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BRAVE CFBrave CF 16
Chad Hanekom
South Africa
Chad HanekomWIN
“Superman” · 11-4-0
Loss · Split DecisionWin · TKOWin · Submission
RESULT
Unanimous Decision
ROUND 3
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Full card
Leon Aliu
Albania
Leon Aliu
“The Albanian Lion” · 11-6-0
Loss · KnockoutLoss · TKOLoss · TKO
Friday, September 21, 2018Mubadala Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Chad Hanekom defeated Leon Aliu by Unanimous Decision in round 3 in the Middleweight bout of Brave CF 16, held Friday, September 21, 2018 at Mubadala Arena, Abu Dhabi.

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Chad Hanekom vs Leon Aliu

Insights

  • Leon Aliu's last 5 fights were all wins that ended early.

Style & credentials

Chad Hanekom

No background on record

Camp · Fight Fit Militia
Leon Aliu

No background on record

Camp · Shoot Team Academy

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

65%
Head
42%
19%
Body
13%
15%
Leg
45%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Chad Hanekomlast 4 fights
61%29%10%
Leon Aliulast 5 fights
49%11%40%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Chad Hanekom· incl. 3 fights outside the UFC Leon Aliu· incl. 4 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.532.45
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chad Hanekom · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersLeon Aliu · Below avg · better than 21% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.142.70
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chad Hanekom · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersLeon Aliu · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.450.64
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chad Hanekom · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fightersLeon Aliu · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
7%29%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chad Hanekom · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fightersLeon Aliu · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
71%54%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chad Hanekom · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersLeon Aliu · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.900.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chad Hanekom · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersLeon Aliu · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.53
Strikes landed / min
2.45
2.14
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.70
0.45 / 6.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.64 / 2.2
7%
Takedown accuracy
29%
71%
Takedown defence
54%
1:36
Control time / fight
1:46
0.90
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.30

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Chad Hanekom4 fights · by range and by target
Range
85%Distance · 75
5%Clinch · 4
10%Ground · 9
Target
65%Head · 55
19%Body · 16
15%Leg · 13

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Leon Aliu5 fights · by range and by target
Range
66%Distance · 95
23%Clinch · 34
11%Ground · 16
Target
42%Head · 48
13%Body · 15
45%Leg · 51

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

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

Chad Hanekom5 of 6 ended early · 83%1 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Leon Aliu8 of 8 ended early · 100%0 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Chad Hanekom4-1
  • W
    Dominic McConnell
    Brave CF 13· Jun 9, 2018
    Submission · R1 · 1:31 · Middleweight
  • L
    Ikram Aliskerov
    Brave CF 10· Mar 2, 2018
    Split Decision · Middleweight
  • W
    Eric Smith
    GKO 10· Aug 5, 2017
    Submission · R1 · 4:42 · Middleweight
  • W
    Wade Henderson
    EFC Worldwide 54· Oct 15, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 0:36 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Cian Erraught
    EFC Worldwide 50· Jun 17, 2016
    Submission · R2 · 3:26 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 6 fights
  • W
    Ruben Groenewald
    EFC Worldwide 46· Dec 12, 2015
    Submission · R1 · 1:32 · Light Heavyweight
Leon Aliu5-0
  • W
    Amilcar Alves
    The Golden Cage 2· Jun 9, 2018
    Submission · R1 · 4:34 · Middleweight
  • W
    Pietro Penini
    Italian Fighting Championship 2· Mar 10, 2018
    TKO · R4 · 3:19 · Middleweight
  • W
    Chase Gamble
    Venkon Fight Night 2· Jan 21, 2018
    Submission · R1 · 2:42 · Middleweight
  • W
    Pasquale Coluccio
    Luctor Cage Fight· Jul 8, 2017
    TKO
  • W
    Fabio Russo
    Slam FC 10· May 1, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 8 fights
  • W
    Carlo Milani
    Slam FC Underdog 2· Feb 5, 2017
    Submission · R1 · 3:40 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Leonardo Damiani
    Italian Defence Academy IKSA· Nov 20, 2016
    Submission · R1 · 4:10
  • W
    TBA
    Shooto Italy· Apr 24, 2016
    TKO
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Who won Chad Hanekom vs Leon Aliu?

Chad Hanekom defeated Leon Aliu by Unanimous Decision in round 3 in the Middleweight bout of Brave CF 16, held Friday, September 21, 2018 at Mubadala Arena, Abu Dhabi.

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