4.6
37% Control share 63%
Cody Garbrandt
Target head 80% · body 10% · leg 10%
Phase distance 80% · clinch 20% · ground 0%
Brian Kelleher
Target head 53% · body 6% · leg 41%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
20 Cody Garbrandt sig. strikes
17 Brian Kelleher sig. strikes
1 rounds observed
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 1 round · PropSports round stats 20 / 41 Sig. strikes 17 / 25
49% Accuracy 68%
21 / 42 Total strikes 21 / 29
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 1
0 Sub attempts 0
0:21 Control 0:36
16 Head 9
2 Body 1
2 Leg 7
Cody Garbrandt Brian Kelleher
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1 Cody Garbrandt
Tale of the tape 15-8-0 Record 24-16-0
32 Age 37
5'8" Height 5'6"
65.5" Reach 66"
Orthodox Stance Switch
2.82 Sig. str./min 3.31
0.84 TD / 15 min 1.68
Cody Garbrandt 9-8 in archive
5 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
56% Finish rate
