UFC UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum Final

Juan Espino vs Alexandr Romanov

Juan Espino

“El Guapo”

11-2

Alexandr Romanov

“King Kong”

22-4

Winner

Alexandr Romanov

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 1:05

17 April 2021 · UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

Alexandr Romanov beat Juan Espino by split decision after three rounds.
Alexandr Romanov landed 53 of 77 total strikes and 2 of 4 takedowns, with 5:41 of control time.
The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 28-29.

Tale of the tape

Juan EspinoAlexandr Romanov

11-2Record22-4

40Age on fight night30

6′3″ (191 cm)Height6′2″ (188 cm)

80″ (203 cm)Reach75″ (191 cm)

255 lb (115.7 kg)Weight262 lb (118.8 kg)

OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw

American Top TeamTeamLion Club Comrat

Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, SpainFromComrat, Moldova

Fight statistics

44of 56 · 79%Total strikes landed53of 77 · 69%

22of 33Head strikes29of 52

17of 17Body strikes5of 5

5of 6Leg strikes19of 20

4of 5Takedowns2of 4

2:55Control time5:41

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

Round by round

Juan Espino	Round	Alexandr Romanov
20/22strikes2/2TD0KD1:28control	R1	14/18strikes1/1TD0KD2:18control
21/30strikes0/1TD0KD0:45control	R2	38/58strikes1/2TD0KD3:20control
3/4strikes2/2TD0KD0:42control	R3	1/1strikes0/1TD0KD0:03control

Judges’ scorecards

Dave Hagen

9R1109R21010R39

28total29

Chris Lee

10R199R21010R39

29total28

Tony Weeks

9R1109R21010R39

28total29

Form going into the fight

Juan Espino

WJeff Hughessubmission R1 3:482020
WJustin Fraziersubmission R1 3:362018

Alexandr Romanov

WMarcos Rogerio de Limasubmission R1 4:482020
WRoque Martinezsubmission R2 4:222020

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