UFC UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 Final

Alexandre Pantoja vs Askar Askarov

Alexandre Pantoja
Brazil

Alexandre Pantoja

“The Cannibal”

30-6

VS
Askar Askarov
Russia

Askar Askarov

“Bullet”

15-1-1

Winner

Winner

Askar Askarov

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

18 July 2020 · Flash Forum, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Key takeaways

  • Askar Askarov beat Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Askar Askarov landed 44 of 66 total strikes and 2 of 15 takedowns, with 5:11 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 28-29, 28-29, 28-29.

Tale of the tape

Alexandre PantojaAskar Askarov
30-6Record15-1-1
30Age on fight night27
5′5″ (165 cm)Height5′6″ (168 cm)
67.5″ (171 cm)Reach67″ (170 cm)
125 lb (56.7 kg)Weight125 lb (56.7 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
American Top TeamTeamAikol Manas
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFromKhasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia

Fight statistics

40of 71 · 56%Total strikes landed44of 66 · 67%
24of 48Head strikes33of 55
13of 20Body strikes2of 2
3of 3Leg strikes9of 9
1of 2Takedowns2of 15
2:17Control time5:11

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

Round by round

Alexandre PantojaRoundAskar Askarov
7/9strikes0/0TD0KD1:20controlR16/7strikes1/7TD0KD3:25control
14/23strikes1/1TD0KD0:41controlR211/21strikes1/6TD0KD1:43control
19/39strikes0/1TD0KD0:16controlR327/38strikes0/2TD0KD0:03control

Judges’ scorecards

Lukasz Bosacki

10R199R2109R310

28total29

David Lethaby

10R199R2109R310

28total29

Clemens Werner

10R199R2109R310

28total29

Form going into the fight

Alexandre Pantoja

  1. WMatt SchnellKO/TKO R1 4:172019
  2. LDeiveson Figueiredounanimous decision2019
  3. WWilson ReisKO/TKO R1 2:582019
  4. WYuta Sasakisubmission R1 2:182018
  5. WBrandon Moreno2018

Askar Askarov

  1. WTim Elliottunanimous decision2020
  2. ?Brandon Morenosplit decision2019

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