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Justin Gaethje vs Tony Ferguson

Result, odds and stats · Lightweight · 5 rounds

Sat, May 9, 2020
Justin Gaethje def. Tony Ferguson · KO/TKO, round 5 (3:39)
 
Justin
Gaethje
Lightweight
Record
21-2
UFC
4-2
Age
31
Height
5'11"
Reach
70"
Stance
Orthodox
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GaethjeFerguson
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Tony
Ferguson
Lightweight
Record
25-3
UFC
15-1
Age
36
Height
5'11"
Reach
76"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Justin GaethjeTony Ferguson
Significant strikes143 of 197136 of 296
Knockdowns00
Takedowns0 of 00 of 0
Control time0:000:00
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.

41
26
Round 1
48
28
Round 2
■ Justin Gaethje ■ Tony Ferguson 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.

Donald Cerrone
Justin Gaethje
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Sep 2019 · landed 5.3 more significant strikes a minute
Tony Ferguson
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Jun 2019 · landed 3.6 more significant strikes a minute
Edson Barboza
Justin Gaethje
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Mar 2019 · landed 2.8 more significant strikes a minute
Tony Ferguson
Won · submission, round 2
Dec 2015 · landed 2.5 more significant strikes a minute
Michael Johnson
Justin Gaethje
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Jul 2017 · landed 1.3 more significant strikes a minute
Tony Ferguson
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
May 2012 · Johnson landed 1.5 more a minute

Other fights that night

Aleksei Oleinik def. Fabricio Werdum decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Anthony Pettis def. Donald Cerrone decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Bryce Mitchell def. Charles Rosa decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Calvin Kattar def. Jeremy Stephens KO/TKO, round 2 (2:49) —— —— —— —— Carla Esparza def. Michelle Waterson-Gomez decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Henry Cejudo def. Dominick Cruz KO/TKO, round 2 (4:58) —— —— —— —— Francis Ngannou def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik KO/TKO, round 1 (0:20) —— —— —— —— Greg Hardy def. Yorgan De Castro decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Vicente Luque def. Niko Price KO/TKO, round 3 (3:37) —— —— —— —— Ryan Spann def. Sam Alvey decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— ——