UFC UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen Final

Edson Barboza vs Makwan Amirkhani

Edson Barboza
Brazil

Edson Barboza

“Junior”

24-15

Winner

VS
Makwan Amirkhani
Finland

Makwan Amirkhani

“Mr. Finland”

20-11

Winner

Edson Barboza

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

10 October 2020 · Flash Forum, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Key takeaways

  • Edson Barboza beat Makwan Amirkhani by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Edson Barboza landed 34 of 77 total strikes, with 1:38 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 30-26, 30-27, 29-28.

Tale of the tape

Edson BarbozaMakwan Amirkhani
24-15Record20-11
34Age on fight night31
5′11″ (180 cm)Height5′10″ (178 cm)
75″ (191 cm)Reach72″ (183 cm)
145 lb (65.8 kg)Weight145 lb (65.8 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
American Top TeamTeamSBG Ireland
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFromKermanshah, Kurdistan

Fight statistics

34of 77 · 44%Total strikes landed25of 59 · 42%
10of 45Head strikes16of 48
18of 23Body strikes9of 11
6of 9Leg strikes0
0Takedowns3of 6
2Knockdowns0
1Submission attempts0
1:38Control time3:13

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

Round by round

Edson BarbozaRoundMakwan Amirkhani
15/33strikes0/0TD0KD0:03controlR16/16strikes1/2TD0KD0:08control
12/26strikes0/0TD2KD1:35controlR27/22strikes1/2TD0KD0:14control
7/18strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR312/21strikes1/2TD0KD2:51control

Judges’ scorecards

Darryl Ransom

10R1910R2810R39

30total26

Vito Paolillo

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Victor Wolf

10R1910R299R310

29total28

Form going into the fight

Edson Barboza

  1. LDan Igesplit decision2020
  2. LPaul Feldersplit decision2019
  3. LJustin GaethjeKO/TKO R1 2:302019
  4. WDan HookerKO/TKO R3 2:192018
  5. LKevin Lee2018

Makwan Amirkhani

  1. WDanny Henrysubmission R1 3:152020
  2. LShane BurgosKO/TKO R3 4:322019
  3. WChris Fishgoldsubmission R2 4:252019
  4. WJason Knight2018
  5. LArnold Allensplit decision2017

Also on this card

Marlon Moraes vs Cory SandhagenKO/TKO R2 1:03Ben Rothwell vs Marcin Tyburaunanimous decisionMarkus Perez vs Dricus Du PlessisKO/TKO R1 3:22Tom Aspinall vs Alan BaudotKO/TKO R1 1:35Youssef Zalal vs Ilia Topuriaunanimous decision

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