UFC UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor Final

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor

Khabib Nurmagomedov
Russia

Khabib Nurmagomedov

“The Eagle”

29-0

Winner

VS
Conor McGregor
Ireland

Conor McGregor

“The Notorious”

22-7

Winner

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Submission (From Back Control) · Round 4 — 3:03

6 October 2018 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Khabib Nurmagomedov beat Conor McGregor by submission in round 4 at 3:03.
  • Khabib Nurmagomedov landed 104 of 157 total strikes and 3 of 7 takedowns, with 12:15 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 29-27, 29-27, 30-27.
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Tale of the tape

Khabib NurmagomedovConor McGregor
29-0Record22-7
30Age on fight night30
5′10″ (178 cm)Height5′9″ (175 cm)
70″ (178 cm)Reach74″ (188 cm)
155 lb (70.3 kg)Weight155 lb (70.3 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
Fightspirit TeamTeamSBG Ireland
Sildi, Dagestan, RussiaFromDublin, Leinster, Ireland

Fight statistics

104of 157 · 66%Total strikes landed96of 128 · 75%
82of 133Head strikes68of 96
20of 22Body strikes27of 30
2of 2Leg strikes1of 2
3of 7Takedowns0
1Submission attempts0
12:15Control time0:00

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

Round by round

Khabib NurmagomedovRoundConor McGregor
18/21strikes1/2TD0KD4:08controlR139/40strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
58/78strikes1/1TD0KD4:22controlR27/17strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
17/39strikes0/3TD0KD1:47controlR344/62strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
11/19strikes1/1TD0KD1:58controlR46/9strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Derek Cleary

10R1910R289R310

29total27

Sal D'amato

10R1910R289R310

29total27

Junichiro Kamijo

10R1910R2810R310

30total27

Form going into the fight

Khabib Nurmagomedov

  1. WAl Iaquinta2018
  2. WEdson Barbozaunanimous decision2017
  3. WMichael Johnsonsubmission R3 2:312016
  4. WDarrell HorcherKO/TKO R2 3:382016
  5. WKamal Shalorus2012

Conor McGregor

  1. WEddie AlvarezKO/TKO R2 3:042016
  2. WNate Diazmajority decision2016
  3. LNate Diazsubmission R2 4:122016
  4. WDiego Brandao2014
  5. WMarcus Brimage2013

Also on this card

Anthony Pettis vs Tony FergusonKO/TKO R2 5:00Ovince Saint Preux vs Dominick Reyesunanimous decisionDerrick Lewis vs Alexander VolkovKO/TKO R3 4:49Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs Felice Herrigunanimous decisionJussier Formiga vs Sergio Pettisunanimous decision

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