UFC UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Final

William Knight vs Maxim Grishin

William Knight
United States

William Knight

“Knightmare”

11-6

VS
Maxim Grishin
Russia

Maxim Grishin

“Maximus”

32-10-2

Winner

Winner

Maxim Grishin

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

12 February 2022 · Toyota Center, Houston, USA

Key takeaways

  • Maxim Grishin beat William Knight by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Maxim Grishin landed 88 of 112 total strikes, with 2:27 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 27-30, 27-30, 27-30.

Tale of the tape

William KnightMaxim Grishin
11-6Record32-10-2
33Age on fight night37
5′10″ (178 cm)Height6′3″ (191 cm)
73″ (185 cm)Reach78″ (198 cm)
205 lb (93 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Thornton Martial ArtsTeamFight Club Akhmat
Manchester, Connecticut, United StatesFromVyazma, Smolensk Oblast, Russia

Fight statistics

32of 79 · 41%Total strikes landed88of 112 · 79%
17of 47Head strikes26of 45
6of 14Body strikes23of 27
9of 18Leg strikes39of 40
3of 9Takedowns0
2:37Control time2:27

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

Round by round

William KnightRoundMaxim Grishin
8/19strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR127/33strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
7/28strikes1/4TD0KD0:44controlR231/39strikes0/0TD0KD1:09control
17/32strikes2/5TD0KD1:53controlR330/40strikes0/0TD0KD1:18control

Judges’ scorecards

Sal D'amato

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Ivan Guzman

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Kerry Hatley

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Form going into the fight

William Knight

  1. WAlonzo Menifieldunanimous decision2021
  2. WFabio CherantKO/TKO R1 3:582021
  3. LDa Woon Jungunanimous decision2021
  4. WAleksa Camurunanimous decision2020
  5. WCody BrundageKO/TKO R1 2:232020

Maxim Grishin

  1. LDustin Jacobyunanimous decision2021
  2. WGadzhimurad AntigulovKO/TKO R2 4:582020
  3. LMarcin Tyburaunanimous decision2020

Also on this card

Robert Whittaker vs Israel Adesanyaunanimous decisionDerrick Lewis vs Tai TuivasaKO/TKO R2 1:40Derek Brunson vs Jared CannonierKO/TKO R2 4:29Renato Moicano vs Alexander Hernandezsubmission R2 1:23King Green vs Nasrat Haqparastunanimous decision

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