Light HeavyweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled

WIN

Daniel Cormier

“DC”

22-3-0 (1 NC)

RESULT

Daniel Cormier def. Alexander Gustafsson (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00

Alexander Gustafsson

“The Mauler”

18-8-0

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Toyota Center, Houston, United States

Daniel Cormier defeated Alexander Gustafsson by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight title main event of UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson, held Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Toyota Center, Houston.

Fight stats

Daniel Cormier

Alexander Gustafsson

Knockdowns

140 of 283

Significant strikes

120 of 254

49%

Sig. strike accuracy

47%

219 of 364

Total strikes

130 of 264

1 of 5

Takedowns

1 of 7

20%

Takedown accuracy

14%

Submission attempts

Reversals

3:32

Control time

1:00

Significant strikes by target

111 of 240

Head

88 of 206

11 of 22

Body

23 of 38

18 of 21

Leg

9 of 10

86 of 212

Distance

102 of 221

48 of 64

Clinch

15 of 30

6 of 7

Ground

3 of 3

By round

ROUND 1

14 of 22

Sig. str.

5 of 21

56 of 66

Total str.

7 of 23

1 of 1

Takedowns

0 of 1

Sub. att

3:03

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 2

28 of 53

Sig. str.

27 of 60

36 of 61

Total str.

30 of 63

0 of 3

Takedowns

1 of 2

Sub. att

0:26

Ctrl

0:22

ROUND 3

36 of 64

Sig. str.

33 of 58

45 of 73

Total str.

34 of 59

0 of 1

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

0:03

Ctrl

0:24

ROUND 4

31 of 75

Sig. str.

37 of 68

33 of 77

Total str.

37 of 68

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 3

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

0:10

ROUND 5

31 of 69

Sig. str.

18 of 47

49 of 87

Total str.

22 of 51

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 1

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

0:04

Judges' Scorecards

Derek Cleary

#	Cormier	Gustafsson
1	10	9
2	9	10
3	9	10
4	9	10
5	10	9

Total4748

Sal D'Amato

#	Cormier	Gustafsson
1	10	9
2	9	10
3	10	9
4	9	10
5	10	9

Total4847

Kerry Hatley

#	Cormier	Gustafsson
1	10	9
2	9	10
3	10	9
4	10	9
5	10	9

Total4946

Media Scores

Cormier

Draw

Gustafsson

●48–47 Cormier×8●49–46 Cormier×4●50–46 Cormier●49–47 Cormier●48–48 Draw●48–47 Gustafsson

All 16 media scorecards▾

Nathan McCarter · BleacherReport.com50–46Cormier
Nick Baldwin · MMASucka.com49–46Cormier
MMAJunkie.com49–46Cormier
Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com49–46Cormier
Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com49–46Cormier
SevereMMA.com49–47Cormier
Rob Young · CombatPress.com48–47Cormier
Jason Floyd · TheMMAReport.com48–47Cormier
MMABrasil.com.br48–47Cormier
Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com48–47Cormier
Craig Amos · BleacherReport.com48–47Cormier
MMAMania.com48–47Cormier
Chuck Mindenhall · MMAFighting.com48–47Cormier
Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com48–47Cormier
Dallas Winston · BloodyElbow.com48–48Draw
Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com48–47Gustafsson

Fan Scorecards

53%

Cormier

Draw

41%

Gustafsson

1,068 fan scorecards submitted

●48–47 Gustafsson38.7%●48–47 Cormier31.8%●49–46 Cormier13.5%●48–48 Draw4.4%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

97%

Cormier

86%

Gustafsson

66%

Gustafsson

60%

Gustafsson

94%

Cormier

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee

Herb Dean

Time format

5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-3-0 (1 NC)

Record

18-8-0

Win Streak

Age

5'11"

180 cm

Height

6'5"

196 cm

72"

183 cm

Reach

79"

201 cm

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Stance

—

Light Heavyweight

Weight Class

Light Heavyweight

—

Nationality

—

Striking Profile

4.25

SLpM

4.03

52%

Str. Acc.

40%

2.92

SApM

3.53

—

Str. Def.

—

Grappling Profile

1.83

TD Avg.

1.53

44%

TD Acc.

39%

80%

TD Def.

83%

—

Sub. Avg.

—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Daniel Cormier · 3-2

L
Stipe Miocic
UFC 252: Miocic vs CormierSun, Aug 16, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
L
Stipe Miocic
UFC 241: Cormier vs MiocicSat, Aug 17, 2019
TKO · R4 · 4:09 · Heavyweight
W
Derrick Lewis
UFC 230: Cormier vs LewisSat, Nov 3, 2018
Submission · R2 · 2:14 · Heavyweight
W
Stipe Miocic
UFC 226: Miocic vs CormierSun, Jul 8, 2018
TKO · R1 · 4:33 · Heavyweight
W
Volkan Oezdemir
UFC 220: Miocic vs NgannouSun, Jan 21, 2018
TKO · R2 · 2:00 · Light Heavyweight

Alexander Gustafsson · 1-4

L
Nikita Krylov
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs AspinallSat, Jul 23, 2022
TKO · R1 · 1:07 · Light Heavyweight
L
Fabricio Werdum
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs TillSun, Jul 26, 2020
Submission · R1 · 2:30 · Heavyweight
L
Anthony Smith
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs SmithSat, Jun 1, 2019
Submission · R4 · 2:38 · Light Heavyweight
L
Jon Jones
UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2Sun, Dec 30, 2018
TKO · R3 · 2:02 · Light Heavyweight
W
Glover Teixeira
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs TeixeiraSun, May 28, 2017
TKO · R5 · 1:07 · Light Heavyweight

Common Opponents

Daniel Cormier

Alexander Gustafsson

Head-to-Head History

Split Decision

R5 · 5:00

UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson

Career Averages

Based on 14 fights · 18 fights

60.9

Avg sig. strikes

41.7

1.64

Avg takedowns

1.06

4:29

Avg control time

1:42

181

Career high strikes

120

Career high TDs

Strike Distribution

Daniel Cormier

Strike target

Alexander Gustafsson

77%

Head

70%

13%

Body

15%

11%

Leg

16%

Daniel Cormier

Strike position

Alexander Gustafsson

59%

Distance

77%

23%

Clinch

18%

Ground

16%