Nikolay Veretennikovvs
Austin 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.
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.
—
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
- L
- W
- LUFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2Sat, Oct 4, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
Austin Vanderford · 1-1
- L
- W
Head-to-Head History
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)