Tony FergusonvsKing Green

King Green def. Tony Ferguson (Submission)

Lightweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, July 29, 2023

Delta Center, Salt Lake City, United States

King Green defeated Tony Ferguson by Submission in round 3 (4:54) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2, held Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Delta Center, Salt Lake City.

Tony Ferguson

"El Cucuy"

26-11-0

Submission

Round 3 · 4:54

WIN

King Green

35-17-1 (1 NC)

Tale of the Tape

26-11-0

Record

35-17-1 (1 NC)

Win Streak

Age

5'11"

Height

5'10"

76"

Reach

71"

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Stance

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Lightweight

Weight Class

Lightweight

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Nationality

—

Striking Profile

4.91

SLpM

6.46

45%

Str. Acc.

53%

4.37

SApM

3.55

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Str. Def.

—

Grappling Profile

0.39

TD Avg.

1.33

35%

TD Acc.

43%

66%

TD Def.

72%

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Sub. Avg.

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Recent form (last 5 fights)

Tony Ferguson · 0-5

L
Michael Chiesa
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs NurmagomedovSat, Aug 3, 2024
Submission · R1 · 3:44 · Welterweight
L
Paddy Pimblett
UFC 296: Edwards vs CovingtonSat, Dec 16, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
King Green
UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2Sat, Jul 29, 2023
Submission · R3 · 4:54 · Lightweight
L
Nate Diaz
UFC 279: Diaz vs FergusonSat, Sep 10, 2022
Submission · R4 · 2:52 · Welterweight
L
Michael Chandler
UFC 274: Oliveira vs GaethjeSat, May 7, 2022
TKO · R2 · 0:17 · Lightweight

King Green · 3-2

W
Jeremy Stephens
UFC 328: Chimaev vs StricklandSat, May 9, 2026
Submission · R1 · 4:20 · Lightweight
W
Daniel Zellhuber
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs KavanaghSat, Feb 28, 2026
TKO · R2 · 4:55 · Lightweight
W
Lance Gibson Jr.
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs KapeSun, Dec 14, 2025
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · weightClass.Catch Weight
L
Maurício Ruffy
UFC 313: Pereira vs AnkalaevSat, Mar 8, 2025
TKO · R1 · 2:07 · Lightweight
L
Paddy Pimblett
UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2Sat, Jul 27, 2024
Submission · R1 · 3:22 · Lightweight

Common Opponents

Tony Ferguson

King Green

vs
Paddy Pimblett
LUnanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 16, 2023
LSubmissionR1 · 3:22Sat, Jul 27, 2024
vs
Lando Vannata
WSubmissionR2 · 2:22Wed, Jul 13, 2016
WUnanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 1, 2020
vs
Edson Barboza
WSubmissionR2 · 2:54Fri, Dec 11, 2015
LUnanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00Sat, Nov 22, 2014
vs
Josh Thomson
WUnanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00Wed, Jul 15, 2015
WSplit DecisionR3 · 5:00Sat, Jul 26, 2014

Head-to-Head History

Submission

R3 · 4:54

UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2

Career Averages

Based on 24 fights · 29 fights

55.5

Avg sig. strikes

71.0

0.29

Avg takedowns

0.93

0:20

Avg control time

1:35

199

Career high strikes

188

Career high TDs

Strike Distribution

Tony Ferguson

Strike target

King Green

60%

Head

59%

19%

Body

24%

20%

Leg

17%

Tony Ferguson

Strike position

King Green

91%

Distance

81%

Clinch

Ground

10%

Fight stats

Tony Ferguson

King Green

Knockdowns

54 of 123

Significant strikes

137 of 217

44%

Sig. strike accuracy

63%

62 of 138

Total strikes

145 of 227

0 of 3

Takedowns

0 of 0

Takedown accuracy

—

Submission attempts

Reversals

0:13

Control time

3:25

Significant strikes by target

38 of 98

Head

95 of 166

11 of 18

Body

24 of 31

5 of 7

Leg

18 of 20

50 of 118

Distance

115 of 183

2 of 2

Clinch

1 of 1

2 of 3

Ground

21 of 33

By round

ROUND 1

14 of 42

Sig. str.

40 of 72

15 of 43

Total str.

40 of 72

0 of 1

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

0:13

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 2

16 of 36

Sig. str.

49 of 77

23 of 48

Total str.

57 of 87

0 of 2

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

2:36

ROUND 3

24 of 45

Sig. str.

48 of 68

24 of 47

Total str.

48 of 68

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

0:49

Referee

Dan Miragliotta

Time format

3 Rnd (5-5-5)