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Alexander Gustafsson vs Daniel Cormier

Result, odds and stats · Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Oct 3, 2015
Daniel Cormier def. Alexander Gustafsson · decision, 5 rounds
 
Alexander
Gustafsson
Light Heavyweight
Record
16-3
UFC
8-3
Age
28
Height
6'5"
Reach
79"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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GustafssonCormier
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Daniel
Cormier
Light Heavyweight
Photo: X2o, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
16-1
UFC
5-1
Age
36
Height
5'11"
Reach
72"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Alexander GustafssonDaniel Cormier
Significant strikes120 of 254140 of 283
Knockdowns10
Takedowns1 of 71 of 5
Control time1:003:32
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

16
15
Round 1
21
20
Round 2
■ Alexander Gustafsson ■ Daniel Cormier Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Anthony Johnson
Alexander Gustafsson
Lost · KO/TKO, round 1
Jan 2015 · Johnson landed 8.9 more a minute
Daniel Cormier
Won · submission, round 3
May 2015 · even on significant strikes
Jon Jones
Alexander Gustafsson
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Sep 2013 · Jones landed 1.0 more a minute
Daniel Cormier
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Jan 2015 · Jones landed 1.4 more a minute

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