Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor — UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor

Lightweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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Khabib NurmagomedovWinner

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UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor

Saturday, October 6, 2018 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Conor McGregor

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Round 4 · 3:03 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Herb DeanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Submission · R4 · 3:03

Khabib NurmagomedovRound 4Conor McGregor

7 / 13Sig. strikes6 / 9

54%Accuracy67%

11 / 19Total strikes6 / 9

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

1Sub. attempts0

1:57Control0:00

2.3Pace / min2.0

100%Control share0%

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Targethead 86% · body 14% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 71% · clinch 0% · ground 29%

Conor McGregor

Targethead 50% · body 33% · leg 17%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Control edgeKhabib Nurmagomedov held 117s of control to 0s.Striking edgeConor McGregor struck at 67% accuracy to 54%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R3

Pace downKhabib Nurmagomedov's significant-strike pace moved -23% from R3 to R4, 2.3 against 3.0 per minute.
Accuracy shiftKhabib Nurmagomedov's significant-strike accuracy moved +13 pts, 54% against 41%.
Phase shiftKhabib Nurmagomedov's ground share of landed strikes moved +29 pts, to 29% on the ground against 71% at distance.
Pace downConor McGregor's significant-strike pace moved -71% from R3 to R4, 2.0 against 6.8 per minute.
Target shiftConor McGregor's head share of landed strikes moved -15 pts, to 50% head with 33% body and 17% leg.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Conor McGregor

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

70Khabib Nurmagomedov sig. strikes

51Conor McGregor sig. strikes

4rounds observed

+580%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Conor McGregor)