UFC UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Final

Middleweight

Ateba Gautier vs Robert Valentin

Ateba Gautier
Cameroon

Ateba Gautier

“The Storm”

11-2

Winner

VS
Robert Valentin
Switzerland

Robert Valentin

“Robzilla”

13-6

Winner

Ateba Gautier

KO/TKO (Punch · Head · At Distance) · Round 1 — 1:10

19 July 2025 · Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, USA

Key takeaways

  • Ateba Gautier beat Robert Valentin by KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:10.
  • Ateba Gautier landed 19 of 37 total strikes, with 0:01 of control time.

Tale of the tape

Ateba GautierRobert Valentin
11-2Record13-6
23Age on fight night30
6′4″ (193 cm)Height6′2″ (188 cm)
81″ (206 cm)Reach77″ (196 cm)
185 lb (83.9 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
SwitchStanceOrthodox
Manchester Top TeamTeamFight Move Academy
Yaounde, CameroonFromZurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Fight statistics

19of 37 · 51%Total strikes landed2of 5 · 40%
16of 34Head strikes1of 3
3of 3Body strikes0of 1
0Leg strikes1of 1
1Knockdowns0
0:01Control time0:00

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

Round by round

Ateba GautierRoundRobert Valentin
19/37strikes0/0TD1KD0:01controlR12/5strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Form going into the fight

Ateba Gautier

  1. WJose Daniel MedinaKO/TKO R1 3:322025
  2. WYura NaitoKO/TKO R2 4:002024

Robert Valentin

  1. LTorrez Finneysplit decision2025
  2. LRyan LoderKO/TKO R2 1:492024

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