UFC UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov Final

Welterweight

Pete Rodriguez vs Themba Gorimbo

Pete Rodriguez
United States

Pete Rodriguez

“Dead Game”

5-2

VS
Themba Gorimbo
Zimbabwe

Themba Gorimbo

“Mamba”

14-7

Winner

Winner

Themba Gorimbo

KO/TKO (Punch · Head · At Distance) · Round 1 — 0:32

3 February 2024 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Themba Gorimbo beat Pete Rodriguez by KO/TKO in round 1 at 0:32.
  • Themba Gorimbo landed 12 of 18 total strikes and 0 of 1 takedowns, with 0:05 of control time.
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Tale of the tape

Pete RodriguezThemba Gorimbo
5-2Record14-7
27Age on fight night33
5′9″ (175 cm)Height6′1″ (185 cm)
71″ (180 cm)Reach77″ (196 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
SwitchStanceOrthodox
IndependentTeamMMA Masters
Tucson, Arizona, United StatesFromMasvingo, Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Fight statistics

0of 5 · 0%Total strikes landed12of 18 · 67%
0of 3Head strikes10of 16
0of 1Body strikes1of 1
0of 1Leg strikes1of 1
0Knockdowns1
0:00Control time0:05

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

Round by round

Pete RodriguezRoundThemba Gorimbo
0/5strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR112/18strikes0/1TD1KD0:05control

Form going into the fight

Pete Rodriguez

  1. WMike JacksonKO/TKO R1 1:332022
  2. LJack Della MaddalenaKO/TKO R1 2:592022

Themba Gorimbo

  1. WTakashi Satounanimous decision2023
  2. LAJ Fletchersubmission R2 1:372023

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Roman Dolidze vs Nassourdine ImavovMiddleweightmajority decisionDrew Dober vs Renato MoicanoLightweightunanimous decisionRandy Brown vs Muslim SalikhovWelterweightKO/TKO R1 3:17Viviane Araujo vs Natalia SilvaWomen's Flyweightunanimous decisionMakhmud Muradov vs Aliaskhab KhizrievMiddleweightcould not continue R1 0:11

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