The commentary team for this card consisted of Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, and Daniel Cormier. Ricci transitioned to an armbar in impressive fashion, and she had the submission fully locked in, forcing Penne to submit. The end came at 2:54 in the first round after Pickett succumbed to the pressure and tapped out from the submission. DJ's TD-to-fights ratio still better. The bantamweight boutclosed out the UFC285 preliminarycard atT-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Saaiman opted to take the fight to the ground after catching a kick from Martinez. Gane's one loss so far came against Francis Ngannou, who is rather comparable to Jon Jones when it comes to. The 25-year-old does have a tendency to back up on a straight line when pressured, but his counter left hook or right hand are always ready to deter opponents from coming forward. Blackshear escaped to his feet after an uneventful period of top control from Basharat, and the fighters traded kicks for the remainder of the round. Garbrandt worked to Jones back and at one point sunk in a rear-naked choke, but Jones was able to fend it off. One thing that The Snow Leopard hasnt done yet is showcase his considerable finishing skills in the Octagon, so Farid could quickly beat his older brother to that milestone if hes able to score a stoppage against Blackshear. Below, we look at all the significant UFC stats for 2023. - Takedown Defense (the % of opponents TD attempts that did not land) Sub. The first round of this fight was very competitive, but Barriault just went on the attack in round two, quickly overwhelming Marquez with his non-stop forward pressure. Barriault was fighting with more aggression in the second round, charging forward with flurries, and landing with more power as a result. He only needed a single takedown to effectively suffocate Jamie Pickett on the ground before wrapping up an arm-triangle choke that led to his first UFC finish. 21:31, Alex Pattle. In terms of subbing opponents, Brunson is the lesser skilled. Garbrandts nine knockdowns landed in UFC bantamweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Petr Yan (10) and Marlon Vera (10). Updated as of November 12, 2022 after UFC 281. For one night, anyway. Saaiman connected with a number of heavy body kicks in the opening minute of round two, and he was looking very comfortable on the feet early in this round. Du Plessis really seemed to be hurting Brunson with his strikes, and Brunsons body language was looking very poor as the round progressed, seemingly hurt as well as fatigued. The horn sounds to end the fight. UFC 285 Preliminary Card Flyweight Bout Viviane Araujo (11-4-0, 3 KOs) vs. Amanda Ribas (10-3-0, 2 KOs) . Javid Basharat landed 95 of 130 attempts vs. Mateus Mendonca. Ribas rocked Araujo early in the second round, and she opted to take the fight to the ground in search of a submission finish. The next event on the UFC schedule is UFC 285. The submission finish was an especially impressive one from Ricci, becoming the first woman to submit Penne (a strong grappler in her own right) in nearly a decade. Here are my best UFC Fight Night: . Trevin Jones responds with a left hand up the middle. Information found in fighter's page. Jim Miller has 6:18:59 of UFC lightweight fight time. Ribas did good work on the feet early in the final round, landing strong combinations to the head and lead leg of Araujo. . NOTE: Starting with UFC 236, all pay-per-views in the United States are iPPV events where an ESPN+ subscription is required. WINNER: Amanda Ribas by unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-27). Jones with a takedown now. Jones landed roughly three significant strikes throughout the first two rounds, and Garbrandt was able to take the rounds based on his edge in activity alone. Ive been training my whole like for this. Ricci secured her first takedown of the fight just seconds into the bout. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Shevchenko is one of nine fighters in history to end a UFC title fight with a knockout stemming from a head kick. He. Basharat threw a lead elbow before taking Blackshear back to the ground, and he maintained this position until the end of the round. This was not a very eventful round, but still a clear one for Garbrandt. GSP holds the UFC record for most takedowns in history (90). Beneficially for any fan or backer of Spivak is that he finally seems to realize that he can't safely stand and trade with most UFC heavyweights. Garbrandt seemed to hit cruise control in the third round, which put him in a little bit of trouble when Jones landed his best punch of the fight, a hard right hand, that stunned his opponent. Get live play-by-play and official results from Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane and Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso at UFC 285 in Las Vegas. Conor McGregor and an extra muscled Jake Gyllenhaal filmed a scene from the upcoming remake of "Roadhouse" after UFC 285s ceremonial