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Jared Cannonier vs Kelvin Gastelum

Result, odds and stats · Middleweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Aug 21, 2021Odds at the close
Jared Cannonier def. Kelvin Gastelum · decision, 5 rounds
Favourite
Jared
Cannonier
Middleweight
Record
13-5
UFC
6-5
Age
37
Height
5'11"
Reach
77"
Stance
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CannonierGastelum
Closing line
57%43%
Opened −240 / +195, closed −150 / +122. The line moved toward Kelvin Gastelum since it opened.
Underdog
Kelvin
Gastelum
Middleweight
Record
17-7
UFC
11-7
Age
29
Height
5'9"
Reach
71"
Stance
Southpaw
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Fight stats

Jared CannonierKelvin Gastelum
Significant strikes81 of 20789 of 246
Knockdowns10
Takedowns0 of 00 of 8
Control time0:022:31
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.

13
14
Round 1
21
18
Round 2
■ Jared Cannonier ■ Kelvin Gastelum 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.

Robert Whittaker
Jared Cannonier
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Oct 2020 · Whittaker landed 1.1 more a minute
Kelvin Gastelum
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Apr 2021 · Whittaker landed 3.5 more a minute
Jack Hermansson
Jared Cannonier
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Sep 2019 · landed 1.5 more significant strikes a minute
Kelvin Gastelum
Lost · submission, round 1
Jul 2020 · Hermansson landed 1.5 more a minute

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