UFC UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor Final

Louis Smolka vs Neil Seery

Neil Seery

“2 Tap”

16-13

Winner

Louis Smolka

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

11 July 2015 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

Louis Smolka beat Neil Seery by unanimous decision after three rounds.
Louis Smolka landed 36 of 58 total strikes and 6 of 10 takedowns, with 12:04 of control time.
Neil Seery landed more total strikes — 92 to 36 — and still lost the fight.

Tale of the tape

Louis SmolkaNeil Seery

17-9Record16-13

23Age on fight night35

5′9″ (175 cm)Height5′4″ (163 cm)

68.5″ (174 cm)Reach64.5″ (164 cm)

135 lb (61.2 kg)Weight125 lb (56.7 kg)

OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

Team OyamaTeamTeam Ryano

Honolulu, Hawaii, United StatesFromDublin, Leinster, Ireland

Fight statistics

36of 58 · 62%Total strikes landed92of 121 · 76%

24of 45Head strikes77of 106

12of 13Body strikes12of 12

0Leg strikes3of 3

6of 10Takedowns0

0Knockdowns1

5Submission attempts3

12:04Control time0:34

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Louis Smolka	Round	Neil Seery
13/24strikes0/0TD0KD3:43control	R1	20/26strikes0/0TD1KD0:13control
13/19strikes1/3TD0KD4:18control	R2	39/49strikes0/0TD0KD0:18control
10/15strikes5/7TD0KD4:03control	R3	33/46strikes0/0TD0KD0:03control

Form going into the fight

Louis Smolka

WRichie Vaculik2014
WAlptekin Ozkilic2014
LChris Cariaso2014
WPaddy Holohansubmission R2 4:092015

Neil Seery

WPhil Harris2014
LBrad Pickett2014
WChris Bealunanimous decision2015
WJon Delos Reyessubmission R2 4:122015

Also on this card

Chad Mendes vs Conor McGregorKO/TKO R2 4:57Robbie Lawler vs Rory MacDonaldKO/TKO R5 1:00Jeremy Stephens vs Dennis BermudezKO/TKO R3 0:32Brandon Thatch vs Gunnar Nelsonsubmission R1 2:54Brad Pickett vs Thomas AlmeidaKO/TKO R2 0:29

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