weigh-ins. Since going pro in 2022, Nickal has competed three times, stopping all three of his opponents in the first round. Just when it was starting to look as though Song had nothing to offer Garry here, a huge left hook from Song dropped Garry hard. Marquez and Barriault exchange jabs and short hooks to begin the fight. Garbrandt looked comfortable in the cage despite his long layoff, landing more frequently and effectively in the first five minutes. Updated as of December 3, 2022 after UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland. Nickal was relentless as he made a quick transition to take the back as he began looking for a rear naked choke before moving to an arm triangle choke attempt. With his one submission attempt vs. Alexander Hernandez, Jim Miller has the most submission attempts in UFC history with 47. That much was clear early on. Garrys leg kicks had done significant damage to Songs lead leg, and his left eye was starting to swell from Garrys jab as well. Garbrandt, coming off the longest layoff of his career at 488 days, hadnt competed since a December 2021 TKO loss to Kai Kara-France at UFC 269, the fourth time hed been knocked out in his previous six bouts, so throwing caution to the wind against Jones wasnt what he aimed to do. Gane is one of 15 fighters in history to win a version of a UFC title with an undefeated record. - Average Takedowns Landed per 15 minutes TD . The card was headlined by the return of, , as after a lengthy period of inactivity, the long-time Light Heavyweight Champion made the move up to heavyweight, to face, for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship. Shevchenkos nine victories in UFC womens flyweight competition are tied with Katlyn Chookagian for most in divisional history. Radzhabov took Ribovics back to the ground with three and a half minutes remaining in the fight, where he began to work from the guard of his opponent. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Jones is averaging 4.30 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 57%. Brunson fought a fantastic fight in the first round, using his wrestling to great effect while doing significant damage on the feet, but he was fatigued by the start of round two. Shevchenkos four knockout victories in UFC womens flyweight competition are most in divisional history. Julian Marquez via TKO (strikes) Round 2, 4:12, Ian Garry def. WINNER: Tabatha Ricci by armbar at 2:14 of Round 2. A detailed breakdown of the position-by-position statistics to watch out for in Saturday's UFC 285 fight card from Las Vegas. Jon Jones (left) stares down Ciryl Gane face off during a prefight press conference in preparation for their UFC 285 bout. Both fighters were able to hurt their opponent on the feet, showcasing their respective power, but the difference maker in this one was ultimately Radzhabovs ability to take Ribovics to the ground at will, despite Ribovics doing an impressive job of continuously escaping to his feet. Takedowns by Cain Velasquez of Junior dos Santos at UFC 155, most takedowns in a UFC heavyweight fight 63.2 Takedown accuracy percentage by Cheick Kongo, best in UFC heavyweight. Jones briefly caught him in a guillotine choke attempt, but Garbrandt quickly popped hi head out. Both fighters found early success on the feet in the final round. Anthony Pettis . [33] Tournament championships and The Ultimate Fighter winners are not included. The damage added up quickly, and Marquez found himself with his back to the cage for a considerable portion of the second round, where Barriault just teed off on him for an extended period of time. Gane averages just 0.62 takedowns per every 15 minutes with just 21% accuracy. class (now known as Light Heavyweight). Not listed in source, information fount in fighter's page. He had seven takedowns in that fight, and outstruck Oezdemir 57-42. Log in or Sign up. 20-18 Garbrandt. 29-28 Basharat. MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC's top bouts. Derek Brunson via TKO (corner stoppage) Round 2, 4:59, Amanda Ribas def. Grasso has earned six of her seven UFC victories by decision. Georges also has a takedown accuracy of 74%, which is just unreal. GSP 90 in 22. Cody with a low kick. Blackshear pulled Basharat back to the ground, and practically took his back in in the process. Having plenty of exciting fights to choose from is never a bad thing, but the bout from UFC 285 that stands out as this weeks Sleeper Scrap is the bantamweight matchup featuring DaMon Blackshear and Farid Basharat. Shevchenko is the only fighter in UFC history to earn multiple knockouts stemming from the crucifix position. Brunson opted to jump for a guillotine, which resulted in Du Plessis taking top position after escaping the submission. Joness output was extremely low in this opening round, and Garbrandt was able to utilize his speed advantage to land his strikes before moving out of Joness range, leading to a lot of early success. Joe Lauzon is second with 29. Song was certainly close to finishing the