Home Events UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Thompson Shavkat Rakhmonov vs Stephen Thompson · UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card
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UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Saturday, December 16, 2023 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Full card → Result Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Stephen Thompson Method Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round · time Round 2 · 4:56 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Jason Herzog Sig. strikes Shavkat Rakhmonov 28/36 · Stephen Thompson 16/25 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Shavkat Rakhmonov 73/88 · Stephen Thompson 26/37 Scorecards None — the fight ended by Submission Analysis Round-by-round (2 rounds) Result Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Stephen Thompson
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Round 2 · 4:56 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R2 · 4:56
R1 R2
Shavkat Rakhmonov Round 2 Stephen Thompson
16 / 16 Sig. strikes 6 / 11
100% Accuracy 55%
48 / 54 Total strikes 12 / 17
0 Knockdowns 0
1 / 3 Takedowns 0 / 0
2 Sub. attempts 0
4:20 Control 0:00
3.2 Pace / min 1.2
100% Control share 0%
Shavkat Rakhmonov
Target head 94% · body 6% · leg 0%
Phase distance 13% · clinch 6% · ground 81%
Stephen Thompson
Target head 50% · body 50% · leg 0%
Phase distance 67% · clinch 0% · ground 33%
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Fight summary
28 Shavkat Rakhmonov sig. strikes
16 Stephen Thompson sig. strikes
2 rounds observed
-39% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Stephen Thompson)
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 28 / 36 Sig. strikes 16 / 25
78% Accuracy 64%
73 / 88 Total strikes 26 / 37
0 Knockdowns 0
1 / 5 Takedowns 0 / 0
2 Sub attempts 0
7:45 Control 0:00
24 Head 6
4 Body 7
0 Leg 3
Shavkat Rakhmonov Stephen Thompson
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1
Tale of the tape 19-0-0 Record 17-9-1
29 Age 40
6'1" Height 6'0"
77" Reach 75"
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
3.25 Sig. str./min 4.05
1.40 TD / 15 min 0.23
Shavkat Rakhmonov 6-0 in archive
1 KO/TKO wins
4 Sub wins
83% Finish rate
