UFC UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev Final

Featherweight

Ilia Topuria vs Bryce Mitchell

Ilia Topuria
Spain

Ilia Topuria

“El Matador”

17-1

Winner

VS
Bryce Mitchell
United States

Bryce Mitchell

“Thug Nasty”

19-4

Winner

Ilia Topuria

Submission (From Side Control) · Round 2 — 3:10

10 December 2022 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Ilia Topuria beat Bryce Mitchell by submission in round 2 at 3:10.
  • Ilia Topuria landed 53 of 93 total strikes, with 1:18 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 10-9, 10-9, 10-9.

Tale of the tape

Ilia TopuriaBryce Mitchell
17-1Record19-4
25Age on fight night28
5′7″ (170 cm)Height5′10″ (178 cm)
69″ (175 cm)Reach70″ (178 cm)
145 lb (65.8 kg)Weight145 lb (65.8 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
Topuria TeamTeamBarata MMA
Halle Westfalen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GeorgiaFromTexarkana, Texas, United States

Fight statistics

53of 93 · 57%Total strikes landed46of 94 · 49%
47of 79Head strikes29of 66
5of 13Body strikes14of 25
1of 1Leg strikes3of 3
0Takedowns1of 9
1Knockdowns0
1Submission attempts0
1:18Control time1:29

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

Round by round

Ilia TopuriaRoundBryce Mitchell
27/50strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR131/64strikes1/5TD0KD1:29control
26/43strikes0/0TD1KD1:18controlR215/30strikes0/4TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Mike Bell

10R19

10total9

Derek Cleary

10R19

10total9

Ron McCarthy

10R19

10total9

Form going into the fight

Ilia Topuria

  1. WJai HerbertKO/TKO R2 1:072022
  2. WRyan HallKO/TKO R1 4:472021
  3. WDamon JacksonKO/TKO R1 2:382020
  4. WYoussef Zalalunanimous decision2020
  5. WLuis Gomezsubmission R1 1:172019

Bryce Mitchell

  1. WEdson Barbozaunanimous decision2022
  2. WAndre Filiunanimous decision2020
  3. WCharles Rosaunanimous decision2020
  4. WMatt Saylessubmission R1 4:202019
  5. WBobby Moffettunanimous decision2019

Also on this card

Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed AnkalaevLight Heavyweightsplit decisionJared Gordon vs Paddy PimblettLightweightunanimous decisionSantiago Ponzinibbio vs Alex MoronoCatch WeightKO/TKO R3 2:29Darren Till vs Dricus Du PlessisMiddleweightsubmission R3 2:43Jay Perrin vs Raul Rosas Jr.Bantamweightsubmission R1 2:44

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