fight after knocking Garry down in the opening round, but that was the lone highlight for him in this bout, as the output was nearly non-existent for him at times offensively. The UFC's 2019 contract with ESPN+ mandates a subscription to the over-the-top service which is the exclusive distributor of UFC pay-per-views in the United States in order to purchase the event. UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Forgive Cody Garbrandt for not wanting to engage in a firefight with Trevin Jones. #OnThisDay in 2004 - Yves Edwards landed this UNBELIEVABLE headkick! Blackshear will also be aggressive off his back and threaten submissions from that position, which could make any potential scrambles in this fight particularly entertaining. The loaded fight card goes down at T-Mobile Arena with a main card scheduled to air on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+. Bo Nickal -2200 vs. Jamie Pickett +980. While Marquez never went down, I thought this went on for far longer than it needed to, as Marquez really took a considerable amount of unnecessary damage in this position from Barriault, who just unleashed a seemingly never-ending onslaught of left hands and elbows on Marquez, who was barely defending himself by that point in the fight. Garbrandt (12-5 MMA), a former bantamweight champion, will enter the contest with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. He takes his opponents to the ground, secures a good position, and then ground-and-pounds them until he wins. Gane defends 62.8 of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, tied for the third-best rate in divisional history behind Jon Madsen (81.4 percent) and Matt Mitrione (64.6 percent). An absolute GRAPPLING CLINIC Searching for the choke all fight and @JoeSolecki gets the finish! It works at every level, from amateur bouts held in smoke-filled bars to UFC title fights at the MGM Grand. TD Def. Welcome to the MMA News Sleeper Scrap! The three-time NCAA Division 1 wrestling champion had all eyes on him heading into his fight as the biggest favorite on the entire card and Nickal proved he deserved that level of respect. Making the most of HIS main event!!! Oops. Let's start with the time away from the sport. Turner has earned all 13 of his career victories by stoppage. ^ 8 of 9 Light Heavyweight title submission attempts in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) He showcased some very solid striking, mixing up his offense on the feet, before taking the fight to the ground at the end of each of the final two rounds, where he landed damaging ground and pound strikes. Song showcased a solid chin, but that was about as much as you can say for him in this third round. Rakhmonov has earned all 16 of his career victories by stoppage. He is 20-1 in the UFC with his last fight having been more than 3 years ago. Bo Nickal lived up to the hype with a lightning quick submission to get his first win inside the octagon at UFC 285. Cody! rang out in the early going. Im just going to keep getting better. Tom Feely Mar 2, 2023 . Jones is a very accomplished wrestler, and stylistically, this would make for a very heavyweight debut for Jones. A perfect amateur career where he stopped three out of four opponents led to the 25-year-olds pro debut in 2018. A left hand from Du Plessis hurt Brunson, prompting Brunson to swing back as he attempted to relieve the pressure. Geoff Neal +370 vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov -520. Basharat eventually opted to wrap Blackshear up in the clinch and tripped him to the ground near the cage. He has 40 seconds to work and likely needs a finish. #UFCVegas70 pic.twitter.com/XYflAS6fCO, Nonstop action as we head into the third and final round #UFCVegas70 pic.twitter.com/j4ALgxteA0, Total Significant Strikes Attempted: 11,541, Total Significant Head Strikes Attempted: 8,676, Total Significant Head Strikes Landed: 3,327, Total Significant Body Strikes Attempted: 1,756, Total Significant Body Strikes Landed: 1,314, Total Significant Leg Strikes Attempted: 1,109, Total Significant Leg Strikes Landed: 908, Total Significant Distance Strikes Attempted: 10,106, Total Significant Distance Strikes Landed: 4,451, Total Significant Clinch Strikes Attempted: 872, Total Significant Clinch Strikes Landed: 657, Total Significant Ground Strikes Attempted: 563, Total Significant Ground Strikes Landed: 432, TREVOR PEEK DID THAT IN HIS DEBUT #UFCVegas70pic.twitter.com/sGOQox82f4. Nelson landed five of 10 takedown attempts during the fight and had five minutes 34 seconds of total control time, compared to 3:58 for Choi. Songs lack of output continued to hurt him in the third round, as Garry overwhelmed him with his own activity. Basharat quickly secured a takedown of his own, and he maintained the position for the remainder of the round, landing some solid elbows in the process. Please enter a valid email and try again. Records reflect all UFC fights from UFC 28 to the present (UFC 28 was the first event to use the Unified Rules of MMA).