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Nikolay VeretennikovNikolay VeretennikovvsAustin VanderfordAustin Vanderford

Austin Vanderford def. Nikolay Veretennikov (TKO)
Catchweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, February 22, 2025
Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, United States

Austin Vanderford defeated Nikolay Veretennikov by TKO in round 2 (4:13) in the Catchweight bout of UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs Song, held Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle.

Nikolay Veretennikov
"Gladiator"
14-8-0
TKO
Round 2 · 4:13
WIN
Austin Vanderford
"The Gentleman"
13-3-0

Tale of the Tape

14-8-0
Record
13-3-0
0
Win Streak
0
36
Age
36
6'1"
Height
5'11"
74"
Reach
74"
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Stance
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Catchweight
Weight Class
Catchweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

2.69
SLpM
3.04
56%
Str. Acc.
59%
3.30
SApM
2.71
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Str. Def.
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Grappling Profile

0.42
TD Avg.
3.08
16%
TD Acc.
35%
62%
TD Def.
100%
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Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)

Nikolay Veretennikov · 2-3
Austin Vanderford · 1-1

Head-to-Head History

L
TKO
R2 · 4:13
UFC Seattle: Cejudo vs Song
W

Career Averages

Based on 6 fights · 2 fights
25.3
Avg sig. strikes
22.0
0.33
Avg takedowns
2.50
0:38
Avg control time
5:22
56
Career high strikes
39
2
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Nikolay Veretennikov
Strike target
Austin Vanderford
51%
Head
93%
40%
Body
2%
9%
Leg
5%
Nikolay Veretennikov
Strike position
Austin Vanderford
72%
Distance
16%
22%
Clinch
0%
5%
Ground
84%

Fight stats

Nikolay Veretennikov
Austin Vanderford
0
Knockdowns
0
5 of 19
Significant strikes
39 of 52
26%
Sig. strike accuracy
75%
21 of 36
Total strikes
102 of 121
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 4
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Takedown accuracy
50%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
7:21
Significant strikes by target
0 of 12
Head
37 of 50
3 of 5
Body
1 of 1
2 of 2
Leg
1 of 1
5 of 19
Distance
3 of 8
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
36 of 44

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
3 of 13
Sig. str.
8 of 11
12 of 23
Total str.
56 of 62
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
0:00
Ctrl
3:56
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
2 of 6
Sig. str.
31 of 41
9 of 13
Total str.
46 of 59
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
3:25
Referee
Kevin MacDonald
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)