MacGrath vs Taleb Result: Taleb wins by TKO R2 · BFC, Fri, May 4, 2012

BellatorBFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 67

Matt MacGrath

“The Belt Collector” · 18-10-0

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 2 · 2:30

2 rounds scheduled

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Nordine TalebWIN

15-7-0

Friday, May 4, 2012Casino Rama, Rama, Canada

Nordine Taleb defeated Matt MacGrath by TKO in round 2 (2:30) in the bout of BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 67, held Friday, May 4, 2012 at Casino Rama, Rama.

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Insights

Matt MacGrath's last two losses were both stopped early.

Style & credentials

Matt MacGrath

No background on record

Nordine Taleb

No background on record

Camp · TriStar Gym

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Nordine Taleb12 UFC fights · 453 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

36%163/487

15%67/118

28%125/147

Clinch

2%9/13

5%23/26

0%1/3

Ground

11%48/73

4%16/18

0%1/1

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Matt MacGrath11 of 17 ended early · 65%6 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

7 early stoppages have no logged time

Nordine Taleb5 of 8 ended early · 63%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

4 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Matt MacGrath2-3

L
Alex Garcia
Ringside MMA 12· Oct 21, 2011
TKO · R1 · 0:34 · Welterweight
L
Marcus Aurelio
MMA Live 1: Parisyan vs Ford· May 19, 2011
Submission · R1 · 3:38 · Welterweight
W
Dean Amasinger
Knockout Entertainment MMA· Apr 1, 2011
Unanimous Decision
L
Kalib Starnes
Wreck MMA 5· Jan 28, 2011
Submission · R2 · 3:14 · Catchweight
W
Ryan Machan
Warrior One· Oct 23, 2010
Decision

Full record · 17 fights

L
Jonathan Goulet
Ringside MMA 8· Aug 7, 2010
TKO · R1 · 1:39 · Welterweight
L
Claude Patrick
Aggression MMA· Feb 5, 2010
Submission
W
Eon Shirley
Elite1 MMA· Nov 28, 2009
TKO
W
Daniel Grandmaison
Extreme Cage Combat· Sep 25, 2009
Decision
L
Cory MacDonald
Extreme Cage Combat· Sep 19, 2008
Decision
W
Daniel Grandmaison
East Coast FP· Aug 8, 2008
Submission
L
Matt Veach
Maximum Fighting Championship· May 9, 2008
Decision
W
Travis Axworthy
Extreme Cage Combat· Mar 15, 2008
Submission
W
Steven Rogers
Extreme Cage Combat· Oct 20, 2007
Submission
W
Matt Hamilton
Extreme Cage Combat· Mar 30, 2007
Submission
W
Nigel Zettergreen
Maximum Fighting Championship· Feb 3, 2007
Decision
W
TBA
Extreme Cage Combat· Dec 2, 2006
TKO

Nordine Taleb5-0

W
Matt Secor
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 64· Apr 6, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Pete Sell
Ring of Combat 38· Nov 18, 2011
TKO · R2 · 0:53 · Welterweight
W
Szymon Boniecki
Ultimate Generation Combat· Oct 1, 2011
TKO
W
John Salgado
Quebec Regional· Jun 11, 2011
TKO
W
Chad Cox
Warrior One· Oct 23, 2010
Decision

Full record · 8 fights

W
Dean Martins
Warrior One· Mar 20, 2010
TKO
L
Guillaume DeLorenzi
Quebec Regional· Mar 14, 2008
TKO
W
Louis-Philippe Carles
Quebec Regional· Nov 24, 2007
Decision

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Who won Matt MacGrath vs Nordine Taleb?

Nordine Taleb defeated Matt MacGrath by TKO in round 2 (2:30) in the bout of BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 67, held Friday, May 4, 2012 at Casino Rama, Rama.

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