Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje — UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje

Lightweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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Khabib NurmagomedovWinner

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UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje

Saturday, October 24, 2020 · Abu Dhabi · Abu Dhabi

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Result

Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Justin Gaethje

Submission (Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard) · Round 2 · 1:34 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Jason HerzogSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

Market

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Submission · R2 · 1:34

Khabib NurmagomedovRound 2Justin Gaethje

3 / 20Sig. strikes6 / 9

15%Accuracy67%

3 / 20Total strikes6 / 9

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

1Sub. attempts0

0:14Control0:14

1.9Pace / min3.8

50%Control share50%

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Justin Gaethje

Targethead 33% · body 0% · leg 67%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeJustin Gaethje landed 6 significant strikes to 3.Striking edgeJustin Gaethje struck at 67% accuracy to 15%.

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

What changed from R1

Pace downKhabib Nurmagomedov's significant-strike pace moved -58% from R1 to R2, 1.9 against 4.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftKhabib Nurmagomedov's significant-strike accuracy moved -23 pts, 15% against 38%.
Target shiftKhabib Nurmagomedov's head share of landed strikes moved +35 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
Pace downJustin Gaethje's significant-strike pace moved -17% from R1 to R2, 3.8 against 4.6 per minute.

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.

Justin Gaethje

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

26Khabib Nurmagomedov sig. strikes

29Justin Gaethje sig. strikes

2rounds observed

-58%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Khabib Nurmagomedov)

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.