UFC UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Final

Welterweight

Uros Medic vs Matthew Semelsberger

Uros Medic
Serbia

Uros Medic

“The Doctor”

14-3

Winner

VS
Matthew Semelsberger
United States

Matthew Semelsberger

“Semi The Jedi”

11-8

Winner

Uros Medic

KO/TKO (Spinning Back Elbow · Head · At Distance) · Round 3 — 2:36

29 July 2023 · Delta Center, Salt Lake City, USA

Key takeaways

  • Uros Medic beat Matthew Semelsberger by KO/TKO in round 3 at 2:36.
  • Uros Medic landed 76 of 135 total strikes and 1 of 1 takedowns, with 0:22 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 19-19, 19-19, 19-19.

Tale of the tape

Uros MedicMatthew Semelsberger
14-3Record11-8
30Age on fight night30
6′1″ (185 cm)Height6′1″ (185 cm)
71″ (180 cm)Reach75″ (191 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
SouthpawStanceSwitch
Kings MMATeamClinch Academy
Novi Sad, SerbiaFromRockville, Maryland, United States

Fight statistics

76of 135 · 56%Total strikes landed53of 121 · 44%
55of 104Head strikes31of 91
18of 28Body strikes8of 14
3of 3Leg strikes14of 16
1of 1Takedowns0of 2
1Knockdowns1
0:22Control time1:13

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

Round by round

Uros MedicRoundMatthew Semelsberger
19/32strikes1/1TD0KD0:19controlR118/37strikes0/1TD1KD0:54control
26/56strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR224/58strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
31/47strikes0/0TD1KD0:03controlR311/26strikes0/1TD0KD0:19control

Judges’ scorecards

Steve Faragher

9R11010R29

19total19

Dan Furse

9R11010R29

19total19

Derek Cleary

9R11010R29

19total19

Form going into the fight

Uros Medic

  1. WOmar MoralesKO/TKO R2 3:052022
  2. LJalin Turnersubmission R1 4:012021
  3. WAalon CruzKO/TKO R1 1:402021
  4. WMikey GonzalezKO/TKO R1 2:122020

Matthew Semelsberger

  1. LJeremiah Wellssplit decision2023
  2. WJake Matthewsunanimous decision2022
  3. LAlex Moronounanimous decision2022
  4. WAJ Fletcherunanimous decision2022
  5. WMartin SanoKO/TKO R1 0:152021

Also on this card

Dustin Poirier vs Justin GaethjeLightweightKO/TKO R2 1:00Jan Blachowicz vs Alex PereiraLight Heavyweightsplit decisionMarcos Rogerio de Lima vs Derrick LewisHeavyweightKO/TKO R1 0:33King Green vs Tony FergusonLightweightsubmission R3 4:54Michael Chiesa vs Kevin HollandWelterweightsubmission R1 2:39

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